§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the approved establishment by grade of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate as at 31 March 1981; and how many posts were unfilled at that date in each grade.
§ Mr. WaddingtonAt 31 March 1981 attempts were being made to recruit inspectors to bring the strength of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate up to at least 102 made up of:
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Grade Post Chief Inspector 1 Senior Deputy Chief Inspector 1
Grade Post Deputy Chief Inspector 3 Superintending Inspector 14 Principal Inspector 67 Inspector 16 Total 102 On 31 March 1981 the following posts were unfilled:
Grade Post Principal Inspector 8 Inspector 2 The Health and Safety Commission hopes that the next phase of the continuous recruitment programme will enable the strength of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to be raised to 106.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the current salary scales in each grade for the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe current national salary scales in each grade for the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate are as follows:
Chief Inspector £20,500 Senior Deputy Chief Inspector £20,170 Deputy Chief Inspector £19,500 Superintending Inspector £15,750 to £17,500 Principal Inspector £11,300 to£13,200 Inspector £8,600 to £10,200 Most of these inspectors also receive inner London weighting allowance of £1,016.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the numbers of serving members in each grade of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate whose principal qualifications are in physics and/or mathematics, chemistry, metallurgy or one of the main branches of engineering, respectively.
§ Mr. WaddingtonAt 31 March 1981 the numbers of serving members in each grade of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate whose principal qualifications are physics and/or mathematics, chemistry, metallurgy or one of the main branches of engineering, respectively were as follows
Chief Inspector (NI) (1) Engineering (1)Senior Deputy Chief Inspector (NI) (1) Physics (1)Deputy Chief Inspector (NI) (3) Physics (1) Engineering (2)Superintending Inspector (NI) (14) Physics (2) Physics/Maths (2) Chemistry (1) Engineering (7) Other Sciences (1)Principal Inspector (NI) (59) Physics (15) Physics/Maths (5) Chemistry (3) Metallurgy (2) Engineering (29) Other Sciences (6)Inspector (NI) (14) Physics (3) Chemistry (3) Metallurgy (1) Engineering (6) Other Sciences (1)The number of staff in each grade is shown in brackets. Each member of the inspectorate has one of the qualifications listed.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the median length of service in each grade of the present serving members of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe median length of service in each grade of the present serving members of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate is as follows:
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Chief Inspector 7 years 9 months Senior Deputy Chief Inspector (NI) 6 years 4 months Deputy Chief Inspector (NI) 8 years
Superintending Inspector (NI) 6 years 1 month Principal Inspector (NI) 6 years 7 months Inspector (NI) 1 year 9 months