§ Mr. Robert Parryasked the Paymaster General how many workers were employed in the construction industry in England and Wales in June 1979; and what were the figures at the latest available date.
North West region 1982 1983 1984 1985 Number of inspections (visits) by factory inspectors 29,948 30,372 *32,670 †20,720 Provisional—Number of injuries (non-fatal) 53,428 28,926 24,903 — Number of notifiable diseases 7 5 6 — Number of deaths 65 84 88 — * Covers the 15 month period 1 January 1984 to 1 April 1985. † Covers the period from 2 April 1985 to 3 December 1985. No estimates have been made on the loss of output due to accidents at work. Information on the Stretford constituency is not available.