§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions have been brought under Section 143 of the Factories Act in each of the last five years for which records are available; how many and what percentage of such prosecutions resulted in convictions; and how many persons convicted under the section were sentenced to fines and to imprisonment, respectively.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that the number of persons prosecuted, convicted and fined or imprisoned under Section 143 of the Factories Act during the last five years for which records are complete are as follows: