§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many factory inspectors were employed by the Health and Safety Executive in West Yorkshire for each year from 1980 to 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsFigures for West Yorkshire are not available. The number of factory inspectors in West and North Yorkshire is as follows:
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April Inspectors 1980 37 1981 35
April Inspectors 1982 29 1983 31 1984 29 1985 35 1986 34 1987 31
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many visits were made by factory inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Executive in West Yorkshire for each year from 1980 to 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information is not available in the form requested. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) cannot identify, without disproportionate cost, the number of visits made by factory inspectors in West Yorkshire exclusively. The table shows the total number of visits made by HSE's factory inspectors in West and North Yorkshire from 1985 to 1987:
Year (1 April-31 March) Number of visits 1985–86 11,445 1986–87 13,261 1987–88 10,731 There is no information available on the total number of visits before 1985.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many accidents and incidents were investigated by factory inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Executive in West Yorkshire for each year from 1980 to 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information is not available in the form requested. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) cannot identify, without disproportionate cost, the number of accidents and incidents investigated by factory inspectors in West Yorkshire exclusively.
The table shows the total number of accidents and incidents investigated by HSE factory inspectors in West and North Yorkshire from 1980 to 1987.
Number of accidents and incidents investigated1 Year Number 19802 782 19812 686 19822 642 19832 526 1984–853 591 1985–864 467 1986–874 674 1987–884 703 1 Includes investigations of accidents, gas incidents, dangerous occurrences and diseases. 2 Period 1 January to 31 December. 3 Period 1 January 1984 to 31 March 1985. 4 Period 1 April to 31 March.