§ Mr. David Steelasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many civil servants were employed by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the years 1969, 1970, 1971 and at the latest available date; and how many in each of these years were employed in Scotland.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe numbers employed by my Department are as follows:
Date Total number of staff Number of staff in Scotland 1st July 1969 15,923 143 1st July 1970 15,958 150 1st July 1971 15,813 172 1st July 1972 15,736 340