HC Deb 02 April 1980 vol 982 c254W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many toxicologists there were in his Department on 1 April in each of the years 1970 to 1980.

Mr. Peter Walker

My Department receives toxicological advice mainly from the Department of Health and Social Security's committee on toxicity and from various other specialist committees. As a result, there are few posts in my Department specifically assigned to this discipline. I shall give details of them in a further reply as soon as possible.