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Bees

Volume 711: debated on Tuesday 16 June 2009

Question

Asked by

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.