Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 5 July 2001.
Nigel Waterson
Conservative, Eastbourne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many civil servants were employed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in April 2001; and how many will be employed by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs once departmental restructuring is completed.
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In April 2001 the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food employed 11,118 civil servants, including staff in its agencies. It is anticipated that there will be 12,190 employed in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, but this figure will be subject to change once the departmental restructuring is completed.
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