§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will give the total number of staff employed annually by the Soil Survey from 1979; and if he will give the projection for the next two years.
§ Mr. WaldenThe information requested is as follows:
Number 1979 80 1980 79 1981 78 1982 78 1983 78 1984 78 1985 75 1986 40.5 1987 40 Subject to the negotiation of satisfactory terms, the Agricultural and Food Research Council and Cranfield Institute of Technology have agreed that the Soil Survey and Land Resource Centre should be transferred to Cranfield during 1987. It will be for Cranfield to determine staffing levels beyond 1987.