§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many companies have been charged for failing to keep quarries safe in(a) Scotland and (b) England and Wales, in each year since 1985.
Mr. JacksonSince 1985 in Scotland there has been one prosecution of a quarry company and two prosecutions of quarry owners, all in 1989. Since 1985 in England and Wales, one company was prosecuted in 1988; four in 1989 and one in 1990; two owners were prosecuted in 1989; and one manager in 1988.
§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many quarries in Scotland were visited and inspected by Health and Safety Executive officials in each year since 1985.
Mr. JacksonThe information in the form requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, in 1989-90, Health and Safety Executive quarry inspectors made 870 inspection visits to quarrying activities in Scotland.