HC Deb 08 December 1992 vol 215 cc613-4W
Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will list the number of(a) factory inspectors, (b) agricultural inspectors, (c) doctors and (d) nurses in the Health and Safety Executive area offices in (i) the Wales and south-west region and (ii) the home counties region in each year since 1978.

Mr. McLoughlin

(a) The number of Health and Safety (HSE) factory inspectors employed in Wales and the south-west region and home counties region in each year since 1978 was as follows:

(i)Wales and South-West (ii) Home Counties
1978 61 70.0
1979 67 79.0
1980 65 80.5
1981 61 74.5
1982 57 74.0
1983 50 72.0
1984 49 73.0
1985 49 72.5
1986 50 75.5
1987 53 73.5
1988 50 66.5
1989 50 67.0
1990 57 69.5
1991 58 70.5
1992 65 83.5

(b) The information available for the number of agricultural inspectors employed by HSE is as follows:

(i) Wales and South-West region (ii) Home Counties region
1985 33 31.0
1986 30 34.0
1987 30 29.0
1988 28 27.0
1989 28 27.0
1990 28 27.0
1991 28 28.5
1992 29 33.0

Note: Comparable figures are not available by these regions for earlier years because of changes in the basis of compiling staffing statistics for the occupational group.

(c) The information available for the number of doctors employed by HSE is as follows:

(i) Wales and South-West region (ii) Home Counties region
1985 8.5 5.0
1986 10.0 4.5
1987 9.5 5.5
1988 8.5 5.0
1989 7.0 6.0
1990 7.0 6.5
1991 6.0 8.0
1992 6.0 6.5

Note: Comparable figures are not available for earlier years by these regions because of changes in the basis of compiling staffing statistics for the occupational group.

(d) The information available for the number of nurses employed by HSE is as follows:

(i) Wales and South-west region (ii) Home Counties region
1985 5.5 4.0
1986 6.0 4.0
1987 5.0 2.0
1988 6.0 4.0
1989 6.0 4.0
1990 8.0 2.5
1991 7.0 3.5
1992 7.0 4.0

Notes:

Comparable figures are not available for earlier years by these regions because of changes in the basis of compiling staffing statistics for the occupational group.

Figures are for I April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.