§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the number of general and specialist inspectors at the Health and Safety Executive for each year from 1975 to the most recent practicable date.
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§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is a follows:
1 April 1 General inspectors 1 Specialist inspectors 1976 624 191.5 1977 676.5 206 1978 695.5 229 1979 742 224 1980 759 235 1981 735 228 1982 678 221 1983 654 213 1984 627 213 1985 652 208 1986 2623 220 1987 2621.5 227 31988 2596 211 1 Figures relate to factory inspectors, plus a small number of explosives inspectors (all specialists), in the Health and Safety Executive. 2 Before April 1986 some inspectors now classed as specialists were categorised as general inspectors. 3 1 July.