HC Deb 17 February 1987 vol 110 c549W
Mr. Meadowcroft

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those parish councils whose revised electoral arrangements have been submitted to his Department for approval but for whom no review order has yet been made; if he will indicate the date of submission in each case; and whether all such orders will be made and delivered by 6 March to enable the local elections in those authorities to be held under the new arrangements.

Mr. Chope

Under section 50(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the electoral arrangements for parishes are the responsibility of the district council.

at 1 April
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Administration—Clerical Assistant to Undersecretary 171.00 164.00 140.00 159.50 161.00 157.00 1180.00 2186.50
Scientific—Assistant Scientific Officer to Deputy Chief Scientific Officer 179.50 173.00 171.00 175.50 168.50 173.50 165.00 180.00
Field—All grades 123.00 124.00 123.50 126.50 123.50 124.50 121.00 147.50
Typing Secretarial 52.00 53.00 48.00 46.25 48.25 41.75 50.75 54.25
Ancillary 15.00 14.50 15.00 14.50 16.25 15.75 13.75 9.25
Technical—Professional and Technoligcal Officers and Cartographers 36.00 33.00 26.00 29.50 28.50 29.50 30.50 36.50
Other Professional 13.00 13.00 11.00 10.00 9.00 9.00 8.50 9.00
Total 589.50 574.50 534.50 561.75 552.00 550.25 582.50 685.00
Casual n.a. 34.00 47.00 65.75 55.25 55.25 176.50 181.50
1Not including 13 within unified grades (3–5).
2 Not including 62 within unified grades (3–7).
n.a. = not available.

Mr. Rogers

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many graduate staff are employed by the Nature Conservancy Council, by occupation, grade and categorised under the subject of their first degree.

Mr. Waldegrave

This information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Rogers

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many full-time geologists are employed in the Nature Conservancy Council; in what grades categories; and on what form of contracts;