§ 26. Mr. Hiltonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the number of fully qualified farm safety inspectors employed by his Department at the last convenient date; and how this number compares with that twelve months ago.
§ Mr. Soames124 officers qualified in farm safety work, including 31 whole-time specialists, were employed in my Department at 13th November this year. A year ago the Safety and Wages inspectorate numbered 68.