§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many accidents and incidents were investigated by factory inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Executive in each region, for each year from 1980 to 1987.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 27 June 1988] The Health and Safety Executive cannot identify, without disproportionate cost, the number of accidents and incidents investigated by factory inspectors from 1 January 1980 to 31 March 1982.
269WThe table shows the total number of accidents and incidents by Health and Safety Executive area investigated by factory inspectors for each 12-month period from 1 April 1982 to 31 March 1987.
HSE Area 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 01 South West 595 395 317 400 465 487 02 South 387 351 321 322 578 569 03 South East 431 363 321 353 482 465 05 London North 302 179 156 173 333 267 06 London South 391 260 230 267 333 395 07 East Anglia 426 246 225 300 444 396 08 Northern Home Counties 287 193 105 122 323 342 09 East Midlands 481 325 273 298 528 547 10 West Midlands 642 417 321 302 355 409 11 Wales 618 457 396 421 611 605 12 Marches 534 366 264 347 544 676 13 North Midlands 626 507 459 396 543 358 14 S. Yorks & Humberside 642 402 339 343 441 505 15 West & North Yorkshire 497 402 430 450 706 681 16 Greater Manchester 733 552 537 489 701 553 17 Merseyside 528 423 337 270 419 390 18 North West 453 344 386 326 523 586 19 North East 718 438 445 472 636 566 20 Scotland East 499 370 306 274 443 553 21 Scotland West 563 394 294 300 500 491 Notes:
The figures include investigations of accidents and dangerous occurrences.
The figures for 1987–88 also include investigations of gas incidents.