HC Deb 20 December 1989 vol 164 cc235-6W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the actual number of planned basic inspection visits paid by Health and Safety Executive area office 16, Greater Manchester inspectors in the half year from 1 April to 31 October; and what was the number in the Health and Safety Executive area plan of work for the same period.

Mr. Nicholls

The plan of the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) factory inspectorate is based on proportions of time to be spent on different aspects of its work. Inspectors based in the HSE's Greater Manchester area office carried out 2,731 preventive inspection visits in the half year 1 April 1989 to 30 September 1989 which is 96.6 per cent. of the number of visits which it was estimated would be carried out in this period.

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of its planned programme of basic inspections the Health and Safety Executive area office 18 North-West has achieved in the half year from 1 April to 31 October; and what is the total.

Mr. Nicholls

The plan of the Health and Safety Executive's factory inspectorate is based on proportions of time to be spent on different aspects of its work.

In the half year 1 April 1989 to 30 September 1989 inspectors in the Health and Safety Executive's north-west area office made 2,098 preventive inspection visits which is 86.4 per cent. of the total number of visits which it was estimated would be carried out in this period.

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of its planned programme of basic inspections the Health and Safety Executive office 19 North East has achieved in the half year from 1 April to 31 October; and how many this was in total.

Mr. Nicholls

The plan of the Health and Safety Executive's factory inspectorate is based on proportions of time to be spent on different aspects of its work.

In the half year 1 April 1989 to 30 September 1989 inspectors in the Health and Safety Executive's north-east area office made 3,473 preventive inspection visits which is 122.3 per cent. of the total number of visits which it was estimated would be carried out in this period.