§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many permanent staff, and of what grades, have left employment at the fisheries research laboratory at Coleraine in each of the last three financial years and the current year; which of these posts have been filled with(a) permanent appointments and (b) temporary staff; how many of the temporary staff (i) were and are presently employed for periods of less than one year and (ii) were and are as well qualified as the permanent staff they replaced; and what training programme is employed for such temporary staff.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[holding answer 26 March 1990]: The information requested is as follows:
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Year Grade of staff leaving1 Replacement action Assistant scientific officer Post initially filled by temporary staff pending the transfer of a permenent assistant scientific officer from within DANI on 5 March 1990 Laboratory attendant Post filled to date by temporary staff 1 Includes resignation, retirement, promotion, transfer and career breaks. In each case the temporary staff were appointed for periods of less than one year. The temporary assistant scientific officers appointed in 1989–90 were at least as well qualified as the previous permanent postholder. There are no formal qualifications required for laboratory attendant appointments. Appropriate on-the-job training was provided for temporary staff to allow them to carry out the duties required.