§ Mr. Keith Simpson: Toask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many civil servants there are in each division of her Department. [15342]
§ Mr. MorleyThe number of civil servants employed by DEFRA as at 1 October 2001 is given in the table. The figures relate to people in post; they include staff employed to deal with foot and mouth disease and those who were in the process of transferring to the Rural Payments Agency. All other executive agencies are excluded.
Division of DEFRA Number of employees Agriculture and Food 577 Fisheries 217 Environment, rural and regional services 4,075 Animal health (including state veterinary services) 2,914 Science directorate 101 European Union and international policy 57 Economics and statistics 175 Central services 1,133 E-business directorate 360 Communications directorate 106 Total 9,715
§ Mr. Keith. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many civil servants(a) are employed in her Department and (b) were employed by its predecessor department at the latest date for which figures are available. [15372]
§ Mr. MorleyAs at 1 October 2001, 9,715 civil servants were employed by DEFRA.
As at 1 June 2001, 8,735 civil servants were employed by the former Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The figures given include staff employed to deal with foot and mouth disease and those who were in the process of transferring to the Rural Payments Agency, but exclude all other executive agencies of the Department.