§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many companies and how many persons who were fined as a result of offences against the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act were fined (a) less than £50, (b) between £50 and £100, (c) between £100 and £200, (d) between £200 and £250, (e) between £250 and £300, (f) between £300 and £350 and (g) between £350 and £400.
§ Mr. JohnProvisional figures for 1975 are contained in the following table:
COMPANIES AND PERSONS WHO WERE FINED AT MAGISTRATES' COURTS IN 1975 FOR OFFENCES UNDER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1974, BY AMOUNT OF FINE Amount of fine Companies Persons Less than £50 … 20 13 £50 but less than £100 … 34 8 £100 but less than £200 … 31 3 £200 but less than £250 … 16 2 £250 but less than £300. … 5 — £300 but less than £350 … 3 1 £350 or over … 3 — Total … 112 27
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of the 112 companies and 27 persons upon whom fines were imposed in 1975 for breach of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act, how many of such companies or persons had caused the death of an employee; how many had caused serious personal injuries to an employee; how many had caused light injuries to an employee; and what was the maximum fine imposed on such companies or persons in each of the above categories.