§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many civil servants are employed in each area of her Department's responsibilities, and at what grades; and what the equivalent figures for the same responsibilities were prior to the establishment of DEFRA. [10618]
§ Margaret Beckett[holding answer 26 October 2001]: The information requested is given in the figures. The data are derived from different sources and this may lead to minor inconsistencies. The figures relate to people in post; they include staff employed to deal with foot and mouth disease and those who are in the process of transferring to the Rural Payments Agency. The figures are expressed as grade equivalents.
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Core MAFF and DETR Central1 Core DEFRA,2 Agriculture and Food SCS 12 12 Grade 6 5 4 Grade 7 47 45 SEO 54 53 HEO 177 177 EO 145 139 AO 99 88 AA 64 59 Total 603 577 Fisheries SCS 4 3 Grade 6 1 1 Grade 7 16 14 SEO 17 16 HEO 32 28 EO 63 65 AO 43 47 AA 46 43 Total 222 217 Environment, Rural and Regional Services SCS 40 42 Grade 6 14 21 Grade 7 138 154 SEO 104 150 HEO 325 768 EO 792 885 AO 1,365 1,437 AA 650 618 Total 3,428 4,075 Animal Health (including State Veterinary Service) SCS 22 24 Grade 6 36 39 Grade 7 54 57 SEO 255 249 HEO 109 127 EO 435 682 AO 794 1,151 AA 516 585 Total 2,221 2,914 Science Directorate SCS 3 4 Grade 6 8 8 Grade 7 11 12 SEO 11 10 HEO 17 15 EO 22 22 AO 26 25 AA 10 5 Total 108 101
Core MAFF and DETR Central1 Core DEFRA2 European Union and International Policy SCS 3 4 Grade 6 0 0 Grade 7 9 6 SEO 4 4 HEO 7 7 EO 16 14 AO 9 11 AA 10 11 Total 58 57 Economics and Statistics SCS 4 4 Grade 6 1 2 Grade 7 18 18 SEO 6 6 HEO 34 35 EO 47 41 AO 62 58 AA 14 11 Total 186 175 Central Services SCS 27 38 Grade 6 29 39 Grade 7 91 97 SEO 88 88 HEO 149 184 EO 164 179 AO 277 307 AA 189 201 Total 1,014 1,133 E-Business Directive SCS 2 2 Grade 6 2 3 Grade 7 12 14 SEO 52 48 HEO 106 107 EO 104 124 AO 55 52 AA 13 10 Total 346 360 Communications Directorate SCS 1 2 Grade 6 1 1 Grade 7 5 5 SEO 13 17 HEO 22 26 EO 19 21 AO 18 28 AA 6 6 Total 85 106 Grand total 8,271 9,715 1At 1 April 2001 2At 1 October 2001