§ Ms Roseanna CunninghamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people are employed by the British Geological Survey in Scotland, broken down by job category; what facilities for map making the British Geological Survey maintains in Scotland; and if she will provide a breakdown of British Geological Survey spending in Scotland as a ratio of overall spending in each year since 1990. [28552]
§ Mr. Battle[holding answer 11 February 1998]: The British Geological Survey currently employs 201 people in Scotland as shown in the table.
Job Categories Scientists Scientific Support Administration Total Petroleum Geology, Geophysics and Offshore Surveys 89 — 1 90 Geological and Hydrogeological Survey 47 — — 47 Minerals, Environment and Geochemical Surveys 5 — — 5 Corporate Services and Business Development 12 21 5 38 Local Administration, Facilities Management, Computer Support — — 21 21 Total 153 21 27 201 Map-making facilities exist locally at BGS in Edinburgh. Of the 19 people involved in these cartographic services, 14 are responsible for producing Scottish geological maps.
568WBGS spending in Scotland as a percentage of overall BGS spending in each year since 1990 is set out below:
Year Percentage 1990–91 18 1991–92 17 1992–93 18 1993–94 19 1994–95 19 1995–96 18 1996–97 18 1997–98 18