§ Mr. BlizzardTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many fisheries inspectors there are in each member state of the European Union. [68591]
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§ Mr. MorleyInformation on the number of inspectors for each Member State, based on the most recent report from the Commission on Monitoring the Common Fisheries Policy in 1995, copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House, is set out:
Country Number Belgium 6 Denmark 143 Germany 30 Greece 172 Spain 1262 France 532 Ireland 18 Italy 2— Netherlands 56 Portugal 12 Finland 890 Sweden 500 United Kingdom 3158 1 In addition to 30 national inspectors based in Madrid this includes a further 232 inspectors who work for the autonomous regions. Since the report was published we have been informed that the number of national inspectors for Spain has increased to 53. 2 In theory some 5,200 persons are available for inspection work as part of their duties. 3 The UK currently has 152 inspectors.