National Engineering Laboratory (Hansard, 19 December 1994)

§ Mr. Ingram
To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people were employed at the National Engineering Laboratory in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Ian Taylor
On 1 April from 1990–94, each year the staffing levels at the National Engineering Laboratory were as follows:

Year

1990 481.0

1991 390.0

1992 388.5

1993 363.5

1994 283.5

§ Mr. Ingram
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what facilities and services provided by the National Engineering Laboratory have closed or contracted since it became a next steps agency.

§ Mr. Ian Taylor
The only facility to have closed is the calibration service, which was provided by NEL for the Scottish calibration service. There has been a reduction in all existing areas of work for DTI, reflecting reduced demand. However, since NEL was created as a next steps agency, there has been an increase in work done for other customers.

§ Mr. Ingram
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the remuneration of the chief executive of the National Engineering Laboratory payable in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Ian Taylor
The post of chief executive came into existence only in October 1990. The information requested by the hon. Member is published annually in the report for the National Engineering Laboratory, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.