§ Mr. Welshasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number 366W and extent of falsework accidents over the most convenient 12-month period in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am advised by the Chairman of the Health anf Safety Commission that during 1974 there were 15 accidents—including one fatality—reported under the Factories Act 1961, which resulted from falsework collapses in England and Wales. These arose from nine failures of falsework, one of which injured six persons and another, two persons.
§ Mr. Welshasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number and extent of falsework accidents over the most recent 12-month period in Scotland.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am advised by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that during 1974 there was one accident reported under the Factories Act 1961 resulting from a falsework collapse in Scotland.