§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many farms on average each agricultural inspector has within his responsibility; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsThe Health and Safety Executive's agricultural inspectorate has approximately 272,000 farm premises on its records.
The inspectorate targets its visits according to hazard and the programme of inspections is concentrated on those premises where the hazard is greatest. In 1988–89 the inspectorate made a total of 30,303 farm inspections