§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Employment what amount, expressed in pounds sterling and as a percentage of total spending, was expended on the Health and Safety Executive's Agricultural Inspectorate in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe figures available are:74W
Year Total spending on the Health and Safety Executive Agricultural Inspectorate budget £000s £000s 1984–85 90,360 3,411 1983–84 85,668 3,342 1982–83 80,228 3,291 1981–82 72,580 2,746 1980–81 69,918 2,454 1979–80 55,877 2,008 The Agricultural Inspectorate's budget covers expenditure and salaries and so on, travel and subsistence, permanent transfer expenses, and training and conferences. It does not include spending on common services, such as premises costs, research, information services, capital building and equipment and so on.