Departmental Agriculture Staff

Mr. Reed
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]

Alun Michael
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: ------------------------------------------------------------
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|Agricultural Resources and Better Regulation Divison      |
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|Animal Health and Welfare Directorate General             |
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|Conservation Management Division                          |
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|Food Industry and Crops Directorate                       |
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|Land Management Improvement Division                      |
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|Organics, Forestry and Industrial Crops Division          |
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|Rural Development Service                                 |
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|Science Directorate                                       |
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|State Veterinary Service                                  |
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|Sustainable Agriculture and Livestock Products Directorate|
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Some of these staff have responsibilities that do not relate exclusively to agriculture, but that could be quantified only at disproportionate cost.