§ Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the up-to-date figures of recruitment of health and safety inspectors over the last 12 months.
Mr. JacksonIn the year ended 1 November 1991 a total of 171 inspectors were recruited by the Health and Safety Executive. A further 63 joined the organisation with the transfers of responsibility for offshore and railway safety.