HC Deb 12 June 1992 vol 209 cc310-1W
Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many health and safety inspectors were employed in the northern region in each year since 1987.

Mr. McLoughlin

The Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) field inspectors are based in a network of area offices, with the exception of mines inspectors who are organised by districts. The available information for the 1 April each year is given in the following tables:

Inspectors based in the Health and Safety Executive's north east area Office
Year Number
1987 35
1988 28.5
1989 28.5
1990 34.5
1991 38
1992 37.5

Notes:

  1. 1. Figures include factory and agricultural inspectors for all years.
  2. 2. 1990, 1991 and 1992 figures include field-based quarries inspectors who transferred to the factory and agricultural division in October 1989.
  3. 3. 1991 and 1992 figures include field-based railway inspectors following the transfer of the railway inspectorate from the Department of Transport in December 1990.

Inspectors based at Health and Safety Executive's mines district offices
District 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Scottish and 7 10 10 2 2 2
North Eastern 6 10 10 2 2 2

Notes:

  1. 1. Pre 1990 figures are for mines and quarries inspectors. Figures for 1990, 1991 and 1992 are for mines inspectors only, following the transfer of the quarries inspectorate to the factory and agricultural division in October 1989.
  2. 2. The table shows that the Scottish and North Eastern district offices amalgamated in 1988. District boundaries were also changed.
  3. 3. The figure given for 1992 are for mines inspectors based at the Health and Safety Executive's north east area office.