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

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many civil servants in his Department (a) have a degree in science and (b) have held a position using that expertise. - Including figures and text of letters from J M Rutter of Veterinary Medicines Directorate, G K Bruce of...

Asked by

Ian Gibson (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 July 1998

For answer on

28 July 1998

Answered on

28 July 1998

Dr. Gibson: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many civil servants in his Department (a) have a degree in science and (b) have held a position using that expertise. [50897] Mr. Morley: We do not have the information in precisely the form requested. However, within core MAFF there are approximately 900 staff who have professional/vocational qualifications and are working in posts for which their qualifications are directly relevant, although not all of these will have science degrees. From the remaining 5,900 staff it is not possible to separately identify for statistical purposes those with science degrees who have held relevant posts. The Executive Agencies are the responsibility of their Chief Executives. I have asked them to reply direct to my hon. Friend. Letter from Dr. J. M. Rutter to Dr. Ian Gibson, dated 28 July 1998: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question about the number of civil servants in the Veterinary Medicines Directorate a) who have a degree in science and b) have held a position using that expertise. There are currently 39 staff in the veterinary and scientific grades, 37 of whom have a degree in science. Of the remaining staff it is not possible to identify separately those with science degrees who have held relevant posts. Letter from G. K. Bruce to Dr. Ian Gibson, dated 28 July 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 how many civil servants in the Agency have a degree in science and have held a position using that expertise. There are currently 123 staff in scientific grades and the vast majority of these have relevant degrees. From the remaining 89 staff in other grades it is not possible to identify for statistical purposes those with science degrees who have held relevant posts. Letter from T. W. A. Little to Dr. Ian Gibson, dated 28 July 1998: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question on how many civil servants in his Department (a) have a degree in science and (b) have held a position using that expertise. In the VLA, there are currently 549 staff in scientific grades and the majority of these have relevant degrees. From the remaining 568 staff in other grades it is not possible to separately identify for statistical purposes those with science degrees who have held relevant posts. Letter from Dr. V. J. Bye to Dr. Ian Gibson, dated 28 July 1998: In the absence of the 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 Agency (CEFAS). Your question related to the number of civil servants with science degrees. In the CEFAS Agency at 1 April 1998, of 233 staff in professional grades (mainly scientific and technical), the breakdown is: a) 181 with a degree in science b) 127 holding a position directly using that expertise If you require further information please contact me. Letter from Johnston McNeill to Dr. Ian Gibson, dated 28 July 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 have a degree in science and who have held a position using that expertise has been passed to me to respond as regards this Executive Agency. The MHS is responsible for enforcing meat hygiene, inspection and animal welfare at slaughter legislation in all licensed fresh meat premises in Great Britain. The MHS directly employs 48 veterinary staff, and contracts the services of 156 veterinary staff (on a full time equivalent basis), all of whom have a relevant degree in science and operate as Official Veterinary Surgeons in licensed premises using that expertise. Letter from Sarah Nason to Dr. Ian Gibson, dated 28 July 1998: The Minister has asked me to reply, in respect of the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA), to your question about how many civil servants have (a) a degree in science and (b) held a position using that expertise. In FRCA there are currently 317 staff in professional grades and the vast majority of these have degrees which are relevant to their current positions. For the remaining staff it is not possible to identify separately for statistical purposes those with science degrees who have held relevant posts. Letter from P. I. Stanley to Dr. Ian Gibson, dated 28 July 1998: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Central Science Laboratory (CSL), to your question concerning the number of staff who hold a degree in science and have held a position using that expertise. CSL currently employs 637 staff, 482 staff are employed on scientific work and of these 276 hold relevant degrees. In addition, 29 of the 155 staff employed in support positions hold a science degree and the majority are employed in a capacity that utilises this expertise.

Date

28 July 1998

Reference

317 c221-3W; 50897

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food;Voluntary Licensing Authority

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the veterinary inspection centres in England and Wales that were closed in each year between 1980 and 1997, the overall aggregate number and the location of each centre closed; and questions on same. - Includes text of...

