HC Deb 17 November 2003 vol 413 cc576-7W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many care home inspectors are employed; how many vacancies there are in each region for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [136868]

Dr. Ladyman

The information requested is shown in the table.

South East South West West Midlands Yorkshire/Humberside PVH National
Number of Inspectors on Establishment (wte) 256.13 195.99 144.26 132.86 61.35 1,439.1
Headcount of Inspectors in Post 261 205 150 135 66 1,475
Number of Inspectors in Post (wte) 246.79 189.39 139.29 129.41 59.73 1,390.1
Vacancies 9.34 6.60 4.97 3.45 1.62 48.94
Percentage of inspectors in post 96.35 96.63 96.55 97.40 97.36 96.60

wte—whole-time equivalent