HC Deb 01 February 1979 vol 961 cc518-9W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the number of Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate who left the service during 1978, including those who retired, the number joining the inspectorate and the number failing the qualifying examination in the same year.

Mr. John Grant

I am informed by the chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that 51 inspectors left Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate in 1978, 65 joined the inspectorate, and no inspectors failed the qualifying examination in the same year.