§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list in the Official Report the number of persons, and their grades, who are employed in his Department's Fisheries Inspectorate and the total cost of maintaining these appointments in the years 1981, 1982 and the latest available figures for 1983, respectively.
§ Mr. JoplingThe Sea Fisheries Inspectorate (MAFF) staff is as follows:
End 1981 End 1982 Up to July 1983 Chief Inspector 1 1 1 Deputy Chief 1 1 1 Inspector District Inspector 12 12 12 Fishery Officer 12 13 *12 Scientific Officer Collectors of Fisheries Statistics 15 15 14 Assistant Scientific Officer 22 19 19 Higher Executive Officer 1 0 0 Executive Officer 1 1 1 Senior Data 3 3 3 Processor Clerical Officer 12 10 11 Clerical Assistant 3 3 3 Typist 7 7 7 Personal Assistant 1 1 1 Total Staff: 91 86 85
£ £ £ Full cost of Staff: 1,260,303 1,310,780 679,894 (i.e. Salaries, ERNIC Superannuation, general overheads, etc.) Expenses: 83,000 103,140 61,280 (including travel, subsistence and removals) Total Cost of Staff: 1,343,303 1,413,920 741,174 *Two under recruitment.