§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of work place visits carried out by Health and Safety Executive factory inspectors in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and to the nearest available date in 1983.
§ Mr. GummerThe number of visits made by the Factory Inspectorate from 1979 to 1982 were:
Number 1979 215,000 1980 216,000 1981 203,000 1982 190,000 A figure for 1983 is not available.