An error has been identified in the answer to parliamentary question 280449 from 19 June 2009, Official Report, column 527W. The answer should have been:
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has provided the information in the following tables. The tables record figures for Great Britain.
Fatal injuries Month Year Total 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 April - - - - - - May - - - - - - June 1 - - - - 1 July - 1 - - - 1 August - - - - - - September - - - 1 - 1 October - - - - - - November - - 1 - - 1 December 1 - 2 - - 3 January - - - - - - February - 1 - - - 1 March - - - 1 - 1 Total 2 2 3 2 - 9
Month Year Total 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 April 134 150 203 294 353 1,134 May 171 257 297 544 554 1,823 June 297 225 295 605 522 1,944 July 179 168 185 345 333 1,210 August 25 37 29 40 50 181 September 226 290 301 758 714 2,289 October 247 245 304 722 828 2,346 November 259 327 671 848 1,005 3,110 December 167 158 406 453 504 1,688 January 236 264 626 719 800 2,645 February 220 211 521 549 664 2,165 March 372 242 827 829 708 2,978 Total 2,533 2,574 4,665 6,706 7,035 23,513 1 Identified by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC2000) code 0002 'Student'. 2 Injuries are reported and defined under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995. These include injuries to employees, self-employed people and members of the public (including students). The information available under RIDDOR 95 includes two categories of severity for members of the public: fatal injuries and non-fatal injuries that cause a person to be taken from the site of the accident to hospital. 3 The annual basis is the planning year 1 April to 31 March.
The original answer was incorrect because of an administrative error. Instead of information on children aged from one to 18 being reported, information on children aged one or 18 was supplied, thereby omitting information on those aged between two and 17.