§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of inspectors in the Mines and Quarries Inspectorate of the Health and Safety Executive in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively.
§ Mr. GummerThe number of inspectors in post in the Mines and Quarries Inspectorate during the last five years was as shown in the following table.
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At 31 December 1978 116 1979 114 1980 111 1981 111 1982 106 * The figures include inspectors of quarries
§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of inspections of collieries carried out by the Mines and Quarries Inspectorate of the Health and Safety Executive in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively.
§ Mr. GummerThe number of inspections carried out at collieries in the last five years was as shown in the following table.
Number 1978 12,336 1979 12,313 1980 11,980 1981 11,509 1982 *10,500 * provisional
§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate the number of qualified inspectors of the Mines and Quarries Inspectorate of the Health and Safety Executive who will be available to carry out inspections of collieries in 1983, 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. GummerIn the Health and Safety Commission's plan of work for 1983–84 the planned level of staffing of the Mines and Quarries Inspectorate is 113; this figure includes inspectors of quarries. It is impossible to estimate with precision the number of inspectors who will be in post at the end of 1983, 1984 and 1985.