§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of accidents on YTS, fatal, major and minor, for the period October to December 1988.
§ Mr. CopeThe table provides YTS accident figures for fatal, major and minor injuries for the period 1 October 10 31 December 1988:
YTS Accidents 1 October—31 December 1988 Period 1 Accidents Fatalities 2 Major injuries Minor injuries 1 October 1988 to 31 December 1988 33 164 803 1 Training Agency figures have been compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive on employed persons. However, the Training Agency's figures will include a number of accidents to trainees in educational establishments and road traffic accidents which may not have been reportable to the Health and Safety Executive had the individuals been employed. 2 Major injuries are classified according to the severity criteria laid down in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985. 3 This figure includes two road traffic accidents.