§ Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Paymaster General what were the number of (a) factory inspectors (b) those who are actively engaged in factory inspections and (c) workplaces in the three Health and Safety Executive areas in the north-west in 1979 and 1985.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyOn 1 December 1979 there were 107 factory inspectors in the Health and Safety Executive's Manchester, north-west and Merseyside areas. On 1 December 198.5 there were 93. These figures include specialist factory inspectors in a field consultant group based in Manchester.
Inspectors based in the field are actively involved in inspection, except the director of each area.
On 1 December 1979 there were 43,622 establishments registered with the Factory Inspectorate in the three areas. There is known to have been under-recording at that date. On 1 December 1985 there were 49,959.