Health and Safety (Hansard, 21 June 1996)

§ Mr. Ian McCartney
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. [33526]

§ Mr. Hague
(a) Expenditure on sick pay as a result of injuries related to work is not separately recorded and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
(b) Compensation paid as a result of injuries related to work was as follows:

Financial year Minor injury Major injury¹ £ Fatal injury

1995–96 nil nil nil

1994–95 nil 3,650 nil

1993–94 nil nil nil

1992–93 nil nil nil

Figures prior to 1992–93 are unavailable.

¹ Cases which are required to be reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985.

§ Mr. McCartney
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. [33524]

§ Mr. Hague
Internal health and safety monitoring and reporting is a continuous process within the Department. Many minor matters are reported in the course of a year and action taken. The Health and Safety Commission, through the Health and Safety Executive. has become involved on one occasion in the last five years.

§ Mr. McCartney
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. [33527]

§ Mr. Hague
The information requested is not available. Prior to 1 April 1996, responsibilities for accommodation matters were divided between Property Holdings and the Department. Health and safety costs related to accommodation are not kept separately, but are subsumed within the cost of maintaining the Department's premises generally.

Financial year	Minor injury	Major injury¹ £	Fatal injury
1995–96	nil	nil	nil
1994–95	nil	3,650	nil
1993–94	nil	nil	nil
1992–93	nil	nil	nil
Figures prior to 1992–93 are unavailable.
¹ Cases which are required to be reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985.