HC Deb 25 January 1984 vol 52 cc589-90W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many inspectors were employed by (a) the Mines and Quarries Inspectorate and (b) the Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate in 1979 and at the nearest available date.

Mr. Gummer

The numbers were as follows:

January 1979 January 1984
(a) Mines and Quarries Inspectorate 116 102
(b) Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate 45 40

Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many agricultural inspectors were employed by the Health and Safety Executive in 1979 and at the nearest available date in 1983.

Mr. Gummer

The numbers were as follows:

Numbers
December 1979 188
December 1983 155