§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many cases the Health and Safety Executive has referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for potential manslaughter charges in each of the last five years; and how many were accepted. [23366]
§ Mr. OppenheimSince April 1992, 26 cases which the Health and Safety Executive has investigated have been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for consideration of possible manslaughter charges, as follows:
Year Number of cases referred to CPS Prosecutions for manslaughter started by CPS Cases still under consideration by CPS 1992–92 12 2 — 1993–94 5 1 — 1994–95 9 2 3 Information for previous years is available only at disproportionate cost.