HC Deb 07 July 1998 vol 315 c498W
Mr. Brake

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how staff numbers in his Department have varied between 1 May 1997 and 31 March 1998. [48877]

Mr. Morley

Figures from 1 May 1997 to 31 March 1998 are not readily available. The latest comparable information published in the quarterly Civil Service Statistics covers the period 1 April 1997 to 1 January 1998 and is detailed in the table. This shows how the numbers of staff in my Department and its Agencies have varied between the two dates. Quarterly Civil Service Statistics are available in the Library of the House and on the Internet.

review of rabies control policy. The Advisory Group has also received advice from the Joint Committee on Mobility of Blind and Partially Sighted People.