§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total strength of the Factories and other Inspectorates: what was that strength on any convenient date in each of the past five years ; and what proposals he has for future strengthening of the Inspectorate.
§ Mr. John Grant,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 26th October 1977 ; Vol. 936, c. 886], gave the following information:
I am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that at 1st October 1977 the total strength of the Factory and other Inspectorates— Agricultural, Alkali and Clean Air, Explosives, Mines and Quarries, Nuclear Installations— in HSE, including inspectors and administrative support staff, was 2,348.
It is not possible to produce comparable statistics for the past five years. The HSE was established in 1975 with elements from a number of Departments. and has since been enlarged by the inclusion of the Agricultural Inspectorate.
The Factory and other Inspectorates— Agricultural, Alkali and Clean Air, Explosives, Mines and Quarries, Nuclear Installations—are planned to increase to about 2,750 inspectors and administrative support staff to meet the anticipated work load over the next three years or so.