§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many health and safety inspectors there were in(a) 1986 and (b) 1995. [7901]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe Health and Safety Executive employed the following number of health and safety inspectors in:
Year (1 April) Number of inspectors 1986 1,231.50 1995 1,477.60 Figures given are full-time equivalent counts: part-timers were counted as half units until 1 April 1995; since then they are counted on the basis of the proportion of a full week that they work. For information there are also a broadly comparable number employed by local authorities.