Written question asked by Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 16 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 June 2004. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Monday, 28 June 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents have occurred in British playgrounds in each year since 1984.

Answer: Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents have occurred in British playgrounds in each year since 1984. [179666] Mr. Sutcliffe: DTI no longer provides a service on accident statistics. Information on fatalities can be obtained from The Health and Safety Executive: www.hse.gov.uk tel. 0870 154 5500 and The Office of National Statistics: www.statistics.gov.uk tel. 0845 601 3034; or for non-fatalities from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents: www.rospa.com tel. 0870 777 2171.

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