§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many companies have been prosecuted for breaches of health and safety legislation in each of the last three years. [134814]
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§ Mr. MeacherThe number of companies (excluding individuals and others with health and safety duties) prosecuted for breaches of health and safety legislation following investigation by HSE in each of the last three years is as set out.
HSE Number of companies prosecuted 1999–20001, 2 748 1998–991 716 1997–981 643 1Data from 1 April to 31 March 2Provisional Local authorities enforce health and safety legislation in relation to several kinds of premises. Local authorities provide information on prosecutions, but do not classify this by type of organisation. The number of separate breaches, by all kinds of employers and others, prosecuted following local authority investigation in each of the last three years is as set out.
Local authorities Number of breaches 1999–2000 1— 1998–992 424 1997–982 506 1Not yet available 2Data from 1 April to 31 March