Asked by

Lord Livsey of Talgarth (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 May 1998

Reference

312 c420-3W; 42305;42306

House

House of Commons

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

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. - Inc tables and texts of...

Asked by

Brian Jenkins (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 March 1998

For answer on

13 March 1998

Answered on

13 March 1998

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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

13 March 1998

Reference

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

House

House of Commons

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

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. - Inc text of letters from J M Rutter of Veterinary Medicines Directorate; T W A Little...

Asked by

Brian Jenkins (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 March 1998

For answer on

13 March 1998

Answered on

13 March 1998

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.

Date

13 March 1998

Reference

33057; 308 c385-7W

House

House of Commons

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

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...

Asked by

Brian Jenkins (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 March 1998

For answer on

13 March 1998

Answered on

13 March 1998

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.

Date

13 March 1998

Reference

33058; 308 c387-8W

House

House of Commons

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

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is his estimate of the expenditure by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies on official hospitality for (i) 1980-81, (ii) 1987-88, (iii) 1990-91, (iv) 1991-92, (v) 1992-93, (vi) 1993-94, (vii) 1994-95, (viii) 1995-96, (ix)...

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 November 1997

For answer on

8 December 1997

Answered on

8 December 1997

Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the expenditure by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies on official hospitality for (i) 1980-81, (ii) 1987-88, (iii) 1990-91, (iv) 1991-92, (v) 1992-93, (vi) 1993-94, (vii) 1994-95, (viii) 1995-96, (ix) 1996-97 and (x) 1 May to 30 September 1997, [15226] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 11 November 1997]: Expenditure on hospitality by Ministers and officials is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. MAFF 1980-81 n/a 1987-88 30,291 1990-91 54,420 1991-92 64,852 1992-93 72,986 1993-94 79,758 1994-95 64,092 1995-96 59,646 1996-97 70,104 1997-98 (May-September) 39,143 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a = not available. These figures do not include the expenditure by the Department's Agencies nor its non-departmental public bodies. Agencies will respond independently. The Department does not hold information about its NDPBs, and it could be provided only at disproportionate costs. Letter from Michael Finnigan to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 8 December 1997: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question about expenditure on official hospitality within the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA). FRCA is a new agency which came into being on 1 April 1997, and cannot, therefore show expenditure for financial years prior to 1997/98. For the period 1 May 1997 to 30 September 1997 expenditure on official hospitality was £5,805. This figure includes costs of refreshments for meetings, which are not separately identifiable from hospitality. Letter from Johnston McNeill to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 8 December 1997: As Chief Executive of the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS), your question to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food concerning the level of expenditure on official hospitality for various periods has been passed to me for reply with regard to this Executive Agency. The MHS was established as an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on 1 April 1995. It therefore does not have any information on expenditure on official hospitality prior to 1995. I can advise you that the MHS spent the following sums, on an accruals