§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many full-time staff are employed by the Nature Conservancy Council in(a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland; how many contract staff are employed in each country; and how many staff are employed by the Nature Conservancy Council pursuing (i) Great Britain or (ii) international functions.
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 24 July 1989]: Details of the numbers of staff employed by the NCC and their location within the organisation at 1 July 1989 are as follows:
Location Permanent staff Contract staff England HQ and regions 281 189 Wales HQ and regions 88 44 Scotland HQ and regions 160 87 Great Britain HQ1 258 132 International branch 5 — 1 Except International branch.