§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many full-time members of staff are currently employed at each of the Welsh Office agricultural department divisional offices. [12309]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe following full-time members of staff, excluding short-term casual staff, are currently employed at each of the agricultural divisional offices—as at 26 January:
Number Caernarfon 141 Carmarthen 145 Llandrindod Wells 168 Total 454
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what reductions he estimates will take place in current staffing levels within the agriculture group of the Welsh Office in 1996–97; and what assessment he has made of his Department's capacity to meet the standards set out in "Helping Farmers in Wales" following these reductions. [12307]
§ Mr. JonesFinal decisions on the 1996–97 running cost budgets for individual groups have not yet been made.
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§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many full-time members of staff are currently employed by the Welsh Office agricultural department in Cardiff; and at what grades. [12310]
§ Mr. JonesThere are the following full-time staff in the agriculture department in Cardiff—as at 26 January 1996:
Number Grade 3 1 Grade 5 3 Grade 7 5 SEO 4 HEO 13 EO 18 AO 9 AA 9 PS 4
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the current ratio of Welsh Office agricultural department staff to the total number of farmers, partners and directors in Wales. [12308]
§ Mr. JonesThe ratio of current Welsh Office agricultural staff, excluding short-term casual staff, to the total number of farmers, partners and directors in Wales is 1:63 (rounded).