§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of notices served by the Health and Safety Inspectorate in each of the past five years; and what was the total number of employees in manufacturing and service industries covered by the inspectorate in each of those years.
§ Mr. GummerThe table shows the available information:
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Year Number of notices served by Inspectorates of the HSE and HSC agencies* Number of employees in manufacturing and service industries (thousands) Total number : of which HM Factory Inspectorate 1978 10,066 7,172 20,172 1979 9,917 6,305 20,265 1980 8,637 4,099 19,879 1981 7,871 5,181 19,037 1982 7,414 5,060 18,508 * The Inspectorates are HM Factory Inspectorate, HM Agricultural Inspectorate, HM Mines and Quarries Inspectorate, HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate and HM Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate and those acting as agencies for HSC/HSE (Railway Inspectorate, HM Industrial Pollution Inspectorate for Scotland, Petroleum Engineering Division). Local authorities are not included. 2. Of the various Inspectorates of the HSE, HM Factory Inspectorate is that most closely associated with Manufacturing and Service Industries.
3. Some employees come within the responsibilities of local authorities.