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Mr. Ernie Ross
asked the Paymaster General how many people have been employed in the administrative regions of Scotland in each year since 1980 in (a) the Health and Safety Executive and (b) Her Majesty's factory inspectorate.
Mr. Trippier
The number of people employed in Scotland in each year since 1980 in (a) the Health and Safety Executive (including Her Majesty's factory inspectorate) and (b) Her Majesty's factory inspectorate are:
| HSE | Factory inspectorate1 | |
| 2 1980 | 232 | 148 |
| 1981 | 231 | 154 |
| 1982 | 210 | 135 |
| 1983 | 197 | 135 |
| 1984 | 188 | 130 |
| 1985 | 189 | 115 |
| 1986 | 175 | 110 |
| 1987 | 179 | 109 |
| 1 This does not include specialist factory inspectors in the Field Consultant Group, who were transferred to HSE's new Technology Division in 1985. | ||
| 2 March. | ||