HC Deb 20 January 1976 vol 903 cc402-7W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many improvement and prohibition notices have been issued and how many persons have been prosecuted in each of the districts of Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate during 1975 and 1974.

Mr. Harold Walker

I am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that the number of improvement and prohibition notices issued and the number of persons prosecuted in each of the districts of Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate during 1975 was as follows:

Prosecutions Improvement Notices Prohibition Notices
Bristol North 10 65 18
Bristol South 20 95 25
Cardiff 10 31 28
Newport 8 52 56
Plymouth 5 22 35
Swansea 8 20 38
Taunton 9 29 7
Wrexham 13 14 14
Birmingham East 3 61 15
Birmingham North 10 90 4
Birmingham South 13 24 11
Birmingham West 4 68 13
Coventry 8 95 10
Dudley 15 58 52
Walsall 7 42 30
Wolverhampton 11 26 22
Worcester 6 58 15
Derby 8 73 15
Leicester 10 107 22
Lincoln 3 65 10
Northampton 15 96 19
Nottingham 4 64 41
Stafford 6 47 10
Stoke-on-Trent 7 26 22
Burnley 4 30 3
Carlisle 11 22 14
Lancaster 2 41 3
Liverpool North 5 17 12
Liverpool South 4 8 1
Preston 4 35 5
Warrington 6 15 28
West Cheshire 5 22 7
Wigan 13 15 13
Ashton-under-Lyne 12 70 13
Bolton 9 22 11
Manchester North 25 70 24
Manchester South 4 24 8
Rochdale 8 39 4
Salford 3 27 10
Stockport 6 70 26
Bradford North 4 12 7
Bradford South 8 20 7
Huddersfield 5 17 17
Leeds West 4 10 5
Leeds East 10 14 32
North Lincolnshire 8 38 30
Rotherham 6 57 13
Sheffield North 34 72 58
Sheffield South 20 42 34
Wakefield 8 26 13
West Yorkshire 3 9 10
Hull 17 41 100
Aberdeen 14 53 11
Ayr 6 43 4
Dundee 3 23 7
Edinburgh 12 46 22
Fife 1 12 12
Glasgow North 4 15 12
Glasgow South 6 38 21
Glasgow West 4 33 9
Lanarkshire 3 21 7
Renfrew 5 51 3
Stirling 7 46 14
Area South 44 221 123
North East Area 57 349 175
Constructions Districts:
London and Home Counties (West) 30 5 30
London and Home Counties (North) 20 1 6
London and Home Counties (East) 41 12 7
South Western 24 3 19
Wales 15 2 30

Prosecutions Improvement Notices Prohibition Notices
Contstructions Districts:
Birmingham 11 8 28
Nottingham 26 6 91
Liverpool 20 11 17
Manchester 24 2 33
Leeds 15 3 36
Sheffield 27 4 26
Scotland (West) 21 7 15
Scotland (East) 18 28

The total number of improvement notices issued during 1975 is 4,187. The total number of prohibition notices issued is 2,324. The total number of persons prosecuted is 1,203.

Persons Prosecuted
Cambridge 36
Ipswich 11
Islington 4
Luton 11
North London 15
North-West London 7
Norwich 16
Brent 12
Watford 19
Westminster
Ashford 17
Bethnal Green 2
Brighton 22
East London 43
North-East London 10
Rochester 13
South Essex 18
Southwark 8
West Ham 15
Woolwich 21
Croydon 10
Ealing 18
Horsham 9
Kingston 23
Portsmouth 17
Reading 23
Slouch 8
South London 14
West London 9
Southampton 3
Bridgend 11
Bristol North 8
Bristol South 15
Cardiff 16
Newport 13
Plymouth 7
Swansea 14
Taunton 13
Wrexham 14
Gloucester 1
Swindon 4
Birmingham East 43
Birmingham North 20
Birmingham South 30
Birmingham West 31
Coventry 27
Dudley 23
Walsall 19
Wolverhampton 19
Worcester 22
Derby 11

The power to issue improvement and prohibition notices did not come into force until 1st January 1975. The number of persons prosecuted in each district of Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate during 1974 was as follows:

Leicester 16
Lincoln 9
Northampton 12
Nottingham 4
Stafford 8
Stoke-on-Trent 4
Burnley 9
Carlisle 18
Lancaster 4
Liverpool North 5
Liverpool South 10
Preston 7
Warrington 11
West Cheshire 3
Wigan 15
Ashton-under-Lyne 16
Bolton 13
Manchester North 26
Manchester 3
Rochdale 10
Salford 10
Stockport 9
Bradford North 6
Bradford South 29
Huddersfield 5
Leeds West 10
Leeds East 9
North Lincolnshire 6
Rotherham 19
Sheffield North 36
Sheffield South 12
Wakefield 6
West Yorkshire 12
Hull 23
Aberdeen 24
Ayr 2
Dundee 9
Edinburgh 21
Fife 5
Glasgow North 6
Glasgow South 11
Glasgow West 7
Lanarkshire 11
Renfrew 13
Stirling 11
Darlington 5
Newcastle 8
Tees 18
Tyne 7
Wear 11
Area South 15
North-East Area 45

Persons Prosecuted
Construction Districts:
London and Home Counties (West) 61
London and Home Counties (North) 23
London and Home Counties (East) 46
South Western 24
Wales 36
Birmingham 44
Nottingham 40
Liverpool 40
Manchester 24
Leeds 25
Sheffield 23
Scotland (West) 21
Scotland (East) 22
North (Construction) 33

The total number of persons prosecuted was 1,881.

The trial area in the North-East came into existence on 3rd June 1974 incorporating the districts of Darlington, Newcastle, Tees, Tyne and Wear and the Northern Construction District. The number of prosecutions shown for the area office is for the period 3rd June 1974 to 31st December 1974 and the numbers shown for the incorporated districts are for the period 1st January 1974 to 2nd June 1974. Boundaries of other district offices were also affected to a minor degree by the opening of the area office.

The trial area in the south came into existence on 1st July 1974 being mainly made up from the districts of Slough, Southampton, Portsmouth, Gloucester and Swindon. The number of prosecutions shown for the area office is for the period 1st July 1974 to 31st December 1974 and the numbers shown for the above districts are for the period 1st January 1974 to 30th June 1974. The boundaries of other general and construction district officers were also affected by the opening of the area office.

The numbers given include those relating to individuals and to registered companies.