§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many construction workers died in fatal accidents in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
§ Mr. GummerThe information is as follows:
Fatalities to Workers in the Construction Industry 1979–82 Great Britain 1979 1980 1981 1982 Employees 128 134 105 102 *Self-employed 19 31 17 17 * Before 1981, fatalities to the self-employed were reported on a voluntary basis only. They are therefore not directly comparable with figures for 1981 and 1982 which are based on reports resulting from a specific requirement under the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980.