§ Mr. ClellandTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many fatal, major and minor reportable accidents have occurred on YTS for each quarter since 1 October 1989; and what these figures were by region and as a percentage of total YTS trainees in each year.
Region 6 October 1989—December 1989 January 1990—March 1990 April 1990—June 1990 July 1990—September 1990 Fatal Major Minor Fatal Major Minor Fatal Major Minor Fatal Major Minor Scotland 1 25 72 — 19 69 — 28 87 — 13 59 Northern — 14 95 — 7 93 — 12 89 — 9 62 North West — 23 146 — 19 93 — 16 83 — 17 83 Yorkshire and Humber — 20 104 — 14 74 — 22 79 — 11 60 West Midlands — 19 80 — 13 56 — 26 66 — 9 49 East Mids and Eastern — 20 75 1 11 57 9 48 1 10 27 Wales — 20 61 — 9 53 — 13 46 — 4 34 South West — 11 35 — 5 25 — 16 25 — 6 23 South East — 13 40 — 12 23 — 15 38 — 5 28 London — 5 13 — 1 7 — 5 17 — 3 12 Total 1 170 721 1 110 550 — 162 578 — 87 437 Notes:
1. Employment Department figures are compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive on employed persons. However, the Employment Department'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 individual been employed.
2. Major accidents are classified according to the severity criteria laid down in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985.