§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number and location of factory inspectors concerning the east of Scotland area in each year since 1975.
§ Mr. NichollsThe earliest date for which figures are available for factory inspectors in HSE's Scotland east area is 1 November 1976. Details of inspectors' location within the area before 1985 are not available. The available information is as follows:
Number of factory inspectors in: Edinburgh Aberdeen Dundee1 Total in Scotland East 1 November 1976 — — — 26 1 April 1977 — — — 29 1978 — — — 31 1979 — — — 32 1980 — — — 33 1981 — — — 31 1982 — — — 32 1983 — — — 27 1984 — — — 25 1985 18 5 3 26 1986 16 4 3 23 1987 16 4 3 23 1988 16.5 4 — 20.5 1989 19.5 4 — 23.5 1 October 1989 21.5 5 — 26.5 1 HSE's Dundee office closed on 31 March 1988.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total number of factory inspectors in post for(a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom in each year since 1975.
§ Mr. NichollsNumbers of factory inspectors in Scotland and Great Britain are listed. HSE does not enforce health and safety legislation in Northern Ireland.
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Factory inspectors in: Scotland Great Britain 1 July 19751 n/a 557 1 January 1976 53 568 1 April 1976 54 624 1977 60 676.5 1978 64 695.5 1979 65 742 1980 67 759.5 1981 64 735 1982 62 678 1983 55 654.5 1984 51 627 1985 53 652 1986 48 623
Scotland Great Britain 1987 45 621.5 1988 46.5 592.5 1989 46 604 1 October 1989 51 619 1 HSE figures for factory inspectors in Great Britain became available from July 1975, and for Scotland from January 1976. n/a = not available. Totals for Great Britain include inspectors in the inspectorate and in HSE's headquarters engaged on line management work or contributing to international and national policy or technical standards.