§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when, and in what way, he intends to give effect to his recent announcement to end the restriction on availability of attendance allowance for severely disabled children under two years old; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ScottThe lower age limit for entitlement to attendance allowance will he abolished with effect from next April. The necessary regulations will be laid before Parliament in due course.
Injuries to employees in power industries in Great Britain reported to enforcing authorities. Industry 5 Fatal Injuries (1978–1985 and 1986–87— 1987–88) 5 6 Major Injuries (1981–1985 and 1986–1987— 1987–88) 7 Over 3 Day Injuries (1986–87 —1987–88) Nuclear Power Generating 1 5 41 103 Coal Mining 2 359 5,360 19,453 Off-shore Installations for Oil and Gas Extraction 3 81 592 1,144 Gas Production and Distribution 4 4 395 4,916 1 Reported to HSE's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate. 2 Reported to HSE's Inspectorate of Mines and Quarries. Includes injuries in the open-cast coal mining sector except for over three day injuries occuring in 1986–87 for which data is not available. 3 Reported to the Petroleum Engineering Division of the Department of Energy. 4 Reported to HSE's Factory Inspectorate. 5 Excludes injuries occurring during the period 1 January to 31 March 1986. 6 The Major injury category was introduced by the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurencies Regulations, 1980 (NADOR) on 1 January 1981. The data includes injuries reported under these Regulations and under the widened definition employed under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, 1985 (RIDDOR), introduced 1 April 1986. 7 Injuries causing absence from work for more than three days reported under RIDDOR. Data for earlier years are not available or not compiled on a comparable basis.