§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the number of coal miners who have been (a) killed and (b) injured at work in each of the past five years to the latest date.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe information is as follows:
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*Fatal †Reportable Serious Injuries 1979 46 473 1980 42 512
*Fatal †Reportable Serious Injuries 1981 35 815 1982 38 865 1983 30 824 1984† 18 240 Notes: * Including deaths as a result of injuries sustained up to 12 months earlier. † A comparison of reportable serious injury figures prior to 1981 with subsequent years is not valid as there was a change in the definition of reportable accidents on 1 January 1981. ‡ Provisional to 17 November 1984. In addition to the serious injuries reported to the Health and Safety Executive statistics from the National Coal Board and the business statistics office for other accidents resulting in absence of more than three days are as follows:
Number 1979 40,329 1980 36,221 1981 30,265 1982 24,110 1983 18,592 1984 Not available