HC Deb 06 May 1980 vol 984 c5W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the Pliatzky report as it affects the Health and Safety Executive; and whether it will mean a lowering of safety standards in order to avoid costs in applying safety measures.

Inspectorate April
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Her Majesty's Agricultural (joined HSE 1976–77) — 5 178 175 179 177
Her Majesty's Alkali and Clean Air 38 45 46 47 46 47
Her Majesty's Explosives 10 13 13 13 13 12
Her Majesty's Factory 660 753 805 846 888 919
Her Majesty's Mines and Quarries 125 122 120 118 115 113
Her Majesty's Nuclear Installations 89 103 116 110 88* 85
* The drop in numbers of NI inspectors between 1978 and 1979 is accounted for by a transfer of inspectors to work on radiological protection elsewhere in HSE.