Written question asked by Mark Tami (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 2004 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children (a) died and (b) suffered injury as a result of accidents at holiday caravan parks in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mark Tami: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children (a) died and (b) suffered injury as a result of accidents at holiday caravan parks in each of the last five years. [196854] Jane Kennedy: There have been no fatal injuries to children reported to HSE or local authorities in holiday caravan parks during the period 1998-99 to 20041. The reported non-fatal injuries to children are shown in the two age bands in the following table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Age band 1-15 16-19 1998-99 11 1 1999-2000 26 -- 2000-01 14 1 2001-02 2 47 3 2002-03 48 3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Provisional 2 From 2001-02 the reported accident data was collected using revised coding arrangements. In the same year reporting was made easier through the setting up of the HSE Incident Contact Centre (ICC) which encouraged more telephoned reports. HSE do not interpret the increase in the figures as a growing accident trend, but welcome the easier collection of data. Note: The annual basis is the planning year from 1 April to 31 March

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 426 c1862W;426 c1866W; 196854
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Children Death Accidents Caravans Caravan sites Health and safety Injuries
Contains statistics: Yes
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