§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of accidents on YTS, fatal, major and minor, for the latest available three-month period, and how many YTS placements were closed or not accepted in that period and in the three preceeding months.
§ Mr. NichollsTable A provides YTS accident figures for the period 1 July to 30 September 1989.
Table A Accidents1 Fatalities Nil Major injuries2 139 Minor injuries 654 Table B provides the closure and non-acceptance figures for the quarters 1 April 1989 to 30 June 1989 and 1 July 1989 to 30 September 1989. These figures are provisional.
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Table B 1 April 1989 to 30 June 1989 1 July 1989 to 30 September 1989 Placements Closed 2 14 Placements not accepted 3 2 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.