§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many scientists are employed by the Nature Conservancy Council in England, Scotland and Wales and by individual location.
§ Mr. TrippierI am advised by the Nature Conservancy Council that the following number of scientific staff were employed on 16 January in scientific posts at the following locations:
Permanent Limited period appointments Totals England Peterborough 67 66 133 Wye 12 11 23 Newbury 11 4 15 Taunton 13 9 22 Norwich 12 8 20 Shrewsbury 16 5 21 Newcastle 12 7 19 Bowness-on-Windermere 12 9 21 TOTAL 274 Scotland Edinburgh 23.5 26 49.5 Balloch 12 5 17 Aberdeen 10 11 21 Inverness l4 12 26 TOTAL 113.5 Wales Bangor 13 10 23 Aberystwyth 8 9 17 Cardiff 6 5 11 TOTAL 51 OVERALL TOTALS 241.5 197 438.5 These figures include officers based at sub-regional offices. Staff with scientific backgrounds also occupy some administrative and other non-scientific posts.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of research projects and related expenditure undertaken by the Nature366W Conservancy Council into the effects on the marine ecology of British waters of commercial fish farming, broken down into England, Scotland and Wales.
§ Mr. TrippierThe Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) has commissioned the following research projects related to the effects on marine ecology of commercial fish farming. All were carried out in Scottish waters.
Financial year and title of project NCC expenditure1 £ 1982–83 Impact of marine fish farming in Scotland 4,981 1983–84 Survey of Mariculture sites in the Western Isles 8,710 1987–88 The reduction of the impact of fish farming on the nature marine environment 8,955 1987–88 Impact of fish farmed salmon on native stocks 3,900 In addition, the NCC contributed to the following projects, funded by other bodies in Scotland:
Financial year/title and other contributors NCC expenditure1 £ 1985–89 Highlands and Islands Development Board Study on 'Impact of Fish Farming' 15,000 1986–88 Shetland Islands Council and Shetland Salmon Producers' Association 'Shetland Fish-Farming impact survey' 29,630 1 These figures exclude project management costs (permanent staff salaries and related expenses).