Non-Industrial Civil Servants (Hansard, 20 July 1972)

§ Mr. Body
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Whether he will state the number of non-industrial civil servants employed in the Legal Department, Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division, External Relations Division, Milk and Milk Products Division, Sugar and Tropical Foodstuffs Division, Meat and Fatstock Divisions, Fisheries Department, including Fisheries Laboratories, Finance Department, Establishments Department, General Agricultural Policy Division, Information Division, Economics Division, Statistics Division, Home-Grown Cereals, Eggs and Poultry Division, General Food Policy Divisions, Horticultural Divisions, Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate, Co-operation and Labour Division, Land Tenure Division, Land Use Division and Animal Health Divisions, respectively, of his Department on 18th June, 1970; and how many were so employed on 18th June, 1972.

§ Mr. Prior
The figures at the nearest convenient dates—1st July, 1970, and 1st April, 1972—were as follows:
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March, 1972, of acreages expected to be under crops are given in the following table, together with the corresponding forecasts for March, 1971, and the actual areas sown by June.

Divisions 1st July, 1970 1st April, 1972

Legal Department 79 84

Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds 38 38

External Relations 60 41^{^*}

Milk and Milk Products 34 31

Sugar and Tropical Food-stuffs 17 20

Meat and Livestock Improvement 27 —^{^*}

Fatstock 30 29

Meat — 13^*

Meat and Fatstock Planning — 11^*

Fisheries Department 412 555†

Finance Department 831 785

Establishment Department 1,087 1,021^*

General Agricultural Policy 32 42^*

Information 113 124

Economics 63 57

Statistics 286 270

Cereals 38 48

Eggs and Poultry 22 —^*

Eggs, Poultry and Potatoes — 24^*

General Food Policy 50 —^*

Food Policy — 27^*

Food and Drink Industries — 19^*

Horticulture 66 71

Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate 54 56

Co-operation and Labour 40 31

Land Tenure 27 —^*

Land Use 19 —^*

Land Use and Tenure — 45^*

Animal Health 137 156

^* Functions and composition altered between the specified dates.

†Torry Research Station transferred from Department of Trade and Industry on 1st April, 1972.

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§ Mr. Body
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the number of non-industrial civil servants employed in the Food Standards, Science and Safety Division of his Department on 18th June, 1970; and how many were employed in the Food Standards and Science Division and Safety, Pesticides and Infestation Control Division on 18th June,1972.

§ Mr. Prior
The figures at the nearest convenient dates—1st July, 1970, and 1st April, 1972—were as follows:

1st July, 1970 1st April 1972

Food Standards and Food Science Divisions 26 45

Safety, Pesticides and In festation Control Division 44 46

§ Mr. Body
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the number of non-industrial civil servants employed in the Crop Improvement Division and Emergency Services and Defence Division of his Department on 18th June, 1970; and how many were employed in the Defence, Emergencies and Crop Improvement Division on 18th June, 1972.

§ Mr. Prior
The figures at the nearest convenient dates—1st July, 1970, and 1st April, 1972—were 65 and 64, respectively.

Divisions	1st July, 1970	1st April, 1972
Legal Department	79	84
Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds	38	38
External Relations	60	41^{^*}
Milk and Milk Products	34	31
Sugar and Tropical Food-stuffs	17	20
Meat and Livestock Improvement	27	—^{^*}
Fatstock	30	29
Meat	—	13^*
Meat and Fatstock Planning	—	11^*
Fisheries Department	412	555†
Finance Department	831	785
Establishment Department	1,087	1,021^*
General Agricultural Policy	32	42^*
Information	113	124
Economics	63	57
Statistics	286	270
Cereals	38	48
Eggs and Poultry	22	—^*
Eggs, Poultry and Potatoes	—	24^*
General Food Policy	50	—^*
Food Policy	—	27^*
Food and Drink Industries	—	19^*
Horticulture	66	71
Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate	54	56
Co-operation and Labour	40	31
Land Tenure	27	—^*
Land Use	19	—^*
Land Use and Tenure	—	45^*
Animal Health	137	156
^* Functions and composition altered between the specified dates.
†Torry Research Station transferred from Department of Trade and Industry on 1st April, 1972.

	1st July, 1970	1st April 1972
Food Standards and Food Science Divisions	26	45
Safety, Pesticides and In festation Control Division	44	46