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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 November 2004. It was answered by Richard Caborn (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many professional archaeologists are employed (a) directly in her Department and (b) in agencies for which her Department is responsible. - Including figures.
Answer

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many professional archaeologists are employed (a) directly in her Department and (b) in agencies for which her Department is responsible. [198847] Mr. Caborn: The Department does not directly employ any archaeologists. Our statutory advisers on archaeological matters are English Heritage, and they employ a total of 306 archaeologists.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
198847; 426 c1541W;426 c1544W
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Executive agencies Archaeology Staff Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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