HC Deb 02 April 1985 vol 76 c526W
15. Mr. Haynes

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received about the number of factory inspectors in post.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Central (Mr. Caborn) earlier today.

58. Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many factory inspectors are currently in post; and how many were in post in May 1979.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

At 1 March 1985 there were 823 factory inspectors in post. The figure for 1 May was 953.

Miss Boothroyd

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the number of factory inspectors in post in the west midlands area of the Health and Safety Executive and those in training in each of the last five years.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The numbers are as follows:

Numbers of inspectors in post
General factory inspectors Specialist inspectors Total
March 1981 44(7) 19(0) 63(7)
March 1982 39(3) 20(0) 59(3)
March 1983 38(0) 17(0) 55(0)
March 1984 35(0) 16(0) 51(0)
March 1985 32(2) 16(0) 48(2)

Specialist inspectors of the Midlands Field Consultative Group are based in the west midlands area but also operate in the east midlands, the marches and the north midlands areas.

The numbers in training are given in brackets.

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