basis on hospitality during the respective financial years: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Expenditure (£) 1995-96 5,750 1996-97 13,011 1 April 1997-30 September 1997 4,697 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Letter from Dr. J. M. Rutter to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 8 December 1997: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question about expenditure on official hospitality by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, for (i) 1980-81, (ii) 1987-88, (iii) 1990-91, (iv) 1991-92, (v) 1992-93, (vi) 1993-94, (vii) 1994-95, (viii) 1995-96, (ix) 1996-97 and (x) 1st May to 30th September 1997, as this is an operational matter for which I am responsible. The Directorate was established as a Next Steps Agency on 2 April 1990 and did not maintain its own accounts until 1991/92. Since that date expenditure on official hospitality is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1991-92 1,239 1993-94 1,035 1994-95 1,817 1995-96 123 1996-97 186 1 May 1997-30 September 1997 Nil _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures shown for the years up to 1994-95 included the cost of lunches for industry liaison meetings and advisory groups which is now accounted for separately. Letter from P. W. Greig-Smith to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 8 December 1997: In response to your Parliamentary Question on official hospitality, I have been asked to provide you with the relevant figures covering the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). These are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1980-81 n/a 1987-88 n/a 1990-91 1,000 1991-92 645 1992-93 213 1993-94 1,645 1994-95 1,491 1995-96 1,292 1996-97 1,614 1997-98 April-September 1,026 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a = not available. Letter from G. K. Bruce to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 8 December 1997: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), to your question concerning expenditure incurred by PSD on official hospitality. The Directorate was launched as an Executive Agency on 1 April 1993. Figures prior to this date are not available. Expenditure from this date is set out below: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year £ 1993-94 380 1994-95 422 1995-96 1,269 1996-97 1,609 1997-98 (May to September) 964 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Letter from P. I. Stanley to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 8 December 1997. The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Central Science Laboratory (CSL), to your question concerning expenditure on official hospitality Expenditure prior to 1992, when CSL was first launched as an Agency, is included in Departmental Figures. The Agency was significantly enlarged and relaunched in 1994 and collocated to a new side between 1996 and the summer of 1997. Expenditure on hospitality within CSL is shown below: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year £000 1992-93 4.2 1993-94 4.7 1994-95 12.5 1995-96 23.6 1996-97 9.4 1997-98 (May -September) 4.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Expenditure on hospitality in 1995-96 includes the cost for the Visiting Group to CSL's Agriculture and Environment Directorate. The purpose of Visiting Group was to assess the quality and management of the science delivered by Directorate. Letter from T. W. A. Little to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 8 December 1997: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question on expenditure by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) on official hospitality. The VLA was launched as an Agency on 1 October 1995 as a result of the merger between the Central Veterinary Laboratory, already an Agency since April 1990, and the Veterinary Investigation Service, which was formerly part of the State Veterinary Service. Figures for expenditure on hospitality are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1993-94 16,720 1994-95 12,076 1995-96 18,900 1996-97 27,152 May-September 1997 14,392 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Figures prior to 1993-94 are included in MAFF figures. Figures from 1996-97 include the Veterinary Investigation Service following the merge in 1995.

