§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health 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. [33484]
§ Mr. HoramInformation is not collected centrally on the regular health and safety inspections and checks in accommodation occupied by the Department of Health and its agencies. We have no record of any involvement by the Health and Safety executive in health and safety issues within buildings occupied by the Department or its agencies in the past five years.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health 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. [33487]
§ Mr. HoramExpenditure specifically related to meeting health and safety standards is not recorded separately.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health 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. [33485]
§ Mr. HoramFigures are available only for the previous three years. The numbers of minor injuries are as follows:
- 1993–94: 85
- 1994–95: 91
- 1995–96: 76
During this period, there were no fatalities and only one major injury—1995–96. Information technology, related injuries are not separately identified.
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