Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many bee inspectors there were in each year since 1996. [HL3942]
The numbers of bee inspectors in England and Wales each year since 1996 were as follows:
Numbers of Bee Inspectors 1996 45 1997 45 1998 44 1999 46 2000 47 2001 47 2002 46 2003 47 2004 45 2005 45 2006 45 2007 45 2008 45 2009 64 (including 4 current vacancies)
These figures include the full-time regional bee inspectors (10 in 1996-98, eight since then) and since 2004 the national bee inspector. The remainder are seasonal bee inspectors and are employed for the active beekeeping season.