Date

8 December 1997

Reference

15226; 302 c477-9W

House

House of Commons

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

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list, by regions defined by the boundaries of the regional government offices, the lowest hourly rate paid by his Department to (a) full-time employees, (b) part-time employees, (c) persons employed under personal contract and (d) persons employed by...

Asked by

Lord Chidgey (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 November 1997

For answer on

3 December 1997

Answered on

3 December 1997

Mr. Chidgey: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list, by regions defined by the boundaries of the regional government offices, the lowest hourly rate paid by his Department to (a) full-time employees, (b) part-time employees, (c) persons employed under personal contract and (d) persons employed by firms undertaking contracted-out services for central government offices, defining the job title in each case. [18118] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 2 December 1997]: I will answer for the Department, the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) and the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA). Chief Executives of the Department's other Agencies will be replying direct. Staff in the Department, PSD and FRCA are salaried. They are not paid by the hour and, in common with other Government Departments, only two geographical rates of salary exist--London and National. However, I am able to provide data based on salary levels divided by normal full-time working hours of 36 hours per week in London or 37 hours elsewhere. (a) for full-time employees the lowest hourly rate using a formula based on the above is as follows: Job Title Administrative assistant London pay rate £4.13 per hour National pay rate £3.42 per hour (b) for part-time employees in the same grade, the above rates are paid according to the number of hours they work. (c) employees in the same grade on fixed term contracts are also paid at the above rates. (d) the rates of pay of employees of firms in the private sector undertaking contracted-out services are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Letter form T.W.A. Little to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 3 December 1997: The Minster has asked me to reply to your question about the lowest hourly rate paid to staff within the VLA. Staff in this Agency are salaried and are not paid by the hour. However, I am able to provide data based on salary levels divided by normal full-time working hours of 36 hours per week in London or 37 hours elsewhere. In the VLA there are no geographical distinctions in pay. (a) For full-time employees the lowest hourly rate using a formula based on the above is an follows: Pay Band G Working 37 hours per week received £4.27 per hour Working 36 hours per week received £4.38 per hour (b) For part-time employees in the same grade the above rates are paid according to the number of hours they work. (c) Employees in the same pay band on personal contracts are also paid at the above rate. (d) This information is not available. At (c) we have regarded "personal contracts" as fixed term appointees. Letter from Michael Finnigan to Mr. David Chidgey, Dated 3 December 1997: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and food has asked me to reply to your question about the lowest hourly rate paid to staff within the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA). Staff in the FRCA are salaried and not paid by the hour. However, I am able to provide data based on salary levels divided by normal full-time working hours of 36 hours per week in London or 37 hours elsewhere. (a) For full-time employees the lowest hourly rate using a formula based on the above is as follows: Job Title: Administrative Assistant London pay rate: £4.13 per hour National pay rate: £3.42 per hour (b) For part-time employees in the same grade, the above rates are paid according to the number of hours they work. (c) Employees in the same pay band on personal contracts are also paid at the above rate. (d) This information is not available. Letter from Professor P. I. Stanley to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 3 December 1997: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Central Science Laboratory (CSL), to your question concerning the lowest hourly rate paid to employees. Staff in CSL are salaried and are not paid by the hour. However, I am able to provide data based on salary levels divided by the normal full-time working hours of 37 per week. For full-time employees the lowest hourly rate, based on the formula above, is £3.62 per hour for a member of staff in the CSL Level 1 grade. For part-time employees in the same grade the above rate is paid according to the number of hours worked. Employees in the same grade on fixed-term contracts are also paid at the above rate. There are no geographical distinctions in the rates of pay. Letter from J.M. Rutter to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 3 December 1997: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question about lowest hourly rates of pay in the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), as this is an operational matter for which I am responsible. Staff in the VMD are salaried and not paid by the hour. However, I am able to provide data based on salary levels divided by normal full time working hours of 36 hours per week. For full or part time staff the lowest rate is for an Administrative Assistant earning £4.13 per hour. We do not employ any staff on personal contracts in this grade, and the rates of pay of employees working for companies contracted by VMD are not held by VMD. Letter from Johnston McNeill to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 3 December 1997: As Chief Executive of the Meat Hygiene Services (MHS), your question to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food enquiring about the lowest hourly rate paid to full-time employees, part-time employees and others has been passed to me for reply with regard to this Executive Agency. MHS staff are salaried and not paid by the hour. However I am able to provide data based on salary levels divided by normal full time and part time working hours of 37 and 16 hours per week respectively. MHS pay levels are on a national (Great Britain) basis and not differentiated by regional boundaries. For full time employees the lowest hourly rate is £4.00 per hour for the Office Junior post. For part time employees the lowest hourly rate is £5.29 hour for the Executive Assistant post. The MHS does not have any persons employed under personal contracts. The MHS employs the services of contract Official Veterinary Surgeons (OVSs) to carry out the enforcement of fresh meat hygiene, inspection and animal welfare at slaughter legislation in licensed premises. The MHS has no information of the rates of pay of such contract OVSs employed by private veterinary practices. Letter from P.W. Greig-Smith to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 3 December 1997: In response to your Parliamentary Question on hourly rates of pay, I have been asked to provide you with the relevant figures covering the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Agriculture Science (CEFAS). Staff in CEFAS are salaried and are not paid by the hour. However, we are able to provide an hourly rate, based on the salary level divided by normal full-time working hours of 37 hours per week. (a) For full-time employees the lowest hourly rate using the above formula is as follows: Job Title: Administrative Assistant Hourly rate: £3.42 (b) For part-time employees in the same grade, the above rate is paid according to the number of hours they work. (c) Employees in the same grade on personal contracts are also paid at the above rate. (d) The rates of pay of employees working for companies contracted by CEFAS are not known.

