§ Hugh BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of red/green zone working—A report on the progress with maximisation of green zone working on Railtrack infrastructure. [37723]
§ Mr. JamiesonI have asked the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for a written progress report on each of the ten recommendations in the Railway Inspectorate's report "Red/Green Zone working—A report on the progress with maximisation of green zone working on Railtrack infrastructure". I will write to my hon. Friend shortly with the HSE's response and place copies in the House Libraries.
§ Hugh BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many (1) employees of railway companies and their contractors successfully completed safety training courses in each year since 1990; [37724]
1171W(2) hours of safety training were provided to employees of railway companies and their contractors in each year since 1990. [37716]
§ Mr. JamiesonNeither the Health and Safety Executive nor the individual railway companies hold this information in the form requested.
§ Hugh BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many(a) fatal and (b) major injuries there were to (i) railway staff and (ii) their contractors in each year since 1990. [37714]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Health and Safety Executive do not record separate figures for railway and contractor staff. The table therefore shows the number of fatal and major injuries to railway and contractor staff combined.
Comprehensive statistics and information on accidents to railway employees and contractors can be found in the Chief Inspector of Railways' Annual Report on railway safety, copies of which are available in both House Libraries.
Fatalities Major injuries 1990 22 306 19911 5 76 1991–92 17 278 1992–93 11 284 1993–94 8 262 1994–95 9 252 1995–96 5 225 1996–97 2 310 1997–98 3 351 1998–99 4 376 1999–2000 5 340 2000–01 8 300 1 The figures for 1991 cover 1 January 1991–31 March 1991.