HC Deb 02 February 1998 vol 305 cc552-3W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many non-career civil servants have been appointed to his Department since 1 May 1997. [25843]

Mr. Morley

The table sets out the number of civil servants appointed by my Department and its Agencies since 1 May 1997 on casual and fixed-term contracts, and other appointments of a temporary or conditional nature including Special Advisers.

Department Staff on fixed term contracts Staff on casual contracts Other non—permanent staff
Core MAFF 83 508 31
Pesticides Safety Directorate 0 9 0
Veterinary Medicines Directorate 0 0 1
Veterinary Laboratories Agency 7 61 0
Meat Hygiene Service 75 0 0
Farming and Rural Conservation Agency 47 39 2
Department Staff on fixed term contracts Staff on casual contracts Other non—permanent staff
Central Science Laboratory 18 36 1
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 38 35 0
MAFF total 268 688 35