§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list by area office of the Health and Safety Executive the number of factories which should have received a basic inspection visit in the financial year 1989–90 and the number which did receive such a visit; and when he expects the shortfall and the accumulated backlog from previous years' shortfalls to be made good.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is not available in respect of factories only. The table relates to all premises inspected by the factory inspectorate and the plans for their inspection in 1989–90.
Area Basic inspections planned Basic inspections completed South West 2,027 1,987 South 2,450 2,091 South East 2,448 2,055 London North 3,934 2,943 London South 2,013 2,194 East Anglia 1,639 2,266 Northern Home Counties 2,412 2,094 East Midlands 1,923 1,813 West Midlands 3,170 2,946 Wales 2,541 2,584 Marches 3,001 3,376 North Midlands 1,972 2,317 South Yorkshire and Humberside 3,094 2,395 West and North Yorkshire 2,579 2,400 Greater Manchester 2,499 2,504 Merseyside 2,240 2,313 North West 2,350 1,768 North East 2,050 2,624 Scotland East 2,724 1,993 Scotland West 2,405 1,616 The plan is to recover the shortfall and accumlated backlog over five years.