Youth Training Scheme (Accidents) (Hansard, 11 March 1985)

§ Mr. Sheerman
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish, for the Bradford area of the Manpower Services Commission, accident figures for the youth training scheme in the following form: (a) for the area, for each of the last three available months, (b) by travel-to-work area, for the last available month if possible, (c) by parliamentary constituency, for the last available month if possible and (d) by local authority, for the last available month if possible.

§ Mr. Peter Morrison
[pursuant to his reply, 25 February 1985, c. 18–19]: Youth training scheme accident statistics are collected quarterly for each Manpower Services Commission training division area office area. The Bradford area covers the local authority districts of Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees and the latest figures for each of these districts are provided in the table.

Accidents 1 October 1984–31 December 1984^*

Local Authority District Fatalities Injuries Total

Major† Minor

Bradford Nil Nil 2 2

Calderdale Nil Nil 2 2

Kirklees Nil 1 1 2

Area Office Area Total Nil 1 5 6

Comprehensive information is not readily available for parliamentary constituencies or for travel to work areas and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

^* Manpower Services Commission accident figures for the youth training scheme are compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive on employed persons. However, commission figures will include a number of accidents, in particular road traffic accidents during scheme time and accidents to trainees in educational establishments, which may not have been reportable to the executive had the individuals been employed.

† Major injuries are classified according to the severity criteria laid down in the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980.

§ Mr. Sheerman
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether, in circumstances where the Manpower Services Commission's area manpower boards are given details of particular accidents to youth training scheme trainees, it is the practice of commission staff to remind board members of the possibility of criminal or civil proceedings arising from the accident; whether he will advise the Manpower Services Commission that 50W discussion of the details of accidents by boards is inappropriate in such circumstances; and whether he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Peter Morrison
[pursuant to his reply, 5 March 1985, c. 481]: I have placed in the Library a copy of the Manpower Services Commission's memorandum to its local staff on the disclosure of information on accidents to area manpower boards. This makes it clear that commission staff should remind members of area manpower boards that criminal or civil proceedings may arise out of particular accidents and that it would be inappropriate to discuss anything other than the broad details of what occurred. I understand that these instructions are being carried out.

Accidents 1 October 1984–31 December 1984^*
Local Authority District	Fatalities	Injuries	Total
		Major†	Minor
Bradford	Nil	Nil	2	2
Calderdale	Nil	Nil	2	2
Kirklees	Nil	1	1	2
Area Office Area Total	Nil	1	5	6
Comprehensive information is not readily available for parliamentary constituencies or for travel to work areas and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
^* Manpower Services Commission accident figures for the youth training scheme are compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive on employed persons. However, commission figures will include a number of accidents, in particular road traffic accidents during scheme time and accidents to trainees in educational establishments, which may not have been reportable to the executive had the individuals been employed.
† Major injuries are classified according to the severity criteria laid down in the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980.