HC Deb 22 June 1995 vol 262 cc381-2W
Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many health and safety inspectors were in post in each region in each of the last five years. [29359]

Mr. Oppenheim

Table A shows the number of health and safety inspectors employed in the Health and Safety Executive's field operations division regions. The figures comprise factory inspectors, agricultural inspectors, specialist inspectors and quarries inspectors. Table B shows the number of mines inspectors in the Mines Inspectorate, which is organised in districts. The figures are for the 1 April for each year. They do not include HSE inspectors working in nationally organised inspectorates; nor inspectors employed by other enforcing authorities.

available in the Library. The latest available information for the United Kingdom which may differ from that printed in these publications is shown in the table:

Total civilian employment1 in the United Kingdom at June of each year: year-on-year changes 1979–1994
Year Thousands
1979–80 -57
1980–81 -972
1981–82 -429
1982–83 -281
1983–84 648
1984–85 285
1985–86 29
1986–87 560
1987–88 855
1988–89 804
1989–90 270
1990–91 -880
1991–92 -530
1992––93 -364
1993–94 37
1 Unadjusted for seasonal variation.