§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are employed by Her Majesty's Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate; and how many were so employed in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe figures are:
Number of staff in Her Majesty's Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate 1 June Inspectors Support Staff 1980 47 24 1981 46 22 1982 45 20 1983 41 12 1984 40 13 1985 42 12 The drop in the number of support staff between 1982 and 1983 was caused by the transfer of staff from the inspectorate's sampling teams to the Health and Safety Executive's research and laboratory services division. They now form part of the field scientific support units which provide scientific and analytical services to the Industrial Air Pollution Inspectorate and other parts of the executive.