§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Paymaster General whether there has been any delay in the appointment of factory inspectors to the Health and Safety Executive.
§ Mr. TrippierInspectors are appointed to the Health and Safety Executive as quickly as practicable. The time scale depends on the satisfactory completion of inquiries into age, health etc., and on the period of notice a candidate may have to give his existing employer.
Seventeen factory inspectors have recently taken up post and up to 12 more are expected to join the Health and Safety Executive shortly.