§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of accidents on YTS, fatal, major and minor, for the period September to December 1989; and how many YTS placements were closed or not accepted in the period.
§ Mr. NichollsYTS accident statistics and closure and non-acceptance figures on health and safety grounds are collected on a quarterly basis. Table A provides YTS accident figures for the period 1 October 1989 to 31 December 1989.
Table A Accidents1 Fatalities Major injuries2 Minor injuries 13 170 721 Table B provides the closure and non-acceptance figures for the period 1 October 1989 to 31 December 1989. These figures are provisional.
Table B Number Placements closed 6 Placements not accepted 1 1Training 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. 2Major injuries are classified according to the severity criteria laid down in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985. 3This fatality was a road traffic accident in scheme time.