§ 105. Mr. ArcherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employers have been prosecuted as a result of investigations by Her Majesty's factory inspectorate and Her Majesty's agriculture inspectorate in each year since 1973 for alleged offences in connection with the employment of children; with what result; and what was(a) the highest, (b) the average and (c) the lowest penalty imposed following a conviction.
§ Mr. NichollsI refer the hon. Member to information in the reply to his question by the Secretary of State for Health on 16 February,Official Report column 327, in respect of industrial and agricultural undertakings. Prosecutions of industrial undertakings by the Health and Safety Executive were as a result of investigations by the factory inspectorate, and those of agricultural undertakings as a result of investigations by the agricultural inspectorate.