HC Deb 09 December 1992 vol 215 cc722-6W
Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will list the number of(a) agricultural inspectors and (b) factory inspectors in the HSE area offices in (i) London and the south-east and (ii) the midlands region in each year since 1978.

Mr. McLoughlin

(a) The information available for Health and Safety Executive (HSE) agricultural inspectors is as follows:

(i) London and south-east region (ii) Midlands region
1985 10 31
1986 8 34
1987 9 31
1988 10 30
1989 9 31
1990 11 30
1991 10 27
1992 10 30

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

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.

(b) The number of factory inspectors employed by HSE in (i) London and the south-east and (ii) the midlands region in each year since 1978 was:

Year (i) London and South East region (ii) Midlands region
1978 98.0 122.0
1979 108.0 124.0
1980 110.0 132.0
1981 111.0 127.0
1982 105.0 118.0
1983 99.0 109.0
1984 91.0 103.0
1985 100.0 106.0
1986 94.0 105.5
1987 94.5 104.5
1988 96.0 101.5
1989 96.0 103.5
1990 93.0 116.0
1991 95.0 120.5
1992 99.0 132.5

Note: Figures are for 1 April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.

Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will list the number of(a) nurses and (b) doctors employed in the HSE area offices in the (i) London and south-east and (ii) midlands regions, in each year since 1978.

Mr. McLoughlin

(a) The information available for nurses employed by the Health and Safety Executive in (i) London and the south-east and (ii) the midlands is as follows:

(i) London and South East region (ii) Midlands region
1985 4 8
1986 4 8
1987 5 8
1988 5 9
1989 6 8
1990 5 9
1991 6 8
1992 7 9

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

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.

(b) The information available for doctors employed by the Health and Safety Executive in (i) London arid the south-east and (ii) the midlands is:

(i) London and the South East region (ii) Midlands region
1985 10.0 12.0
1986 10.0 10.5
1987 6.5 10.5
1988 4.5 10.0
1989 4.5 8.0
1990 4.0 9.0
1991 3.5 8.0
1992 6.5 10.0

Note: Figures are for 1 April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.

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.

Mr. Galbraith

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

Mr. McLoughlin

(a) The available information for Health and Safety Executive (HSE) agricultural inspectors in the north-west region is as follows:

Number
1985 12
1986 13
1987 13
1988 10
1989 12
1990 14
1991 14
1992 17

Note: Figures are for 1 April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.

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

(b) The number of factory inspectors employed by HSE in the north-west region in each year since 1978 was:

Number
1978 92
1979 97
1980 90
1981 93
1982 87
1983 85
1984 83
1985 85.5
1986 78.5
1987 78.5
1988 74.5
1989 80
1990 83.5
1991 82.5
1992 79.5

Note: Figures are for 1 April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.

(c) The information available for HSE doctors in the north-west region is as follows:

Number
1985 10
1986 8
1987 9
1988 7
1989 7
1990 5
1991 7
1992 7.5

Note: Figures are for 1 April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.

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

(d) The information available for HSE nurses in the north-west region is as follows:

Number
1985 7
1986 7
1987 7
1988 7
1989 7
1990 6
1991 7
1992 8

Note: Figures are for 1 April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.

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

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 arid (d) nurses in the Health and Safety Executive area offices in the Yorkshire and north-east region in each year since 1978.

Mr. McLoughlin

(a) The number of factory inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the Yorkshire and north-east region in each year since 1978 was:

Number
1978 101.0
1979 104.0
1980 108.0
1981 103.0
1982 90.0
1983 92.5
1984 88.0
1985 91.0
1986 88.0
1987 86.5
1988 79.5
1989 84.5
1990 90.5
1991 92.5
1992 89.5

Note: Figures are for 1 April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.

(b) The information available for Health and Safety Executive agricultural inspectors in the Yorkshire and north-east region is as follows:

Number
1985 18
1986 17
1987 18
1988 14
1989 16
1990 19
1991 22
1992 18

Note: Figures are for 1 April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.

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 Health and Safety Executive doctors in the Yorkshire and north-east region is as follows:

Number
1985 9.0
1986 9.5
1987 7.0
1988 6.0
1989 6.5
1990 8.5
1991 7.5
1992 8.5

Note: Figures are for 1 April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.

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.

(d) The information available for HSE nurses in the Yorkshire and north-east region is:

Number
1985 10
1986 12
1987 10
1988 10
1989 10
1990 9
1991 9
1992 8

Note: Figures are for 1 April each year and show full-time equivalent staff.

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