§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many full-time equivalent staff have been employed as environmental health inspectors in British(a) airports and (b) ports in each of the last 10 years. [157032]
§ Ms StuartI have been asked to reply.
Responsibility for employing environmental health officers at airports and ports rests with the local authorities which have responsibilities for the ports' health work. The number of enforcement officers is determined by the local authorities. The numbers of such officers are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.