HC Deb 17 April 1986 vol 95 cc476-7W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of staff employed in (a) the Nature Conservancy Council and (b) the Development Commission in 1979 and 1985.

Mrs. Rumbold

The information is as follows:

1979 1985
(a) Nature Conservancy council 589½ 582½
(b) Development Commission 31 34

The main agency of the Development Commission is the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas (COSIRA). COSIRA employed 305 staff in 1979 and 292½ staff in 1985.