§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many inspection staff have been employed by(a) the Office of Fair Trading and (b) the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate in each year since 1997. [100213]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson(a) The number of inspection staff employed by the Office of Fair Trading in each year since 1997 is as follows:
1997 0 1998 0 1999 0 2000 12 2001 12 2002 12 2003 15 (b) The number of inspection staff employed by Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate in each year since 1997 is as follows:
1997 9 1998 9 1999 9 2000 13 2001 13 2002 14 2003 14 For both sets of figures, the term inspection staff has been taken to mean investigations staff authorised to enter premises.
§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) staff and (b) inspection staff were employed by the Office of Telecommunications in each year since 1997. [99762]
§ Mr. TimmsThe numbers of staff employed by Oftel since 1997 by financial year are set out below.
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Year Number of Stuff Employed 1996–1997 161 1997–1998 176 1998–1999 181 1999–2000 195 2000–2001 208 2001–2002 232 2002–2003 235 (estimated) Oftel does not employ any inspection staff.
§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) staff and (b) inspection staff have been employed by the Office of Fair Trading in each year since 1997. [99764]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson(a) The total number of staff employed by the Office of Fair Trading on 1 April each year since 1997 is as follows:
1997 413 1998 417 1999 428 2000 449 2001 461 2002 556 2003 (January) 645 (b) The number of inspection staff employed by the Office of Fair Trading on 1 April each year since 1997 is as follows:
1997 0 1998 0 1999 0 2000 12 2001 12 2002 12 2003 (January) 15 The term inspection staff has been taken to mean investigations staff authorised to enter premises.