§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many (i) deaths and (ii) accidents there have been on farms in Wales involving machinery and farm practices for each of the years from 1983.
§ Mr. ForthThe information is not available in the form requested.
The following table shows the number of fatal and other injuries occurring in the agriculture and horticulture industry in Wales from 1986–87 to 1989–90 (provisional) as reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 to the Health and Safety Executive's factory and agricultural inspectorates:
techniques including initiatives targeted at specific farming operations. They will also pay more attention to the management of health and safety.
Inspectors pursue their enquiries and any enforcement action to the highest levels at workplaces which do not measure up to the standards expected of them.