HC Deb 18 January 1994 vol 235 c549W
24. Mr. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many accidents occured on building sites in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Provisional figures for the most recent year available, 1992–93, show that 15,885 injuries, including those to members of the public, arose from accidents in the construction industry reported to the relevant enforcing authorities. This is lower than for the previous four years 1988–89 to 1991–92 at 21,509, 22,872, 22,337, and 19,772 respectively.