§ Mr. FlanneryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many prohibition notices were issued against employers in 1989–90 relating to the control of noise at work for each of the geographical areas of, respectively, the factory inspectorate, the mines and quarries inspectorate, the agricultural inspectorate and the railways inspectorate.
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§ Mr. ForthThe following prohibition notices were issued by the factory inspectorate1 during the period 1989–90.
Number London South West 1 South Yorkshire and Humberside 1 East Midlands 1 1 No prohibition notices were issued for noise related offences by HSE's agricultural inspectorate, and mines and quarries inspectorates or by the railways inspectorates during the period 1989–90.
Factory inspectorate1 Agricultural inspectorate Quarries inspectorate South West 9 — 1 South 1 — — South East — — — Greater London 11 — — East Anglia 9 — — North Home Counties 6 — — East Midlands 3 — — West Midlands 2 — — Wales 1 — 1 Marches 10 — — North Midlands 13 — — South Yorkshire and Humberside 15 4 — West and North Yorkshire 3 — — Greater Manchester 7 — — Merseyside 3 — — North West 2 1 — North East 9 — — Scotland East 5 — — Scotland West 3 — — TOTAL 112 5 2 1 No improvement notice were issued for noise related offences by Health and Safety Executive's mines inspectorate and railway inspectorate during the period 1989–90.
§ Mr. FlanneryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions were taken against employers in 1989–90 relating to the control of noise at work for each of the geographical areas of, respectively, the factory inspectorate, the mines and quarries inspectorate, the agricultural inspectorate and railways inspectorate; and what were the penalties in each case.
§ Mr. ForthOne information was laid in the period 1989–90 in respect of noise-related offences: This was taken by the factory inspectorate1 in the west and north Yorkshire area. It resulted in a conviction with a fine of £1,800.
1 No proceedings were instituted for noise related offences by the Health and Safety Executive's agricultural inspectorate, and mines and quarries inspectorate, or by the railway inspectorate during the period 1989–90.