§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is satisfied with the organisation and terms and conditions of employment within the Factory Inspectorate, in the light of the fact that 64 members of Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate applied for the post of safety adviser to the Independent Broadcasting Authority.
§ Mr. John Grant:The Secretary of State for Employment is satisfied with the terms and conditions of employment in Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate which are similar to those which pertain throughout the Civil Service.
The IBA applied for references for one member of the inspectorate and he is to take the post of head of safety.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will confirm that many of Her Majesty's factory inspectors' visits are now conducted on a geographical basis rather than on an industry grouping basis.
§ Mr. John Grant:I am advised by the chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that the completion of the reorganisation of Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate into industry groups means that all visits are now paid on an industry group basis. In allocating establishments to industry groups account is taken of geographical convenience.
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§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many factory inspectors are currently in post; and if he will provide the location of these inspectors by areas and duties and the percentage of this number regularly engaged in factory inspections.
FACTORY INSPECTORS IN POST ON 1ST OCTOBER1978 Location General Inspectors First Year Trainee Specialist Inspectors Specialist Inspectors South West Area … … 31 — South Area … … 24 2 South East Area … … 23 1 London North West Area … … 28 1 London North East Area … … 24 1 London South Area … … 28 1 East Anglia Area … … 23 1 Northern Home Counties Area … … 23 1 East Midlands Area … … 28 1 West Midlands Area … … 41 1 Wales Area … … 31 1 Marches Area … … 27 3 North Midlands Area … … 28 1 South Yorkshire and Humberside Area … … 33 — West and North Yorkshire Area … … 37 — Greater Manchester Area … … 36 — Merseyside Area … … 30 — North West Area … … 27 — North East Area … … 33 — Scotland East Area … … 30 — Scotland West Area … … 32 — Wales and South West FCG* … … — — 18 London and Home Counties North FCG … … — — 17 Midlands FCG … … — — 21 North East FCG … … — — 23 North West FCG … … — — 17 Scotland FCG … … — — 17 Headquarters … … 30.5 — 89 647.5 14 202 Total=863. Percentage regularly engaged in factory inspection=91 per cent *Field Consultant Groups