§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many preventive inspections were under taken by the factories inspectorate in each of the following years: 1970, 1973, 1974, 1980 and 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is not available in the form requested for the years 1970, 1973, 1974, and 1980. Between 1 April 1987 and 31 March 1988 factory inspectors made 100,815 preventive inspection visits.