§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total numbers of workplace inspections conducted by the factory inspectorate in(a) Wales and (b) the United Kingdom in each year since 1975.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information is not available in the form requested for the years 1975 to 1984. The table shows the number of preventive inspection visits carried out by the factory inspectorate in Wales and Great Britain since 1 April 1985:
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Date (1 April–31 March) Wales Great Britain 1985–86 5,000 90,081 1986–87 4,843 94,308 1987–88 4,376 100,815 1988–89 4,618 101,141 The Health and Safety Executive does not enforce health and safety legislation in Northern Ireland.