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Departmental Agriculture Staff

Volume 407: debated on Monday 16 June 2003

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To 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]

The 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 Divison25
Animal Health and Welfare Directorate General668
Conservation Management Division37
Food Industry and Crops Directorate356
Land Management Improvement Division23
Organics, Forestry and Industrial Crops Division30
Rural Development Service1,358
Science Directorate105
State Veterinary Service1,254
Sustainable Agriculture and Livestock Products Directorate115
Some of these staff have responsibilities that do not relate exclusively to agriculture, but that could be quantified only at disproportionate cost.