§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons are employed in zoos at the latest available date.
§ Mr. GummerThe Department's employment statistics are analysed according to the 1968 standard industrial classification, which does not separately distinguish zoos.
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§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents have involved zoo employees in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. GummerThe table following sets out the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents investigated by Her Majesty's Agricultural Inspecturate as the enforcing authority, in the years 1980–1982, which involved zoo employees.
Year Fatal Non-fatal 1980 2 2 1981 — — 1982 — 3 —— —— 3 year Total 2 5
§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many fatal and non-fatal accidents to the public occurred as a result of their visiting zoos or as a result of animals escaping from zoos in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. GummerThe number of accidents to the public which occurred in the past three years as (1) a result of their visiting zoos and (2) a result of animals escaping from zoos is as follows:
(1) 1980 1981 1982 Fatal Nil Nil Nil Non-fatal 7 10 6 (2) 1980 1981 1982 Fatal Nil Nil Nil Non-fatal Nil Nil Nil
§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many zoos are currently registered with the Health and Safety Executive; and how many safety inspections were carried out on zoos in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
§ Mr. GummerRecords maintained by the Health and Safety Executive indicate that there are currently 248 zoo premises in Great Britain.
The number of inspections carried out on zoos are as follows:
Number 1979 15 1980 39 1981 31 1982 32