§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many inspectors were employed within his Department and its agencies in each year from 1992 to 2000. [145247]
§ Ms QuinThe number of staff with powers to enter or inspect property at 1 April in each of the years in question are set out in the table. 373W
Inspectors in MAFF 1992–2000as at 1 April Department/agency 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Core MAFF1 1,019 1,083 1,101 1,066 927 1,021 1,029 1,018 1,080 Farming and Rural Conservation Agency2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 49 54 55 55 Pesticides Safety Directorate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Veterinary Medicine Directorate 7 7 7 5 7 6 4 4 3 Veterinary Laboratories Agency 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central Science Laboratory3 n/a n/a 33 34 46 43 42 46 47 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 19 18 13 15 Meat Hygiene Service5 n/a n/a n/a 811 775 940 1,098 1,089 n/a Total 1,026 1,090 1,141 1,916 1,755 2,078 2,245 2,225 1,200 1 The figures for core-MAFF include staff, in the following functions, who have statutory powers to enter or inspect property;Plant Health and Seed Inspectorate; Horticultural Marketing Inspectorate; Egg Marketing Inspectorate; Sea Fisheries Inspectorate; Fisheries Officers; Field Officers; Veterinary Officers, advisers and managers; Animal Health Officers; Scientific Officers (Nuclear specialists)—with FSA from 1 April 2000. 2 FRCA was formed as a MAFF agency on 1 April 1997 3 CSL was formed from MAFF as an agency on 1 April 1994 4 CEFAS was formed from MAFF as an agency on 1 April 1997 5 MHS was a MAFF agency from 1 April 1995 to 31 March 2000