§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the numbers of non-scientific staff employed at each of the AFRC institutes since 1980, including those expected to be employed in 1991 and 1992; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthAFRC-funded institutes were restructured during the period 1985–87. The figures for non-science staff in post are shown on the basis of the present institutes of research.
The figures for actual numbers employed at 1 April in the relevant years to 1990 and estimates for 1991 are shown in the table. The number of support staff employed in 1992 will depend on a number of factors, including the funding available to the Agricultural and Food Research Council (AFRC) through the science budget and the extent of commissions from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and externally funded research. The present estimate is that the total number of non-science staff will be about 1,400, including AFRC staff employed in the British Society for Horticultural Research (BSHR).
of Technology; how many people were employed at the Plant Breeding Institute prior to purchase by Unilever plc; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe numbers of science group staff employed at the Letcombe laboratory and the Weed Research Organisation prior to closure were 68 and 75 respectively.
The number of science group staff employed at the soil survey and land resource centre prior to transfer to the Cranfield Institute of Technology was 34.
The number of staff employed at the Plant Breeding Institute prior to purchase of Unilever plc was 223, which included 113 in the science group.