HC Deb 21 May 1991 vol 191 c449W
Mr. Andrew Bowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentages of people on work-related Government training programmes are(a) aged 18 to 24 years and (b) aged 50 years and over.

Mr. Jackson

The proportion of trainees on youth training aged 18 to 24 fluctuates during the year between 10 per cent. and 30 per cent. Thirty-five per cent. of entrants to employment training are in the 18 to 24 age group and 5 per cent. are 51 and over.

Occupational injuries1 in the East Midlands Region (incidence rates per 100,000 employees) 1986–87—1989–90 (provisional)
Standard Industrial Classification 1980 Sector 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–906
Fatal + Major2 Over 3 Day3 Fatal + Major2 Over 3 Day3 Fatal + Major2 Over 3 Day3 Fatal + Major2 Over 3 Day3
Agriculture 5116.5 427.2 5176.5 568.6 206.2 611.7 183.5 565.5
Energy 473.2 4888.7 360.6 2,880.3 419.2 4,589.3 418.3 4,140.1
Manufacturing 138.9 1,121.7 146.5 988.3 136.5 1,096.3 121.9 1,199.5
Construction 185.1 1,478.8 197.4 1,365.4 205.7 1,430.6 215.4 1,710.3
Services 63.1 473.1 56.5 475.8 56.0 462.2 52.9 464.6
All Industries 94.3 743.7 106.5 780.3 104.4 862.6 95.8 871.1
1 Based on injuries to employees, reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, 1985 (RIDDOR), to all enforcement authorities excluding HSE's Railway Inspectorate.
2 As denned under RIDDOR.
3 Injuries causing incapacity for work for more than three days.
4 Excludes injuries reported to HSE's Inspectorate of Mines and Quarries.
5 Analysis by county of fatal injuries reported to HSE's Agricultural Inspectorate in 1986–87 and 1987–88 is not available.
6 —provisional.