§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Paymaster General how many visits per day he expects to be carried out on average by inspectors of the wages inspectorate; how long he estimates an inspector's visit made by the wages inspectorate lasts on average; if he will give details of the salary structure and average salary of inspectors who carry out visits for the wages inspectorate; and what is the total number of inspectors employed to carry out visits for the wages inspectorate.
§ Mr. TrippierDuring 1987 it is planned that wages inspectors will carry out an average of 3.4 visits per day. The length of visits varies considerably according to the circumstances but on average about an hour is spent on the employer's premises.
The current salary structure for wages inspectors is given in the following table:
Wages inspector London £ Elsewhere £ Executive Officer grade 6,715–10,917 5,250–9,492 Higher Executive Officer grade 10,895–13,406 9,430–11,941 The average salary of wages inspectors is £10,166.
At present there are 78 outdoor wages inspectors.