§ Mr. Merchantasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the number of fairground accidents in the last five years in which there has been (a) injury and (b) death and the total number of resultant deaths.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe numbers of fairground accidents reported to the Health and Safety Executive involving death or major injury over the last five years are as follows: 353W
Year Total number of Incidents Total number of fairground accidents involving: Total number of resultant deaths Major Injuries Fatal Injuries 1980 13 13 2 2 1981 n.a. 20 2 2 1982 23 23 4 4 1983 23 28 3 3 1984 37 38 2 2 1985* 7 10 1 1