§ Mr. PatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list, for each year since 1974, the number and proportion of female factory inspectors of the total employed.
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§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 29 June 1989]: Since 1 April 1976 the number of female factory inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Executive, the total number of factory inspectors employed, and the number of female inspectors expressed as a percentage of the total are as follows. Figures for earlier years are not available.
Female inspectors Total inspectors Females as percentage of total 1 April 1976 61.5 624.0 9.86 1977 65.0 676.5 9.61 1978 75.0 695.5 10.78 1979 95.0 742.0 12.80 1980 105.0 759.0 13.83 1981 98.5 735.0 13.40 1982 81.5 678.0 12.02 1983 74.5 654.0 11.39 1984 71.0 627.0 11.32 1985 76.0 652.0 11.66 1986 74.0 623.0 11.88 1987 87.0 621.5 14.00 1988 84.5 592.5 14.26 1989 92.0 604.0 15.23 1 June 1989 96.0 621.5 15.44