§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered workplaces the Health 75W 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. OppenheimIt 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.