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Oil and Gas Industry

Volume 455: debated on Tuesday 16 January 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) lost time accidents and (b) fatal accidents there were in the oil and gas industry in the UK continental shelf in each of the last 10 years. (109358)

The information requested is set out in the following table and is taken from Health and Safety Executive’s published health and safety statistics.

Fatalities

Lost-time injuries

1995-96

5

417

1996-97

2

346

1997-98

3

365

1998-99

1

319

1999-2000

2

246

2000-01

3

330

2001-02

3

234

2002-03

0

184

2003-04

3

151

2004-05

0

152

2005-061

2

175

1 2005-06 figures are provisional.