HC Deb 24 May 1990 vol 173 cc311-2W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will name the employers in each year since 1979 who have been prosecuted for contravention of wages council legislation, specifying the contravention in

Injuries to employees reported to HSE's factory and agricultural inspectorates and local authorities, 1988–893
Fatal Major Over 3 day Ratio of fatal to other injuries
Age of injured person No. Rate1 No. Rate1 No. Rate1
Under 16 — n/a 22 n/a 40 n/a —
16–19 25 0.01 1,686 0.83 9,071 4.47 1:430
20–24 37 0.01 2,209 0.72 18,499 6.06 1:560
25–34 48 2— 3,609 0.67 35,986 6.70 1:825
35–44 61 0.01 3,346 0.64 31,332 6.04 1:568
45.54 56 0.01 3,324 0.83 26,239 6.57 1:528
55–59 30 0.02 1,550 1.02 10,104 6.68 1:388
60–64 28 0.03 817 1.01 5,246 6.49 1:217
65+ 4 0.01 103 0.36 166 0.59 1:67
Not known 13 n/a 1,571 n/a 9,091 n/a 1:820
Total 302 0.01 18,237 0.82 145,774 6.55 1:543
1 Rate per 1,000 employees.
2 Rate less than 001.
3 Provisional.

each case, and, where the prosecution occurred for underpayment of wages council rates, if he will specify the hourly rates paid to the affected employees.

Mr. Nicholls

I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.