HL Deb 18 April 2000 vol 612 cc93-4WA
Lord Lucas

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many officials in (a) the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (b) the Department of Health, and (c) the Food Standards Agency spend more than half their time on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy; and what the functions and grades of these officials are. [HL1928]

Baroness Hayman

The following table provides a breakdown of staff who spend more than half their time on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies:

MAFF Grade Nos Functions
Animal Health (BSE and International Trade) Division SCS 1 Co-ordination of work on BSE and scrapie, and animal health aspects.
Grade 6 1
PS 2
Grade 7 4
SEO/SSO 4
HEO/HSO 12
EO/SO 12
AO 11
AA 13
TSE Research and Surveillance Unit SCS 1 To deliver MAFF's programme of research and surveillance on TSEs.
PS 1
Vet Advisor 1
PSO (Grade 7) 1
SSO 2
HSO 2
SO 1
SEO 1
HEO 1
AO 2
Public Inquiry Unit SCS 1 To provide an effective interface between the Department and the BSE Inquiry.
Grade 6 1
SEO 1
HEO 1
EO 2
AO 1
AA 1
PS 1
Beef and Sheep Division SEO 1 Disposal issues.
Animal Health Veterinary Group SCS 1 Provision of veterinary advice
Vet Adviser (Grade 7) 2
MAFF Grade Nos Functions
Legal Division Lawyer 1 Prevision of legal advice on TSE issues.
Veterinary Laboratories Agency SCS 1 Diagnosis, research and epidemiolgy.
Grade 6 4
Grade 7 8
SEO/SSO & equiv. 8
HEO/HSO & equiv. 10
EO/SO & equiv. 32
AO/ASO & equiv. 52
SGB2 & equiv. 7
Total 209
Food Standards Agency Grade Nos Function
Meat Hygiene Division SCS 1 Consumer protection
PS 1
Grade 7 3
HEO 3
EO 2
AO 3
AA 1
Typist 1
Meat Hygiene Service Meat Technician 208 Enforcement of BSE controls in licence meat plants
Meat Hygiene Inspectors 920
Total 1,143

Dept. of Health Payband Nos Function
SCS 2 Human health (vCJD).
PA/Secretarial 2
IP4 Standard 2
IP3 Upper 2
IP3 Standard 2 1
IP3 Standard 1 3
IP2 2
IP1 Upper 1
IP1 Standard 1
Total 16