HC Deb 23 March 1989 vol 149 cc803-4W
Mr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest number of(a) factory and (b) agricultural inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Executive; how many of these are field inspectors; and how many of these inspectors were employed in each of the inspectorate grades.

Mr. Nicholls

[holding answer 20 March 1989]: On 1 March 1989, 608.5 factory and 165 agricultural inspectors were employed in the Health and Safety Executive. Of these, 532.5 factory and 142 agricultural inspectors were employed in the Executive's factory and agricultural inspectorate division's field force based in area offices.

The breakdown by grade of factory and agricultural inspectors employed in HSE is as follows:

Number (of which in the field force)
(i) Factory Inspectors
Chief inspector 1.0 (—)
Deputy chief inspector 4.0 (—)
Senior area director 4.0 (2.0)
Area director 17.0 (17.0)
Superintending inspector 3.0 (—)
Deputy superintending inspector 38.0 (24.0)
Inspector 1A 163.5 (124.5)
Inspector 1B 275.0 (262.0)
Inspector II 103.0 (103.0)
Total 608.5 (532.5)
(ii) Agricultural inspectors
Chief inspector 1.0 (—)
Deputy chief inspector 2.0 (—)
Deputy superintending inspector 3.0 (3.0)
Principal inspector 1 7.0 (6.0)
Principal inspector 29.0 (24.0)
Inspector 98.0 (84.0)
Assistant inspector 25.0 (25.0)
Total 165.0 (142.0)