International Development written question – answered at on 23 March 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development
(1) whether he publishes data for the number of accidents at work involving employees of his Department; and if he will make a statement;
(2) how many accidents occurred at his departmental premises in each of the last five years involving (a) members of his Department's staff and (b) members of the public.
Mr. Gareth Thomas:
The incidence of reported accidents in DFID's UK buildings involving our staff (including contractors working on the premises) over each of the last five years is as follows:
Number of accidents | |
---|---|
2000–01 | 32 |
2001–02 | 42 |
2002–03 | 44 |
2003–04 | 58 |
2004–05 | 51 |
There have been no reported accidents for any members of the public.
Accidents are monitored centrally so that appropriate action can be taken to reduce the occurrence of similar incidents in the future. Statistics on numbers of accidents are monitored by our internal Health and Safety Committee.
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