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Written question asked by Lord Marlesford (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bach (Labour) on Monday, 10 October 2005.


Rural Payments Agency: Staffing

Question
How many persons are currently employed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to monitor and inspect compliance with the Single Farm Payment scheme.
Answer

The Rural Payments Agency currently employs some 240 full-time equivalent inspectors for compliance monitoring purposes across all of the schemes it administers. There are currently 200 persons trained to undertake inspections for compliance with the single payment scheme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1517; 674 c75WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Inspections Monitoring Staff Rural Payments Agency
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk