§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total number of permanent staff employed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at its Exeter Office at the time when 18 members of staff were suspended. [HL1587]
§ Lord WhittyThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has three offices located in Exeter. They are:
Clyst House, Winslade Park, Clyst St Mary;
156WAEstuary House, Peninsula Park, Rydon Lane; and,
5 Hanover Court, Manaton Close, Matford Business Park.
Members of staff who were suspended at the beginning of August 2001 were temporarily working at the Clyst House office. The number of permanent staff employed at Clyst House at that time was as 444. This figure comprises 337 members of staff working for the Rural Payments Agency and 107 members of staff working for the State Veterinary Service. It does not include staff from other offices in Exeter and elsewhere who were temporarily employed at Clyst House on loan to the State Veterinary Service for foot and mouth disease work.