§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the number and location of Agricultural Development Advisory Service, Central Science Laboratory, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Intervention Board, Pesticides Safety Directorate and Veterinary Medicines Directorate offices closed and the number of jobs lost or transferred as a result of agency work transferring from Scotland to the rest of the United Kingdom over the past five years; and if he will list the number and location of offices opened and jobs gained in Scotland as the result of agency work transferring to Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom over the same period. [20300]
§ Mr. WaldegraveADAS, the Intervention Board, Pesticides Safety Directorate and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate have not operated from Scotland during the last five years. In this period, there have been no changes in office or job numbers at the Central Veterinary Laboratory and Central Science Laboratory sites in Scotland as a result of agency work transferring between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom.