HC Deb 09 June 2004 vol 422 cc479-81W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many benefit claimants have(a) been invited to attend work-focused interviews and (b) attended work-focused interviews in each year for which figures are available, broken down by category of claimant. [177535]

Jane Kennedy

Work-focused interviews are conducted nationally for lone parents as part of the lone parent work-focused interview regime and in integrated offices for all customer groups.

The information requested is in the following tables by calendar year:

Jane Kennedy

Incidents involving lorry loader cranes have only been separately available since 2001–02. The available statistics are set out in the table.

Table 1: The number of injuries involving lorry loader cranes, as reported to HSE and local authorities, 2001–02 to 2002–03
Employee Self employed Public
fatal injuries
2001–02 1 1
2002–031 2 1 1
Non-fatal injuries
2001–02 484 7 4
2002–031 462 12 3
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Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the Government plan to increase the current health and safety requirements for those who operate lorry loader cranes; and if he will make a statement. [176765]

Jane Kennedy

The Government have no plans at present to increase current health and safety requirements for those operating lorry loader cranes.