§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many man-years of his Department's staff time were engaged in the supervision of abattoirs in 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonIn my reply to the hon. Member on 18 January 1 provided information for all years for which figures are available. Staff engaged on this work have other responsibilities and time allocated to specific duties is not recorded for the years prior to 1983–84. However, resources allocated in earlier years were similar to those employed in 1983–84.