§ Mr. Jim Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employers have been prosecuted for noncompliance with Section 133 of the Factories Act for the past five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John Grant,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th December 1976], gave the following information:
I am advised by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that local authorities are the responsible enforcing authority and no overall figures are available.
§ Mr. Jim Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many inspections have been carried out under Section 134 of the Factories Act for the past five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John Grant,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th December 1976], gave the following information:
I am advised by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that since local authorities are the enforcing authority the Commission has no overall figures available. There is no legal requirement for local authorities to provide such figures to the Commission.