§ Mr. CummingsTo 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. OppenheimTable 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.