§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate her Department has made of the prevalence of accidents relating to DIY; and what measures her Department is taking to reduce the number of such accidents. [185982]
§ Mr. SutcliffeDTI no longer provides a service on accident statistics.
511WDuring 2002, the final year for which statistics were collected, the UK national estimate for the number of home accident victims where the patient's activity at the time was DIY/maintenance was 218,510 (24th HASS report, page 124); and a further 15,785 whilst at leisure outside the home and its surround (24th HASS report, page 133).
The 24th HASS report can be ordered or downloaded from www.dti.gov.uk/homesafetynetwork/gh_stats.htm.
More detail can be obtained by contacting the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents: www.rospa.com tel. 0870 777 2171.
As regards policy, the General Product Safety Regulations require products to be safe in normal or reasonably foreseeable use and that consumers are provided with the relevant information to enable them
Table: Percentages of employees who answer 'no' when asked about provisions for part-time staff, by UK region Does your employer provide part-time workers with the following? NE Yorks and Humb E Mids Eastern Gtr London SE The same hourly rate of pay as full-time workers 18 9 11 12 15 11 The same entitlements to annual leave and maternity/paternity leave on a pro rata basis as full-time workers 9 3 4 8 11 7 The same entitlement to contractual sick pay as full-time workers 12 6 8 12 13 8
Does your employer provide part-time workers with the following? SW W Mids NW Wales Scotland UK The same hourly rate of pay as full-time workers 9 13 12 14 15 12 The same entitlements to annual leave and maternity/paternity leave on a pro rata basis as full-time workers 6 10 10 17 9 8 The same entitlement to contractual sick pay as full-time workers 10 11 14 18 12 11 Note: Base = 1823. Other response categories not reported here were 'yes' and 'don' t know' According to the Second Work-Life Balance Study—Employers' Survey, carried out between December 2002 and April 2003, less than 1 per cent. of part-time employees were ineligible for maternity/paternity, parental or special paid leave entitlements available to full-time employees. Employers reported that none of their part-time staff were ineligible for employer-provided childcare facilities or help where they were available. Employers reported that between 0.1 and 1.9 per cent. of their part-time staff were ineligible for various flexible working practices depending on which particular practice was being considered. Because the number of corresponding cases very small, it is not possible to provide a regional breakdown. It is recognised that it is likely that employers will under report any ineligibility for part tine staff.
The DTI has not collected any statistics on pensions, access to training or other company benefits (other than access to flexible working practices and child care).