§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the outcome of discussions between the Agriculture and Food Research Council, the Institution of Professional Civil Servants and the Cranfield Institute of Technology over the terms for the transfer of staff of the Soil Survey and Land Resources Centre.
§ Mr. WaldenThis is primarily a matter for the Agricultural and Food Research Council, the Institute of Professional Civil Servants, the Cranfield Institute of Technology and the individual staff. I understand, however, that Cranfield has made offers of employment to the staff of the Soil Survey and that these are currently under consideration by the individuals concerned.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many staff of the Soil Survey and Land Resources Centre are to be transferred to the Cranfield Institute of Technology and at what Civil Service grade and salary scale; and what information he has as to the grade and salary scale of these staff members following transfer to Cranfield.
§ Mr. WaldenI understand that members of staff at the Soil Survey have received offers of employment from the Cranfield Institute of Technology. The number, grades and salary of the staff to be transferred will not be known until the staff concerned have individually accepted offers.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what reponse he has sent to the letter to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Buckingham (Mr. Walden), of 15 April from the Institution of Professional Civil Servants concerning the transfer of Soil Survey and Land Resources Centre staff to Cranfield Institute of Technology.
§ Mr. WaldenI shall be replying to the IPCS over the course of the next few days and the hon. Member may wish to contact the IPCS with regard to the contents of my reply.