§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of staff who have been employed by the Health and Safety Commission in each year since 1979; and if he will consider giving them further assistance to enable a greater number of staff to visit factories more regularly.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe numbers of permanent staff employed by the Health and Safety Executive at 1st April each year were:316W
Number 1979 4,168 1980 4,110 1981 3,884 1982 3,712 1983 3,593 1984 3,563 1985 3,616 Decisions on the deployment of staff to particular areas of work are a matter for the Executive.