§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total number of inspectors employed by his Department to hear planning appeals for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. TraceyThe full-time housing and planning inspectors in England in post on 1 April for the last 10 years were:
Number 1977 199 1978 197 1979 198 1980 190 1981 191 1982 191 1983 177 1984 169 1985 171 1986 183 About 60 per cent. of the work-load of salaried inspectors is on work other than planning appeals made under section 36 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971. Part-time fee-paid inspectors currently undertake roughly half of the appeals made by written representations; their contribution is equal to the work load of a further 28 full-time inspectors.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of inspectors employed by his Department who have previously been employed by builders or developers.
§ Mr. TraceyThis information is not readily available from our records.