To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the Health and Safety Executive’s targets for tackling backlogs of fire and health and safety repairs were in each year since 2001-02; what the performance against those targets was in each year; what the target and performance are for 2006-07; what the target is for (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and how many (i) deaths and (ii) injuries there have been as a result of backlogs of fire and health and safety repairs in each year since 2001-02. (113385)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not have targets for tackling backlogs of fire and health and safety repairs. HSE’s targets relate to reductions in the incidence of injury, the incidence of ill health, the incidence of working days lost and the numbers of recorded major hazard precursor incidents.

HSE’s general fire safety remit is limited to certain nuclear and construction sites and ship repair and ship building premises. HSE does not collect statistics on deaths and injuries resulting from backlogs of fire and health and safety repairs.