§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers have been killed in the construction industry in Scotland in each of the past five years, to the latest date.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply, 12 December 1983, c. 331.]: Information is as follows for reported fatal injuries for 1978 to 1982; figures for 1983 are not yet available.
Fatalities to workers in the Construction Industry 1978–82—Scotland Employees Self-employed† 1978 18 1 1979 *25 2 1980 16 2 1981 22 3 1982 19 — * In addition, two workers were killed while working on the Penmanshiel tunnel. † Before 1981, fatalities to the self-employed were reported on a voluntary basis only and are not therefore comparable. Figures for 1981 and 1982 are based on reports resulting from a specific requirement under the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980.