HC Deb 23 May 1990 vol 173 cc212-3W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many staff are employed by his Ministry; and what proportion of them are employed in each of the standard regions.

Mr. Curry

The number of permanent and temporary staff employed by my Department on 1 April 1990 was 10,447.

The number of staff by standard planning region is as follows:

Numbers
Northern 414
Yorkshire and Humberside 614
North West 310
East Midlands 341
West Midlands 827
East Anglia 1,163
South East 5,079
South West 1,151
Scotland 198
Wales 350