§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what was the cost in each of the past five years of(a) sick pay and (b) compensation paid to employees of his Department or their families, or members of the public, as a result of (i) minor, (ii) major and (iii) fatal injuries related to the work of his Department, detailing incidents involving information technology and those involving expenditure of more than £5,000; [33482]
(2) what was the cost in each of the past five years of rectifying working conditions that were the responsibility of his Department and its agencies, to bring them up to acceptable health and safety standards, detailing incidents involving information technology and those involving expenditure of more than £5,000. [33483]
§ Mr. HanleyThe information is not available in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions in each of the past five years health and safety problems in his Department and its agencies have been reported via internal monitoring; and on how many occasions the Health and Safety Commission has become involved. [33480]
§ Mr. HanleyComprehensive figures are not available. Problems reported in the last three years by FCO and ODA staff working in the UK were as follows:
- 1993: 27
- 1994: 146
- 1995: 161
In addition, on-going training and workplace risk assessment programmes have identified other problems, but figures are not recorded centrally.
The Health and Safety Commission has not become involved with any problems.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many(a) minor, (b) major and (c) fatal injuries have been suffered by staff in his Department and its agencies in work-related incidents in each of the past five years, showing in each year how many were related to information technology and giving details of all incidents involving fatalities. [33481]
§ Mr. HanleyComprehensive figures for reported accidents suffered by FCO and ODA staff working in the UK are available for only the last three years. Details are as follows:
1993 1994 1995 Minor 131 131 101 Major 19 11 12 Fatalities — — — Information technology related accidents are included in these statistics, but are not separately identifiable.