§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [33506]
§ Sir John WheelerWithin the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments the information is not available in the format requested. However the following information is available.
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Year Compensation paid (£000s) 1991–921 4,959 1992–93 5,654 1993–94 6,483 1994–95 6,641 1995–96 4,742 1 Excludes DOE employees liability claims. In the same five years, 538 payments of over £5,000 were paid and one case in 1993–94 related to information technology.
The information on sick pay could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [33505]
§ Sir John WheelerWithin the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments, the information is not fully available in the format requested and to obtain this information would incur disproportionate cost. However all the available information follows.
The figures relating to the Department of Finance and Personnel, of Environment, of Health and Social Services and to the Northern Ireland Prison Service are:
Year Member of injuries Fatalities I.T. related injuries 1991–921 854 — — 1992–931 878 — — 1993–94 911 — 1 1994–95 696 — — 1995–96 739 1 1 1 Excludes DHSS. The fatality was a result of a hit and run accident during a road inspection. Those relating to the Departments of Economic Development, of Agriculture and of Education and the remainder of the Northern Ireland Office are:
Year Number of injuries Fatalities I.T. related injuries 19911 300 1 — 1992 291 — — 1993 299 — — 1994 240 — — 1995 200 — — 1 Excludes the Northern Ireland Office. The fatality was a result of a tree felling incident.