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

Answer

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will estimate the number of civil servants in his Department, at each grade, who received their schooling in the independent school sector. [33057] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 9 March 1998]: Personnel information for the core Department does not include a breakdown on types of schools. They could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The Executive Agencies are a matter for their Chief Executives, and I have asked the to reply to my hon. Friend direct. Letter from 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 who received their schooling in the independent school sector. The question relates to personnel matters for which I am responsible. I am afraid that this information is not kept centrally and can be obtained only 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 of staff at VLA who received their schooling in the independent school sector. VLA personnel information does not include a breakdown on types of schools. The information would only be available at disproportionate cost. 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 of civil servants who received their schooling in the independent school sector has been passed to me to reply with regard to this Executive Agency. Information on attendance at independent schools 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 P. W. Greig-Smith to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated 13 March 1998: As Agency Chief Executive, I am responding to your question to the Minister of Agriculture in relation to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science. With regard to the number of staff who received their schooling in the independent school sector, unfortunately personnel information does not include a breakdown on types of schools attended. This would only be available 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 received independent schooling. This type of information is not held in a readily accessible form and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. 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 number of civil servants within the Agency who received their schooling in the independent school sector. I regret that our personnel information does not include a breakdown on types of schools attended and this could only be provided at disproportionate cost. 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 of civil servants within the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA), who received their schooling in the independent school sector. We do not hold these data in a readily accessible manner, and could only obtain these at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

33057; 308 c385-7W

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Civil servants Government departments Private education Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food