HC Deb 18 July 1995 vol 263 cc1123-4W
Mr. Macdonald

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will extend the consultation period on the habitats directive to allow objectors to marine sites to make further representations to the Government; and if he will publish the list of sites to which objections have been received and from whom. [33757]

Mr. Kynoch

The Government are presently considering responses received to the consultation exercise on the list of possible marine special areas of conservation under the EC habitats directive. Once this is complete, the Government will announce how we propose to take matters forward.

In line with normal procedure, full sets of the responses received will shortly be made available for public inspection in departmental libraries, apart from any instances where respondents asked for their comments to be kept confidential.

Staff in post in the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department at 1 April
Grade 1993 1994 1995
Grade 2 1.0 1.0 1.0
Grade 3 2.0 2.0 2.0
Grade 4 2.0 3.0 2.0
Grade 5 12.0 13.0 12.0
Grade 6 11.0 9.0 11.0
Grade 7 66.0 66.0 60.6
Senior Executive Officer 9.0 8.0 8.0
Higher Executive Officer 50.0 52.0 50.2
Executive Officer 72.0 72.0 66.9
Administrative Officer 135.0 135.0 130.9
Administrative Assistant 123.5 135.5 138.9
Chief Food and Dairy Officer 1.0 1.0 1.0
Food and Dairy Officer 4.0 4.0 2.0
Area Meat and Livestock Inspector 2.0 2.0 1.0

Staff in post in the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department at 1 April
Grade 1993 1994 1995
Principal Agricultural Officer 12.0 11.0 10.0
Principal Horticultural Officer 1.0 1.0 1.0
Senior Agricultural Officer 48.0 46.0 44.0
Senior Horticultural Officer 1.0 1.0 1.0
Higher Horticultural Officer 1.0 1.0
Higher Agricultural Officer 56.0 57.0 60.0
Higher Marketing Officer (Horticulture) 4.0 4.0 4.0
Higher Marketing Officer (Poultry) 3.0 3.0 1.0
Agricultural Officer 115.5 126.0 118.0
Horticultural Officer 3.0 2.0 2.0
Marketing Officer (Horticulture) 5.0 7.0 6.0
Marketing Officer (Poultry) 3.0 3.0 3.0
Farm Manager 1.0 1.0 1.0
Senior Scientific Officer 36.0 36.0 33.0
Higher Scientific Officer 46.5 46.5 44.0
Scientific Officer 37.5 34.5 35.0
Assistant Scientific Officer 27.0 27.0 24.0
Senior Economic Assistant 3.5 3.5 3.5
Economic Assistant 1.0 1.0
Senior Assistant Statistician 2.0 1.0 1.0
Assistant Statistician 1.0 1.0 1.0
Senior Professional and Technical Officer 12.0 10.0 8.0
Higher Professional and Technical Officer 12.0 10.0 10.0
Professional and Technical Officer 32.0 30.0 29.0
Graphics Officer 2.0 2.0 2.0
Technical Grade 1 1.0
Technical Grade 2 5.0 3.0 2.0
First Officer (Executive) 1.0 1.0 1.0
Higher Photographic Officer 1.0 1.0 1.0
Librarian 1.0 1.0 1.0
Assistant Librarian 1.0 2.0 2.0
Senior Personal Secretary 1.0 1.0 1.0
Personal Secretary 24.0 24.5 22.5
Support Grade Band 1 2.0
Support Grade Band 2 9.5 6.5 7.5
Typing Manager 3.0 1.0
Typist 33.5 41.5 42.1
Industrial Grades 34.0 29.0 25.0
Total 1,070.5 1,079.5 1,038.1