§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the establishment figures and the actual numbers in post for wages inspectors and other
Wages Inspectorate Staff Wages Inspectors Other Inspectorate Staff September 1979 September 1983 September 1979 September 1983 Division Authorised posts Staff in post Authorised posts Staff in post Authorised posts Staff in port Authorised posts Staff in post London (East) 15 13 10 8 15 12 9 8 London (West) 17 13 11 11 9 9 5 4 South Eastern 16 11 10 10 11 9 6½ 6½ Southern 11 11 7 7 8 6 6 6 Eastern 11 9 7 7 10½ 7 6½ 6½ South Western 13 11 9 9 11 11 8 8 Midlands (E) 12 11½ 7 7 9 6 7 6 Midlands (W) 14 11½ 10 10 12½ 10½ 7 7 North Western (E) 11 11 7 7 1 1 7 7 North Western (W) 11 10 8 8 15 16 7 7 Yorks & Humberside 14 15 10 9 13 12 7½ 7 Northern 10 10 6 6 7 6 6½ 6½ Scotland (East) 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 Scotland (West) 8 8 7 6 7½ 6½ 6½ 5½ Wales 7 7 5 4 7 7 6 5 Great Britain 177 159 120 116 143½ 126 101½ 96