HC Deb 15 May 1995 vol 260 cc74-5W
Mr. McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered workplaces the Health and Safety Executive has been responsible for, for each of the past five years; and what proportion each year has received an inspection-type visit from a Health and Safety Executive inspector in (a) the past year and (b) the past five years. [23368]

Mr. Oppenheim

It is estimated that some 650,000 premises are registered with the Health and Safety Executive. The HSE's systems are designed to record all

Number of planned inspections completed or planned by HSE operational divisions
1989–90 Outturn 1990–91 Outturn 1991–92 Outturn 1992–93 Outturn 1993–94 Outturn 1994–95 Planned
Field Operations Division planned inspections 164,122 165,198 168,865 157,426 152,014 157,000
Mines Inspectorate planned inspections 6,290 3,064 2,462 2,190 1,707 1,290
Offshore Safety Division planned inspections (1) 359 405 467 370
Railway Inspectorate planned inspections (2) 2,306 1,452 1,482 2,080
Technology and Health Sciences Division planned inspections 348 243 285 459 563 480

Notes:

1. HSE assumed responsibility for offshore safety on 1 April 1991.

2. The Railway Inspectorate transferred from the Department of Transport on 3 December 1990.