§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate the number of qualified inspectors of mines who will be available to carry out inspections of collieries in the Health and Safety Commission's plan of work for 1983–84.
§ Mr. GummerIt is impossible to state precisely the number of inspectors who will be available to carry out inspections of collieries in 1983–84, but the Health and Safety Commission's plan of work provides for 97 inspectors at that time.
§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of inspectors of mines in the Health and Safety Executive in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively.
§ Mr. GummerThe number of inspectors of mines in post during the last five years was as shown in the following table:
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at 31 December Inspectors 1978 100 1979 98
at 31 December Inspectors 1980 95 1981 95 1982 90