§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the number of whole-time equivalent staff dedicated to agriculture in her Department. [114272]
§ Alun MichaelThe number of permanent Defra staff (on a full-time basis at 1 April 2003) in a relevant work units in Defra is as follows:
Number Agricultural Resources and Better Regulation Divison 25 Animal Health and Welfare Directorate General 668 Conservation Management Division 37 Food Industry and Crops Directorate 356 Land Management Improvement Division 23 Organics, Forestry and Industrial Crops Division 30 Rural Development Service 1,358 Science Directorate 105 State Veterinary Service 1,254 Sustainable Agriculture and Livestock Products Directorate 115 Some of these staff have responsibilities that do not relate exclusively to agriculture, but that could be quantified only at disproportionate cost.