Date

3 December 1997

Reference

18118; 302 c264-7W

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House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food;Veterinary Medicines Directorate;Agricultural Development and Advisory Service;Intervention Board;Voluntary Licensing Authority;Central Science Laboratory;Meat Hygiene Service

How many (a) full-time jobs, (b) part-time jobs, (c) full-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed term-contracts, (d) part-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed term-contracts, (e) temporary jobs and (f) jobs classified as casual there have been in (1) his Department...

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Lord Hain (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

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2 December 1996

Answered on

2 December 1996

Mr. Hain: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many (a) full-time jobs, (b) part-time jobs, (c) full-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed term-contracts, (d) part-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed term-contracts, (e) temporary jobs and (f) jobs classified as casual there have been in (1) his Department and (2) executive agencies of his Department for each year since 1992. [5428] Mr. Boswell: [holding answer 25 November 1996]: I will answer for the Department and the pesticides safety directorate. Chief executives of the Department's other agencies will be replying direct to the hon. Gentleman. Departments and agencies are not responsible for their own budgets and resources so fixed complements no longer exist. Staff numbers are, therefore, the most accurate guide to the number of jobs in a Department. Information on the numbers of full-time, part-time and casual staff employed in my Department and the pesticides safety directorate as at 1 April each year since 1992 can be found in the civil service staff in post summary tables, copies of which can be found in the Library of the House. Temporary staff are identified as casuals. In addition to that information there were, at 1 April 1996, 54 full-time and nine part-time staff on fixed-term appointments in the Department and PSD. It is not possible to distinguish between renewable and non-renewable appointments. Figures for fixed-term appointments in previous years are not available. Letter from Dr. J. M. Rutter, to Mr. Peter Hain MP, dated 2 December 1996: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question about staff numbers as this is an operational matter for which I am responsible. [5428] Information on the numbers of full-time (FT), part-time (PT) and casual staff employed in the Veterinary Medicines Directorate as at 1 April since 1992 is given in the tables below. Information in casual jobs before April 1994, on temporary jobs and on those with renewable and non-renewable fixed-term contracts cannot be separately identified. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Permanent and casual FT PT Total April 1992 76 14 90 April 1993 85 9 94 Permanent Casual Combined FT PT Total FT PT Total total April 1994 82 14 96 3 0 3 99 April 1995 77 12 89 8 0 8 97 April 1996 95 14 109 6 2 8 117 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Letter from Phillip Needham to Mr. Peter Hain, dated 2 December 1996: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has asked me to reply direct to your Parliamentary Question in which you ask how many (a) full-time jobs, (b) part-time jobs, (c) full-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed term-contracts, (d) part-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed term-contracts, (e) temporary jobs and (f) jobs classified as casual that have been in (1) his Department and (2) Executive Agencies of his Department for each year since 1992. [5428] The information relating to ADAS is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Permanent Permanent{1} Casual Casual{1} 1 April full-time part-time full-time part-time July 1992 2,410 73 167 -- 1993 2,287 190 179 -- 1994 2,099 221 153 23 1995 1,773 165 150 16 1996 1,551 107 132 11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Part-timers are counted as whole posts. We cannot extract the information concerning renewable and unrenewable fixed term-contracts without disproportionate cost to the agency. Letter from George Trevelyan to Mr. Peter Hain, dated 2 December 1996: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply to your question about how many (a) full-time jobs, (b) part-time jobs, (c) full-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (d) part-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (e) temporary jobs and (f) jobs classified as casual there have been in the Intervention Board for each year since 1992, as this matter is within my operational responsibility. [5428] The numbers of permanent and casual full-time and part-time staff employed by this Agency as at 1 April each year since 1992 are published in the Civil Service staff-in post summary tables, and also the Departmental Reports