§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the number of his Department's employees by UK region, indicating the wage bill(a) in total and (b) by region in the last year for which figures are available and separately identifying the costs of London allowances and weightings. [30097]
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§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 18 February 1998]: The tables set out the numbers of staff in the Department and its Agencies by region. Gross salaries (basic salary plus any pay additions and specialist allowances) have been used for the wage bill.
The Farming and Rural Conservation Agency has not been in existence for a 12 month period so it is not possible to provide salary data on an annual basis. In the month to 31 December 1997, the gross salaries amounted to £1,122,500.
In core-MAFF and its Agencies, London Weighting and the London Allowance no longer exist as separate allowances. On 1 April 1997, both allowances were consolidated into the basic pay of those staff receiving them.
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Government Office Region Total staff Gross salaries (£) Core MAFF Eastern 449 6,130,100 E. Midlands 358 4,651,300 Merseyside 2 39,900 North East 93 1,228,500 North West 600 7,180,000 Scotland 83 2,342,900 London 1,790 39,024,000 South East 1,099 18,965,200 South West 966 11,927,200 Wales 132 2,250,500 W. Midlands 328 4,251,500 Yorks/Humberside 732 9,984,600 Total 6,632 107,975,700 Pesticides Safety Directorate Yorks/Humberside 208 3,883,300 Total 208 3,883,300 Veterinary Medicines Directorate South East 110 2,403,300 Total 110 2,403,300 Veterinary Laboratories Agency Eastern 33 574,900 E. Midlands 38 616,700 North East 24 342,900 North West 50 758,100 Scotland 24 470,500 South East 768 11,912,200 South West 56 1,028,000 Wales 33 562,300 W. Midlands 67 1,009,900 Yorks/Humberside 30 458,800 Total 1,123 17,734,300 Central Science laboratory Eastern 134 1,894,700 Yorks/Humberside 448 8,806,700 Total 582 10,701,400 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Eastern 313 5,725,200 North West 3 56,100 South East 64 1,059,300 South West 63 1,032,300 Wales 22 433,600 Total 465 8,306,500
Region1 Total staff Gross salaries (£) North 275 6,468,000 Scotland 168 3,871,000 South and East 214 5,323,000 South West 180 4,151,000 Wales 149 3,518,000 Central 182 4,347,000 Yorks/Humberside 46 1,254,000 Total 1,214 28,932,000 Farming & Rural Conservation Agency Eastern 157 not known Northern 179 not known Western 143 not known Wales 82 not known London 29 not known Total 590 not known 1 Regional boundaries differ from Government Office Regions.