§ Mr. Wigginasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many civil servants there are in his Department, sub-divided into convenient categories.
§ Mr. John SilkinAt 1st March 1977 there were 15,090 civil servants in my Department, as follows:
Agricultural Development and Advisory Service 5,424 Headquarters staff 3,593 Regional and Divisional Offices (including Wales) 4,269 Others (including Food Science and Fisheries Research Laboratories; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Wakehurst Place) 1,804
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total cost of salaries to staff in his Department.
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§ Mr. John SilkinBased on the original and revised Supply Estimates for 1976–7 the provision for salaries, national insurance contributions and overtime for staff in my Department was £64.5 million.
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total cost of expenses and office accommodation in his Department.
§ Mr. John SilkinOn the basis of the original and revised Supply Estimates for 1976–77 the total expenditure by my Department on travelling and other administrative expenses, and by the Property Services Agency on office accommodation for the Department, is £37 million.
§ Mr. Wigginasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total cost of running his Department.
§ Mr. John SilkinOn the basis of the original and revised Supply Estimates for 1976–77 (HC 276 and 483 of 1975–76,
£ per head Pure Bred Friesian Hereford/Friesian X Bulls Heifers Bulls Heifers Year/Month First quarter Second quarter First quarter Second quarter First quarter Second quarter First quarter Second quarter January— 1971 … … 22.93 16.78 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded 1972 … … 38.36 29.89 39.96 27.98 43.56 34.39 37.65 30.29 1973 … … 57.59 45.18 54.92 42.05 66.68 52.12 56.07 44.98 1974 … … 36.81 25.21 34.34 21.43 52.1 36.09 39.33 25.91 1975 … … 16.65 8.3 16.4 8.02 35.09 19.72 21.69 10.04 1976 … … 40.75 25.05 32.86 20.52 47.17 30.73 33.82 19.63 1977 … … 44.48 25.75 36.37 21.51 56.99 36.87 42.15 24.73