To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many construction industry businesses were (a) prosecuted and (b) fined for breaches of health and safety regulations in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997. (202457)

The following table shows the number of separate cases taken by HSE¹ against employers or individuals in the construction industry. These cases may include a number of separate charges. If an employer or individual was prosecuted on more than one occasion, these will be counted separately in the table.

Numbers for the Jarrow constituency cannot be separately identified. In the period shown, there were two prosecution cases in South Tyneside. Both were decided in 1996-97, and both resulted in a fine. These two cases related to the same set of circumstances, but separate cases were pursued against the company and a director. The figures for the North East are for the Government Office region. The HSE does not enforce in Northern Ireland, so the national total shown is for Great Britain.

¹ The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 allocate enforcement of health and safety in the construction industry to HSE.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many construction industry site visits were carried out by Health and Safety Executive inspectors in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. (202458)

This information is not available in the form requested without disproportionate cost.