HC Deb 21 May 1991 vol 191 cc449-50W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the calculated incidence rates per 100,000 employees based upon injuries as a result of work activities reported to enforcement authorities in the five counties of the east midlands region for each year since 1986–87 in the categories (i) fatal and major and (ii) over three days in(a) agriculture, (b) energy, (c) manufacturing, (d) construction, (e) services and (f) all industries.

Mr. Forth

The available information is provided in the table below. Analysis by individual counties could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Safety Executive in each year since 1986–87 in (a) the factory inspectorate, (b) the mines and quarries inspectorate and (c) the agricultural inspectorate.

Mr. Forth

The available information is as follows for 1 April each year.

Year Inspectors in FI Inspectors in AI Quarries Inspectors1 2
1986 25.0 9
1987 26.0 8
1988 24.5 9
1989 26.0 9
1990 27.0 9 1
1991 30.5 8 1
1 No Mines and Quarries Inspectors were based within the HSEs East Midlands Area until October 1989 when an internal reorganisation resulted in Quarries Inspectors joining Factory and Agricultural Inspectors in a new Division. From that date the Mines and Quarries Inspectorate was renamed the Mines Inspectorate.
2 Mines Inspectorate is organised into Districts whose boundaries differ from those of HSEs areas.

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