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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food;Farming and Rural Conservation Agency;Veterinary Medicines Directorate;Voluntary Licensing Authority;Meat Hygiene Service;Central Science Laboratory;Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science;Pesticides Safety Directorate

Answer

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will estimate the number and percentage of civil servants in his Department, at each grade including and above higher executive officer who (a) attended university and (b) attended either Oxford or Cambridge University. [33056] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 9 March 1998]: The information requested for the core Department is as follows: University attendees (as at 6 March 1998) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Grade Total staff Number at percentage Number at Oxford percentage University and Cambridge SCS 96 90 94 45 47 UG6 and equivalent 96 67 70 7 7 UG7 and equivalent 280 179 64 34 12 SEO and equivalent 537 353 66 21 4 HEO and equivalent 817 330 40 11 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The Executive Agencies are a matter for their Chief Executives, and I have asked them to reply to my hon. Friend direct. Letter from Dr. J. M. Rutter to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated 13 March 1998: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question about the number and percentage of civil servants in the Veterinary Medicines Directorate at each grade including and above HEO who attended a) university and b) either Oxford or Cambridge university. The question relates to personnel matters for which I am responsible up to and including UG6. The details are set out in the following table which includes figures for the Senior Civil Service provided by the Department. University attendees _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Grade Total Staff Number at percentage Number at Oxford or percentage University Cambridge SCS 3 3 100 0 0 UG6 and equivalent 3 2 67 0 0 UG7 and equivalent 27 19 70 2 7 SEO and equivalent 9 5 56 0 0 HEO and equivalent 10 2 20 0 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Letter from Michael Finnigan to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated 13 March 1998: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question about the estimated number and percentage of civil servants, within the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA), who (a) attended university and (b) attended either Oxford or Cambridge University. We do not hold these data in a readily accessible manner, and could only obtain them at disproportionate cost. Letter from T. W. A. Little to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated 13 March 1998: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question on the number and percentage of staff at VLA who have attended university and attended either Oxford or Cambridge University. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. VLA Total staff Number at percentage Number at Oxford percentage University and Cambridge SCS 3 3 100 1 33 UG6 and equivalent 10 7 70 0 0 UG7 and equivalent 112 85 76 9 8 SEO and equivalent 53 23 43 0 0 HEO and equivalent 85 29 34 0 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Letter from Johnston McNeill to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated 13 March 1998: As Chief Executive of the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS), your question to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food enquiring about the number and percentage of civil servants at each grade including and above higher executive officer who attended university and who attended with Oxford or Cambridge university has been passed to me for reply with regard to this Executive Agency. Information on attendance at university is not separately identified on MHS computer records. I therefore regret that the MHS is unable to provide this information, except at disproportionate cost. Letter from Professor P. I. Stanley to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated 13 March 1998: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Central Science Laboratory (CSL), to your question the number of civil servants who attended university and specifically Oxford or Cambridge University. This type of information is not held in a readily accessible form and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Letter from P. W. Greig-Smith to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated 13 March 1998: As Agency Chief Executive, I am responding to your questions to the Minister of Agriculture in relation to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science. Concerning the number and percentage of new staff who attended Oxford or Cambridge University, records are not retained on this basis. However, I can confirm that all new entrants to the CEFAS Agency, the majority of whom are within scientific grades, join through the regular Civil Service entrance procedure. Letter from G. K. Bruce to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated 13 March 1998: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), to your question concerning the percentage of civil servants within the Agency at each grade including and above higher executive officer who (a) attended university and (b) attended either Oxford or Cambridge University. The information you requested is as follows: University attendees (as at 6 March 1998) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Department/Agency Total staff Number at percentage Number at Oxford percentage University and Cambridge PSD SCS 3 2 67 1 33 UG6 and equivalent 2 2 100 0 0 UG7 and equivalent 16 15 94 2 13 SEO and equivalent 32 29 91 0 0 HEO and equivalent 63 55 87 0 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

33056; 308 c383-6W;308 c384-5W

Session

1997-98

Subjects

University of Cambridge Civil servants Government departments University of Oxford Universities Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Contains statistics

Yes