§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the numbers and percentages of the total of his Department's current inspectors who were 529W recruited from (a) central Government, (b) local government, (c) the diplomatic service, (d) the armed services, (e) private enterprise and (f) other sources.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe following list gives the numbers and percentages of the Department's current salaried inspectors who fall into each of the categories listed:
Number Percentage of total (a) central government 37 19 (b) local government 114 58 (c) the diplomatic service 11 6 (d) the armed services 15 8 (e) private enterprise 7 3 (f) other sources 12 6 TOTAL 196 100
§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was (a) the total strength of the salaried inspectorate, excluding management, and (b) the total strength of the salaried inspectorate, including management, for the last five years to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe total strength of the salaried inspectorate over the last five years, as at 1 October each year is as follows:
(a) excluding administrative staff and senior management (b) including administrative staff and senior management 1981 201 405 1982 180 372 1983 166 356 1984 168 359 1985 186 393
§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment pursuant to the Answer of 16 January, Official Report, column 152, if he will publish in the Official Report details of the range of recognised professional qualifications required of his Department's inspectors to consider planning appeals under the Town and Country Planning Acts and related legislation.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe range of recognised professional qualifications required of housing and planning inspectors in the Department of the Environment is as follows:
Corporate membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute, the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (any sub-division); registered architects; banisters called to the English or Northern Ireland bars, advocates called to the Scottish bar, or solicitors admitted in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Exceptionally, candidates without a professional qualification can also be considered if they have experience of special value to the planning inspectorate.