§ Mr. Maddenasked the Paymaster General how many wages inspectors and other wages council staff were employed in each wages inspectorate division in each year since 1975.
§ Mr. Trippier[pursuant to his reply, 19 May 1986, c. 50]: The information requested is given in the tables:
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Wages inspectorate staff in post at September 1978–1985 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1955 Division Inspectors Other staff Inspectors Other staff Inspectors Other staff Inspectors Other staff Inspectors Other staff Inspectors Other staff Inspectors Other staff Inspectors Other staff London (East) 9 15 13 12 13½ 15 9½ 12 9 12½ 8 9 8 12 6 2 London (West) 9 8 13 9 14 8 12 4 12 5 11 4 7 2 8 12 South East 13 10 11 10 13 8½ 11 8½ 9 9½ 10 6½ 10 6½ 9 5½ Southern 8 7 11 7 10 7 8 6 7 7 7 6 7 6½ 7 6½ Eastern 8 10½ 9 9 11 10 8 8½ 7 6½ 7 6½ 7 7 7 8 South West 9 12 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 9 8 9 8½ 9 8½ Midlands (East) 10 10 11½ 8½ 9½ 10 8 7 6 10 7 6 7 5½ 7 6½ Midlands (West) 12 13 11½ 10½ 12 9½ 9 9 10 9 10 7 10 8½ 12 6½ North West (East) 10 1 11 1 8 1 8 1 8 7 7 7 6 8 8 7 North West (West) 9 15 10 15 10 16 9 12 5 8 8 7 9 7 8 7 Yorks & Humberside 14 13 15 13 13 12 10 9½ 10 7½ 9 7½ 10 8 10 9 Northern 9 7 10 6 9 7 7 6 6 8 6 6½ 7 6½ 8 6½ Scotland (East) 6 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 8 7 6½ 7 6½ Scotland (West) 7 8½ 8 6½ 8 8½ 4 7 6 6½ 6 6½ 6 8½ 6 8 Wales 6 7 7 7 6 7 5 7 5 7 4 6 5 6 6 5 Great Britain 139 144 158 132½ 155 133½ 124½ 111½ 116 116½ 116 101½ 115 107 118 104½