§ Mr. Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many surveys have been undertaken by the Soil Survey of England and Wales teams in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. BrookeThe information is as follows:
Number of surveys undertaken and published as maps 1979 9 1980 20 1981 17 1982 7 1983 14 1984 10 In addition, the Soil Survey has conducted a number of exercises which have not resulted in the publication of maps, including the national soil inventory, the national lowland peat inventory, a saline soil survey in north Kent and many farm and other detailed surveys.
§ Mr. Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many people have been working full or part-time for the Soil Survey of England and Wales each year since 1979.
§ Mr. BrookeThe information requested is as follows:
At 1 October Number of staff (full-time equivalents) 1979 74½ 1980 75 1981 72 1982 67½ 1983 72½ 1984 68½