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	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06( 1)
Employees	4,055	4,031	3,978	3,768	3,677
Self-employed	540	690	750	728	742
Total major injuries to workers	4,595	4,721	4,728	4,496	4,419
Members of the public	381	263	180	200	188
Total major injuries	4,976	4,984	4,908	4,696	4,607
(1) Provisional. (2) Reported to all enforcing authorities. (3) The definition of a non-fatal injury to a member of the public is different from the definition of a major injury to a worker.

Number of over-three-day injuries to workers 1996-97 to 2005-06( 1,2)
	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
Employees	8,637	9,756	9,195	10,159	9,367
Self-employed	1,029	509	381	345	429
Total over-three-day injuries to workers	9,666	10,265	9,576	10,504	9,796

	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06( 1)
Employees	9,100	8,949	8,256	7,540	7,492
Self-employed	595	629	739	748	799
Total over-three-day injuries to workers	9,695	9,578	8,995	8,288	8,291
(1) Provisional. (2) Reported to all enforcing authorities.

Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department takes to ensure that health and safety legislation is properly transmitted to all parts of the building workforce. [135557]

Mrs. McGuire [holding answer 3 May 2007]: It is responsibility of employers to ensure that they are fully aware of the requirements of health and safety legislation and that they provide every worker carrying out construction work under their control with any information and training which they need for the work to be carried out safely and without risk to health.

There are also duties under the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 on those in charge of notifiable construction projects to have arrangements in place to engage with construction workers to co-operate effectively in promoting and developing measures to ensure the health, safety and welfare of construction workers on that site.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes comprehensive guidance information targeted at everyone involved in the construction industry.

New Deal 50 Plus

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants there have been on the New Deal 50 plus in each month since it was created; and how many of these were completing the course for the (a) first, (b) second, (c) third and (d) fourth or more time. [136980]

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Mr. Jim Murphy: New Deal 50 plus is a voluntary programme and participants receive advice and support to help them return to employment.

The available information on the number of participants on New Deal 50 plus, and the number of times they have participated, is in the following table.

New Deal 50 plus
		Of which, participating for the:
Month	Number of participants	First time	Second time	Third time	Fourth time or more
2004
January	4,040	3,480	530	30	0
February	7,140	6,170	910	50	0
March	10,580	9,210	1,290	70	10
April	13,090	11,370	1,620	90	10
May	15,450	13,390	1,930	120	10
June	17,730	15,370	2,200	140	10
July	20,610	17,880	2,540	180	10
August	23,120	19,990	2,930	190	10
September	25,360	21,990	3,150	210	10
October	28,480	24,710	3,510	250	10
November	30,460	26,440	3,740	280	10
December	32,300	28,040	3,970	290	10
2005
January	34,110	29,640	4,150	310	10
February	36,110	31,450	4,330	320	10
March	37,850	33,000	4,490	340	10
April	39,770	34,670	4,710	370	20
May	41,250	35,950	4,910	370	20
June	42,520	37,070	5,030	400	20
July	44,140	38,480	5,220	420	20
August	45,300	39,520	5,330	430	20
September	46,670	40,720	5,470	450	20
October	47,770	41,710	5,570	470	20
November	49,080	42,870	5,700	490	30
December	50,150	43,840	5,790	500	30
2006
January	51,080	44,660	5,900	500	30
February	51,920	45,420	5,950	520	30
March	52,910	46,350	6,020	510	30
April	53,430	46,820	6,050	520	40
May	54,240	47,520	6,150	540	40
June	55,000	48,200	6,220	550	40
July	55,450	48,590	6,260	550	40
August	55,790	48,920	6,270	560	40
Notes: 1. Information on participants on the programme is only available from January 2004. 2. Latest data are to August 2006. 3. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Information Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions

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