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

Answer

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will estimate, for each of the last five years, the number and percentage of new civil servants in his Department who attended Oxford or Cambridge University, broken down into the number of entrants joining the Department from (a) the regular Civil Service entrance procedure, (b) the fast stream and (c) the private sector. [33058] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 9 March 1998]: Information for each of the last five years could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, in the calendar year 1997, there were 1,464 new entrants in the core Department, two of whom attended Oxford or Cambridge University. One of these joined through the regular Civil Service entrance procedure and the other one through the fast stream. Information on new entrants from the private sector could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The Executive Agencies are a matter for their Chief Executives, and I have asked them to reply to my hon. Friend direct. 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 VLA staff, for each of the last five years, who attended Oxford or Cambridge University, broken down by those joining VLA via the regular Civil Service entrance procedure, the fast stream and the private sector. Information for each of the last five years could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, in calendar year 1997 there were 166 new entrants in VLA of whom none went to Oxford of Cambridge University. 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 new civil servants who attended Oxford or Cambridge University broken down by various joining options. Information on attendance at university is not separately identifiable 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 Oxford or Cambridge University and the route by which they joined the Civil Service. 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 question to the Minister of Agriculture in relation to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. The information requested in relation to attendance at Oxford or Cambridge University is not readily available. Records are not retained on this basis and the information could only be provided at disproportionate cost. You may find it helpful, however, to have details of CEFAS staff by grade and percentage who attended university. These are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total Staff No. who attended University percentage SCS or equivalent 2 2 100 UG6 or equivalent 12 11 92 UG7 or equivalent 33 27 82 SEO or equivalent 50 32 64 HEO or equivalent 68 36 53 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 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 new entrant civil servants joining the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) in each of the last five years who attended Oxford or Cambridge University. The question relates to personnel matters for which I am responsible. None of the new staff joining the VMD in the last five years attended either Oxford or Cambridge University. 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, for each of the last five years, of new civil servants within the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA), who attended Oxford or Cambridge University. We do not hold these data in a readily accessible manner, and could only obtain these 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 new civil servants within the Agency who attended Oxford or Cambridge University, broken down into the number of entrants who joined from (a) the regular Civil Service entrance procedure, (b) the fast stream, and (c) the private sector. I regret that the information for each of the last five years could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, in calendar year 1997 there were 24 new entrants into PSD, none of whom went to Oxford or Cambridge University.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

33058; 308 c387-8W

Session

1997-98

Subjects

University of Cambridge Civil servants Civil service Government departments University of Oxford Private education Recruitment Universities Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Contains statistics

Yes