Railway Inspectorate

HL Deb 14 November 2001 vol 628 cc90-1WA

Lord Bradshaw

asked Her Majesty's Government:

(a) How many inspectors were employed by the Health and Safety Executive on matters concerned with railway safety in each year from 1997 to 2001, (b) and at what cost. [HL1128]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

The figures for the number of inspectors within staffing of HM Railway Inspectorate during the end of the past five years are as follows:

	Inspectors*
31 March 1997	49
31 March 1998	55
31 March 1999	56
31 March 2000	62
31 March 2001	103
*The above figures represent staff in post in the HMRI on the given date.

(b) The figures for the cost of staffing of HM Railway Inspectorate for the past five years are as follows:

	HMRI's real outturn *
1996–97	4.03
1997–98	4.00
1998–99	4.50
1999–00	5.98
2000–01	6.66
*Figures in £ millions at 2000–01 prices and include the cost of administrative support to inspectors.