§ Mr. David Priceasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many civil servants he has in his Department of under-secretary rank and above; and how many of them are qualified scientists or engineers.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThere are 36 civil servants of under-secretary rank and above in my Department, and in addition four are on loan to other Departments, and one is on loan to the Commission of the European Communities; this gives a total of 41, of whom 12 are qualified scientists.