§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the annual income from(a) fees, (b) charges and (c) fines; what was the total number of staff employed (i) part-time and (ii) full-time: and what contribution his Department has made towards the annual running costs in each of the past three years in respect of (1) the Agricultural Wages Board, (2) the Wine Standards Board, (3) the plant health and seeds inspectorate, (4) the sea fisheries inspectorate, (5) the Animal Health Act inspectors and veterinary inspectorate, (6) the egg marketing inspectorate, (7) the fatstock inspectorate, (8) the horticultural marketing inspectorate, (9) the terrestrial radiological inspectorate, (10) the fisheries radiological inspectorate, (11) the fisheries disease inspectorate and (12) the milk and dairies inspection under ADAS. [2752]
§ Mr. Boswell[holding answer 28 November 1995]: The information is as follows:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1. Agricultural Wages Board Fees and charges Nil Nil Nil Fines Nil Nil Nil MAFF contribution to running costs £140,000 £175,000 £203,647 Staff numbers Nil Nil Nil The above running cost figures include the cost of secretarial support provided by MAFF of £88,401 £94,103 £104,477 The board does not employ staff.
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1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 2. The Wine Standards Board Fees and charges Nil Nil Nil Fines Nil Nil Nil MAFF contribution to running costs £159,000 £284,000 £296,000 Staff numbers 13 13 13 This body is an NDPB, outside the central running cost regime.
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 3. The Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate Fees and charges £717,793 £524,854 £530,638 Fines Nil £1,500 Nil MAFF contribution to running costs £2,820,980 £3,166,293 £3,367,492 Staff numbers 115 110 105 Inspection charges aim to cover the relevant costs of the plant health and seeds inspectorate and other services which contribute to the chargeable services.
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 4.The Sea Fisheries Inspectorate Fees and charges Nil Nil Nil Fines Nil Nil Nil MAFF contribution to running costs £2,215,000 £2,788,000 £2,864,000 Staff numbers 95 117 117 Records of fines imposed by the inspectorate are not readily accessible and in the time available it has not been possible to obtain the necessary details.
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 5. The Animal Health Act Inspectors and Veterinary Inspectorate Fees and charges £1,674,897 £1,838,261 £1,492,415 Fines n/a n/a n/a MAFF contribution to running costs £1,674,897 £1,838,261 £1,492,415 Staff numbers 88 76 48 The inspectorate has no powers to impose fines. The courts do this but in the time available it has not been possible to access the records. The question relates to animal health inspectors and the veterinary inspectorate. No structure of this nature exists in MAFF. Therefore, it is assumed the question refers to those parts of the "Animal Health and Veterinary Group" which carry out functions of a similar nature. Fees and charges are set to recover the full cost of the service.
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 6. The Egg Marketing Inspectorate Fees and charges Nil Nil Nil Fines £4,418 £11,680 £7,354 MAFF contribution to running costs £1,450,000 £1,470,000 £1,100,000 Staff numbers 35 35 37 Fines are administered by courts as the Inspectorate has no powers to impose fines. In the time available it has not been possible to access the relevant records.
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1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 7. The Fatstock Inspectorate Fees and charges £494,547 £458,097 £390,987 Fines Nil Nil Nil MAFF contribution to running costs £428,314 £481,276 £480,069 Staff numbers 12 12 10 No fines are imposed. The Intervention Board Executive Agency commissions the work. Fees and charges aim to achieve full cost recovery.
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 8. The Horticultural Marketing Inspectorate Fees and charges £231,678 £252,000 £258,000 Fines Nil Nil Nil MAFF contribution to running costs £231,678 £252,000 £258,000 Staff numbers 3 4 6 The fees above are payments from the IBEA for enforcement work on CAP in England and Wales and work for the London commodity market exchange for potatoes. The fees above are set to recover the full cost of the Inspectorate.
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 9. The Terrestrial Radiological Inspectorate Fees and charges £1,379,110 £1,526,663 £1,535,375 Fines Nil Nil Nil MAFF contribution to running costs £1,379,110 £1,526,663 £1,525,375 Staff numbers 12 11 13 Fees and charges are set to recover the full cost MAFF incurs in providing this service. Only Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution, an agency of the DOE, can impose fines.
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 10. The Fisheries Radiological Inspectorate Fees and charges £1,855,130 £2,274,724 £2,086,609 Fines Nil Nil Nil MAFF contribution to running costs £1,855,130 £2,274,724 £2,086,609 Staff numbers 32 35 35 Fees and charges are set to recover the full cost MAFF incurs in providing this service. Fines are imposed by HMIP as above.
1992–93 193–94 1994–95 11.The Fish Disease Inspectorate Fees and charges £2,111 £821 £606 Fines Nil Nil Nil MAFF contribution to running costs £534,638 £1,239,853 £1,326,678 Staff numbers 10 21 23 Fees relate to ad-hoc additional services for export certification as requested by the exporter. No charge is made for domestic or European Union certification. The inspectorate has no powers to impose fines. Staff figures in the respective years include 5, 12 and 13 administrators engaged in other parts of the fish health programme, including diagnostic work on import licensing.
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1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 12. The Milk and Dairies Inspection under ADAS Fees and charges £1,348,330 £1,267,496 £1,341,440 Fines Nil Nil Nil MAFF contribution to running costs £1,804,560 £1,384,757 £1,392,426 Staff numbers 29 28 27 1. Staff numbers shown above include full-time and part-time employees (full-time equivalents).
2. All figures are rounded to the nearest whole number.
3. Except where full cost recovery is indicated, "MAFF's contribution to running costs" shown above represents cash costs of pay and work related personal expenses.