Health and Safety (Hansard, 4 November 1992)

§ Mr. Dafis
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) prosecutions and (b) enforcement notices occured under the Health and Safety at Work Etc. Act 1974 in Wales in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
I have been asked to reply.
The available information is provided in the tables:

Prosecution action taken by the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) factory and agricultural inspectorates¹ for breaches of Health and Safety at Work Legislation² in Wales 1986–87 to 1990–91

Date of hearing³ Number of informations laid⁴

1986–87 156

1987–88 167

1988–89 100

1989–90 113

⁵1990–91 137

Enforcement notices issued by HSE's factory and agricultural inspectorates¹ for breaches of Health and Safety at Work Legislation² in Wales, 1986–87 to 1990–91

Type of notice

Date of issue³ Improvement Deferred prohibition Immediate prohibition Total

1986–87 626 24 150 800

1987–88 695 26 159 880

1988–89 661 14 220 895

1989–90 659 14 262 935

⁵1990–91 624 31 234 889

¹ Regional analysis of enforcement action taken by other enforcement authorities is not generally available (but see note (5) below).

² All action taken under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and subordinate regulations and other legislation.

³ Years commencing 1 April.

⁴Number of individual breaches of legislation laid before Magistrates.

⁵ Includes action taken by HSE's quarries inspectorate.

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§ Mr. Dafis
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many full-time equivalent staff specialised in health and safety at work in Wales in each of the last five years; and what was the ratio of premises per member of staff in each year.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
I have been asked to reply.
The number of inspectors medical staff and scientists employed by the Health and Safety Executive in Wales was:

Number

1 April 1988 67

1 April 1989 66

1 April 1990 68

1 April 1991 70

1 April 1992 78

Available information about the ratio of premises to full-time equivalent staff is:

Factory Agricultural Quarries

1989–90 910:1 3,110:1 229:1

1990–91 784:1 3,228:1 192:1

1991–92 682:1 3,059:1 204:1

Prosecution action taken by the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) factory and agricultural inspectorates¹ for breaches of Health and Safety at Work Legislation² in Wales 1986–87 to 1990–91
Date of hearing³	Number of informations laid⁴
1986–87	156
1987–88	167
1988–89	100
1989–90	113
⁵1990–91	137

Enforcement notices issued by HSE's factory and agricultural inspectorates¹ for breaches of Health and Safety at Work Legislation² in Wales, 1986–87 to 1990–91
		Type of notice
Date of issue³	Improvement	Deferred prohibition	Immediate prohibition	Total
1986–87	626	24	150	800
1987–88	695	26	159	880
1988–89	661	14	220	895
1989–90	659	14	262	935
⁵1990–91	624	31	234	889
¹ Regional analysis of enforcement action taken by other enforcement authorities is not generally available (but see note (5) below).
² All action taken under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and subordinate regulations and other legislation.
³ Years commencing 1 April.
⁴Number of individual breaches of legislation laid before Magistrates.
⁵ Includes action taken by HSE's quarries inspectorate.

	Number
1 April 1988	67
1 April 1989	66
1 April 1990	68
1 April 1991	70
1 April 1992	78

	Factory	Agricultural	Quarries
1989–90	910:1	3,110:1	229:1
1990–91	784:1	3,228:1	192:1
1991–92	682:1	3,059:1	204:1