Land Access Rights

Mr. Wiggin

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many persons have a statutory right to enter agricultural land; what positions they hold; and under which statutes these rights are exercised.

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 28th January 1976; Vol. 904, c. 242], gave the following information:On the rare occasion when it becomes necessary statutory powers of entry may be employed by the following officers of my Ministry and by certain persons per-

Service, Grade and Numbers	Statute
Veterinary Service:	Diseases of Animals Act 1950.
1 Chief Veterinary Officer.	Medicines Act 1968.
1 Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer.	Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968.
5 Assistant Chief Veterinary Officers.
23 Regional Veterinary Officers.	Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972.
15 Deputy Regional Veterinary Officers.
116 Divisional Veterinary Officers.
261 Veterinary Officers.
76 Senior Technical Assistants.
53 Temporary Veterinary Inspectors.
3,471 Local Veterinary Inspectors.
Veterinary Investigation Staff:
8 Deputy Regional Veterinary Officers (VI).
24 Divisional Veterinary Officers (VI).
54 Veterinary Officers (VI).
Central Veterinary Laboratory:
1 Assistant Chief Veterinary Officer.
1 Senior Research Officer Grade I.
1 Senior Research Officer Grade II.
5 Research Officers.
Dairy Husbandry:	Food and Drugs 1955
1 Senior Dairy Husbandry Advisory Officer.
1 Deputy Senior Dairy Husbandry Advisory Officer.
9 Grade I Advisory Officers.
47 Grade II Advisory Officers.
76 Grade III Advisory Officers.
8 Grade IV Advisory Officers.
Livestock Husbandry:	Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1943.
1 Senior Livestock Advisory Officer.
1 Deputy Senior Livestock Advisory Officer.	Hill Farming Act 1946 (as extended by s. 7 of the Livestock Rearing Act 1951).
11 Grade I Advisory Officers.
29 Grade II Advisory Officers.
16 Grade III Advisory Officers.	Horse Breeding Act 1958.
2 Grade IV Advisory Officers.
Safety Inspectorate:	Health and Safety at work etc. Act 1974.
1 Director of Farm Safety.
3 Assistant Directors of Farm Safety.
5 Principal Safety Inspectors.
14 Regional Safety Inspectors.
83 Area Safety Inspectors.
261 Field Officers Grade II.
Wages Inspectorate:	Agricultural Wages Act 1948.
36 Wages Inspectors.
Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate:	Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964.
1 Superintending Health and Seeds Inspector.	Plant Health Act 1967.
1 Deputy Superintending Health and Seeds Inspector.
6 Regional Health and Seeds Inspectors.
38 Grade I Health and Seeds Inspectors.
22 Grade II Health and Seeds Inspectors.
Plant Pathology Laboratory:	Destructive Insects and Acts 1877–1927.
2 Senior Principal Scientific Officers.
5 Principal Scientific Officers.	Plant Health Act 1967.
1 Senior Scientific Officer.
3 Higher Scientific Officers.
Horticultural Marketing Inspectorate:	Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964 (as amended by the Grading of Horticultural Produce (Amendment) Regulations 1973).
1 Superintending Horticulture Marketing Inspector
3 Deputy Superintending Horticulture Marketing Inspectors.
9 Regional Horticulture Marketing Inspectors.
9 Assistant Regional Horticulture Marketing Inspectors.
53 Senior Horticulture Marketing Inspectors.
62 Horticulture Marketing Inspectors.

forming services on behalf of the Ministry as follows:

Service, Grade and Numbers	Statute
Land Drainage:	Water Resources Act 1963.
1 Chief Engineer.
2 Deputy Chief Engineers.
12 Principal Professional and Technical Officers.
14 Professional and Technical Officers Grade I.
2 Drainage and Water Supply Officers.
Bee Diseases:	Foul Brood Disease of Bees Order 1967 made under the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1941.
62 Bees Officers.
Sea Fisheries Inspectorate:	Water Resources Act 1963
1 Chief Inspector.
1 Deputy Chief Inspector.
5 District Inspectors.
7 Fisheries Officers.
Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory:	Diseases of Fish Act 1937.
1 Principal Scientific Officer.	Water Resources Act 1963.
2 Senior Scientific Officers.
1 Higher Scientific Officer
Lime and Fertilisers:	Agriculture Act 1937.
4 Regional Lime Technical Officers.	Fertilisers Act 1952
Fatstock Inspectorate:	Agriculture Act 1957.
3 Senior Fatstock Technical Officers.
Egg Marketing Inspectorate:	The Eggs (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1973 made under the European Communities Act 1972 and the European Communities (Designated) Order 1972.
1 Chief Egg Marketing Inspector.
8 Regional Egg Marketing Inspectors.
27 Egg Marketing Inspectors.
Audit:	Agriculture Act 1937.
4 Regional Auditors.	Agriculture Act 1957.
Investigation:	Agriculture Act 1937.
1 Chief Investigation Officer.	Diseases of Animals Act 1950.
15 Investigation Officers.	Fertilisers Act 1952.
	Food and Drugs Act 1955.
	Agriculture Act 1957.
	The Calf Subsidies (Supervision and Enforcement) Order 1968 made under Agriculture Act 1967.

Volume 905: debated on Tuesday 10 February 1976