for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Intervention Board, copies of which may be found in the Library of the House. Temporary staff are identified as casuals. In addition to that information, I can also confirm that over the period since 1992 no full-time or part-time staff have been employed by the Intervention Board on either renewable, or unrenewable fixed-term appointments. Letter from T. W. A. Little to Mr. Peter Hain, dated 2 December 1996: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question about the number of full-time, part time and casual posts within the Agency and the various terms of employment terms relating to those posts. [5428] We do not keep records which readily relate to the precise terms of your Question but the following table provides much of the information: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. VLA CVL 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Permanent Full-time 921 620 586 608 598 581 Part-time 98 60 61 61 61 60 Fixed-term Full-time 4 4 4 -- -- -- Part-time -- -- -- -- -- -- Casual Full-time 60 29 46 36 27 23 Part-time 14 2 -- 5 7 -- Total 1,097 711 697 710 693 664 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A word or two of explanation is also necessary. The table refers to staff in post at 1 January of each year. A detailed breakdown relating to jobs rather than staff is not readily available. The figures for 1992-96 refer to the Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL). The figures for the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) for 1996 reflect the increase in Agency staffing following the merger of CVL with the Veterinary Investigation Service in October 1995 to form the new Agency, the VLA. There is no differentiation between fixed-term contracts which are renewable or unrenewable. All contracts are reviewed before expiry to consider whether they should be terminated, extended or become permanent. Letter from Professor P. I. Stanley to Mr. Peter Hain, dated 2 December 1996: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Central Science Laboratory (CSL), to your question concerning the numbers of full-time, part-time and casual staff employed since 1992. The following table illustrates the information that is available. Staff numbers for 1992 are not separately identifiable from MAFF and, for 1993, separate details of full-time and part-time casual staff are not available The figures for 1995 reflect the merger of CSL with the MAFF Food Science Laboratories in April 1994. [5428] _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Permanent Casual Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time 1993 364 49 55.5 - 1994 401 41 20 1 1995 576 53 64 7 1996 591 62 42 9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Letter from Johnston McNeill to Mr. Peter Hain, dated 2 December 1996: As Chief Executive of the Meat Hygiene Service your Parliamentary Question to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food concerning the number of (a) full-time jobs, (b) part-time jobs, (c) full-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed term-contracts, (d) part-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (e) temporary jobs and (f) jobs classified as casual in Executive Agencies of his Department for each year since 1992 has been passed to me for reply with respect to this Agency. [5428] The Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) was established as an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) on 1 April 1995. It took over from local authorities responsibility for enforcing meat hygiene, inspection and animal welfare at slaughter legislation in licensed fresh meat premises in Great Britain. The information requested relating to the MHS is listed in the annex attached to this letter. As you will note, 35 full time staff were employed by the MHS in 1994 before its official launch in April 1995. Meat Hygiene Service _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Staff in Post Figures by Category Number 1994 Full-time jobs 35 Part-time jobs Nil Full-time jobs on renewable fixed term contracts Nil Full-time jobs on unrenewable fixed term contracts Nil Part-time jobs on renewable fixed term contracts Nil Part-time jobs on unrenewable fixed term contracts Nil Temporary jobs Nil Casual jobs Nil Total 35 1995 Full-time jobs 784 Part-time jobs 4 Full-time jobs on renewable fixed term contracts 107 Full-time jobs on unrenewable fixed term contracts Nil Part-time jobs on renewable fixed term contracts 2 Part-time jobs on unrenewable fixed term contracts Nil Temporary jobs AS Casual jobs 198 Total 1,095 1996 Full-time jobs 803 Part-time jobs 4 Full-time jobs on renewable fixed term contracts 277 Full-time jobs on unrenewable fixed term contracts Nil Part-time jobs on renewable fixed term contracts 2 Part-time jobs on unrenewable fixed term contracts Nil Temporary jobs AS Casual jobs 286 Total 1,372 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

2 December 1996

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5428; 286 c522-5W;286 c520-3W

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