Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 20 July 1964.
In reply to the hon. Gentleman's first question, the actual shortage over the whole field of the Factory Inspectorate is 48. We recruited 41 new inspectors in 1962, 43 last year, and I hope that we shall have a better picture by the end of this year. The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that in relation to this Act a large part of the inspection is the responsibility of local authorities and not of my Ministry.