§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his statement on 2 December 1987 at column 1007 that there will be 40 additional agricultural and factory inspectors in place before April 1989, whether he will state the number of inspectors in each of these two inspectorates on 1 December 1987, 1 May 1988 and 1 June 1988; by what date the 40 inspectors are expected to be in place; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsThe number of inspectors in each inspectorate on the dates mentioned are as follows:
Factory Inspectorate Agricultural Inspectorate 1 December 1987 558 150 1 May 1988 541.5 150 1 June 1988 542.5 150 Some 30 successful candidates from a recent recruitment competition should be joining the Health and Safety Executive's factory and agricultural inspectorates shortly and further recruitment of inspectors to both inspectorates is currently under way.
§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many inspectors had(a) resigned, (b) retired and (c) otherwise left the agricultural and factories Inspectorates since 1 December 1987 by (i) 1 May and (ii) 1 June; and how many additional inspectors had been recruited in the same period.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is as follows:
Factory and agricultural inspector 1 December 1987–1 May 1988 1 December 1987–1 June 1988 F1 A1 F1 A1 (a) resignations 13 0 19 0 (b) retirements 4 0 6 0 (c) otherwise left 1 0 1 0 Note: Figures do not include inspectors returning from secondment or special leave, etc, those regraded or those transferring internally in HSE to and from the Inspectorates.