§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his answer of 26 March,Official Report,, column 59, what was the number of wages inspectorate officers in the divisional offices with responsibility for Wales, by grade, for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is given in the following table.
Grade 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Senior executive officer 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 Higher executive officer 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 5 5 5 Executive officer 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 16 18 18 Administrative officer 4 4 5 3 2 3 3 3 10.5 9.5 7 Administrative assistant 1 1 — — 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 Typist — — — — — — — — — 0.5 0.5 TOTALS 14 13 12 10 9 11 11 10 36.5 36 33.5