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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Answer

Mr. Charles Clarke: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many staff were employed by the Central Science Laboratory at Torry in January 1995; and how many of those individuals were still employed by the CSL at York in January 1998 broken down (a) into (i) scientists and (ii) non-scientists and (b) into (1) mobile and (2) non-mobile grades. [41669] Mr. Rooker: [holding answer 12 May 1998]: The information requested on the Central Science Laboratory staff previously employed at Torry and those who continue to be employed at CSL York is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. January 1995 January 1998 Total staff 108 10 of which: Scientists 67 7 Non-scientists 41 3 Mobiles 45 8 Non-mobiles 63 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. On closure of the Torry laboratory, funding for work of particular relevance to Scotland was transferred to the Scottish Office and work programmes and associated staff were transferred to the Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen University and the Scottish Office Marine Laboratory.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

312 c277W; 41669

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Civil servants Location Staff York Government laboratories Central Science Laboratory Scientists Torry

Contains statistics

Yes