Written question asked by Michael Jack (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 December 1997. It was answered by Lord Cunningham of Felling (Labour) on Friday, 5 December 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many people will be involved in running his proposed computerised cattle passport scheme; and if he will publish a breakdown of the grades involved, together with their salary bandings.

Answer: Mr. Jack: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many people will be involved in running his proposed computerised cattle passport scheme; and if he will publish a breakdown of the grades involved, together with their salary bandings. [18830] Dr. John Cunningham: The British Cattle Movement Service will operate the Cattle Tracing System, providing a register of all cattle in Great Britain, their location and their movement history. Once it is fully operational, it will comprise an estimated 261 staff. The anticipated breakdown by grade and the salary bands are given in the following table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Grade Estimated number Salary band (£) 6 1 32,100-51,256 7 1 26,100-41,718 SEO 1 20,700-32,812 HEO 6 16,300-22,147 EO 24 10,093-17,715 AO 153 8,285-10,695 AA 61 6,612-8,050 SGB2 14 6,612-8,050 Total 261 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 18830; 302 c359W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Databases Animals Cattle Civil servants Disease control Pay Transport British Cattle Movement Service
Contains statistics: Yes