§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the penalty imposed on each of the 16 employers convicted of a total of 25 offences relating to the employment of children and young persons in 1976.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that the penalties imposed were:
Number of cases Fines One £125 (5 offences) Three £100 each One £100 (2 offences) One £75 One £60 (6 offences) Three £50 each Two £25 each One £20 One £10 One Admonished I regret that in my earlier reply to the hon. Member for Aberdeen, South (Mr. Sproat)—[Vol. 929, c. 285]—one employer in whose case the information was withdrawn was inadvertently included in the convictions.