HC Deb 03 November 1987 vol 121 cc664-5W
Mr. Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prohibition and how many improvement notices have been served in Leicester during each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Nicholls

The table shows the information for the years 1981 to 1986–87. Data for other years could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Enforcement notices served under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act and associated legislation in Leicester
Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 19864 1986–871 3
By HSE Inspectorates and HSC Agencies
Prohibition notices 7 12 15 20 16 10 17
Improvement notices 42 42 57 74 65 15 53
By Leicester City Council
Prohibition notices 15 7 3 216 16 n/a 4
Improvement notices 439 267 284 529 234 n/a 181
1 On 1 April 1986 the basis of HSE's statistics changed from calendar to planning (1 April to 31 March) years.
2 For Leicester City Council, 1984 data are for the year 1 April 1984 to 31 March 1985.
3 Provisional.
4 January to March.
n/a Not available.