HC Deb 25 May 1973 vol 857 cc190-1W
Mr. Hugh

Jenkins asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many persons the European Economic Community employs on research for all purposes; and how many persons are employed to administer the common agricultural policy.

Mr. Anthony Royle

The staff employed on the joint research programmes of Euratom (Joint Research Centre) totals about 1,950 but this is expected to reduce to a maximum of 1,435 over the 4-year programme for 1973–76 agreed at the Council of Ministers (Euratom) meeting of 5th February.

The administration of the common agricultural policy is the responsibility of Commission Directorate General VI (Agriculture). Detailed figures for the total staffs of the directorates general are not available, but those in the three senior grades, when details were last published, were 38.