§ Mr. Keyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of staff employed by the Development Commission and Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas who work mainly outside London and Salisbury, in each of the past 10 years and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoynihanNone of the Development Commission staff have worked outside London. The numbers of COSIRA staff working mainly outside London and Salisbury in the years 1978–87 are as follows:
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Number 1978 170 1979 193 1980 203 1981 179 1982 189 1983 191 1984 183 1985 202 1986 209 1987 208 In addition, COSIRA now employs 56 part-time consultants, who work mainly outside Salisbury.
§ Mr. Keyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of employees of (a) the Development Commission and (b) the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas in each of the past 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe number of employees of the Development Commission and COSIRA in the last 10 financial years has been as follows:
Year Development Commission COSIRA 1978–79 38 316.5 1979–80 38 331 1980–81 35 310 1981–82 35 305 1982–83 37 303 1983–84 39 303 1984–85 44 303 1985–86 45 303 1986–87 45 308 1987–88 45 308 In addition, COSIRA now employs 56 part-time consultants on a regular basis.
§ Mr. Keyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what additional funds have been made available to the Development Commission and Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas under the Government's ALURE package in relation to the rural economy.
§ Mr. MoynihanIn the farming and rural enterprise package following ALURE the Government provided a further £1 million in 1987/88 for the Development Commission. This was in addition to the increase of £2 million for 1987/88 which had previously been announced.