§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many extra officers have been appointed for factory inspection since the passing of the Health and Safety at Work Act; and how this compares with each of the preceding five years.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe total number of extra factory inspectors appointed since the passing of the Health and Safety at Work Act is 125.
The comparison with previous years is shown in the table below:
Total Number of Inspectors in Post 1st August 1970 … … … 651 1st August 1971 … … … 683 1st August 1972 … … … 682 1st August 1973 … … … 663 1st August 1974 … … … 713
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act passed 31st July 1974 1st August 1975 773 1st March 1976 838