HC Deb 09 June 1975 vol 893 c18W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions and convictions there were in 1974 of employers in Wales for failing to take reasonable care to prevent industrial injuries and contraction of industrial diseases.

Mr. Harold Walker

201 prosecutions were taken against employers in Wales during 1974 for breaches of the health and safety provisions of the Factories Act 1961 and associated regulations. These prosecutions resulted in 198 convictions.