§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many staff who have worked as professional statisticians in his Department have left on early retirement in each of the past 10 years. [81178]
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§ Mr. MorleyThe number of professional statisticians who left on early retirement (including on medical grounds) from my Department in each of the past 10 years was as follows:
I have asked Chief Executives to reply separately.
Year Number 1989 0 1990 0 1991 0 1992 0 1993 1 1994 0 1995 2 1996 0 1997 0 1998 0 Letter from Dr. J. M. Rutter to Mr. Menzies Campbell, dated 28 April 1999:
The Minister has asked me to reply to your question about how many staff who have worked as professional statisticians at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate have left on early retirement terms in each of the past 10 years. This is an operational matter for which I am responsible.There were no such retirements for these staff in each of the past 10 years.Letter from P. W. Greig-Smith to Mr. Menzies Campbell, dated 28 April 1999:
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply to your question on professional statisticians who have left on early retirement in each of the last ten years. I am replying on behalf of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), which, prior to April 1997, was the MAFF Directorate of Fisheries Research (DFR).I can advise you that no professional statisticians have left DFR/CEFAS on early retirement during the period 1989 to 1998.Letter from Johnston McNeill to Mr. Menzies Campbell, dated 28 April 1999:
As Chief Executive of the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) your question to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food requesting information on the number of staff who have worked as professional statisticians who have left on early retirement in each of the past ten years, has been passed to me to reply as regards this Executive Agency.The MHS is responsible for enforcing meat hygiene, inspection, animal welfare and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) legislation in licensed fresh meat premises in Great Britain. The majority of MHS staff are veterinary surgeons or Meat Hygiene Inspectors. The MHS does not have any professional statisticians in its employment.Letter from T W. A. Little to Mr. Menzies Campbell, dated 28 April 1999:
The Minister has asked me to respond to your question about staff who have worked as professional statisticians in MAFF and have left on early retirement in each of the past ten years.No professional statisticians have worked at the VLA and took early retirement in the past ten years.Letter from P. I. Stanley to Mr. Menzies Campbell, dated 28 April 1999:
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Central Science Laboratory (CSL), to your questions concerning professional statisticians.207WCSL was established as an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) in April 1992. Since that time there have been no professional statisticians who have left the Agency on early retirement grounds.CSL presently employs one member of staff as a professional statistician, graded at CSL Level 3 (SEO equivalent). This person has not been granted chartered statistician status by the Royal Statistical Society and has not been accepted as fast stream by the Civil Service Selection Board.Letter from Sarah Nason to Mr. Menzies Campbell, dated 28 April 1999:
The Minister has asked me to respond, in respect of the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA), to your question about the number of staff who have worked as professional statisticians in his Department who have left on early retirement in the past ten years.FRCA was created as an Executive Agency on 1 April 1997: to date no professional statisticians have been employed by the Agency.Letter from J. A. Bainton to Mr. Menzies Campbell, dated 28 April 1999:
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), to your question concerning the employment of professional statisticians.Since PSD was formed in 1993, no professional statisticians have been employed in the Agency.