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AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Civil Service
Dr. David Clark: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the average percentage increase in salaries of non-industrial civil servants,
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excluding members of the senior Civil Service, in his Department for 1999-2000; and to what extent the pay awards were staged. [121659]
Mr. Morley [holding answer 18 May 2000]: Since 1996 MAFF has had delegated authority for negotiating pay settlements. For the last pay round, the core MAFF settlement included the Pesticides Safety Directorate and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
In 1999 the headline pay settlement was 2.0 per cent. on the paybill. Together with the additional funds from staff turnover, staff received performance-related increases with an average cost of 3.92 per cent. The increases were not staged. Information on the 2000 pay settlement is not yet available because negotiations are still ongoing.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is also responsible for other Executive Agencies with their own negotiating remits. I have asked Chief Executives to respond direct with information on their pay settlements.
Letter from Peter W. Greig-Smith to Dr. David Clark, dated June 2000:
- The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply to your question regarding the average percentage increase in salaries for 1999-2000. I am replying on behalf of the Centre of Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS).
- In 1999 the headline pay settlement for the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture was 2.95%. This included 0.5% as the cost on the pay bill of restructuring the pay and grading system. Together with additional funds from staff turnover, staff in post received performance related increases averaging 4.05%. The increases were not staged.
- There was a separate settlement for the officers of the Research Vessels with a headline pay settlement of 2.45% on the pay bill, which did not include a restructuring element, and performance related pay increases averaging 4.05%. The increases were not staged.
Letter from Peter W. Greig-Smith to Dr. David Clark, dated 15 May 2000:
- In 1999 the headline pay settlement for the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture was 2.95%. This included o.5% as the cost on the pay bill of restructuring the pay and grading system. Together with additional funds from staff turnover, staff in post received performance related increases averaging 4.05%. The increases were not staged.
- There was a separate settlement for the officers of the Research Vessels with a headline pay settlement of 2.45% on the pay bill, which did not include a restructuring element, and performance related pay increases averaging 4.05%. The increases were not staged.
Letter from Sarah Nason to Dr. David Clark, dated 31 May 2000:
- The Minister has asked me to respond, in respect of the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA), to your question about the average percentage increase in salaries of non-industrial civil servants, excluding members of the Senior Civil Service, in 1999-2000 and to what extent the pay awards were staged.
- FRCA has delegated authority for negotiating pay settlements since the Agency's launch in April 1997. Payment date within the Agency is 1 August each year. The headline pay settlement for 1999/00 was 3.77% on the paybill and together with the additional funds from staff turnover, staff in post received performance related increases averaging 4.3%. This pay settlement was linked to a major restructuring of the Agency's pay and grading system. The increases were not staged.
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Letter from P. I. Stanley to Dr. David Clark, dated May 2000:
- The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Central Science Laboratory, to your question concerning the average percentage increase in salaries of non-industrial civil servants for 1999-2000 and to what extent the pay awards were staged.
- Since 1996 CSL has had delegated authority for negotiating pay settlements.
- CSL operates a performance related pay system which links pay awards to job performance. It is therefore not possible to provide a single average figure which is meaningful. For 1999/2000 pay increases for satisfactory performers ranged from 2.0% to 7.0% with a few exceptional performers receiving an additional accelerated pay progression of 6%. For some unsatisfactory performers, no pay increase was received.
- Pay awards were not staged, being paid in full with effect from 1 August 1999.
Letter from T. W. A. Little to Dr. David Clark, dated May 2000:
- The Minister has asked me to respond to your question on the average percentage increase in salaries of non-industrial civil servants in 1999-2000. Unfortunately, information on the 1999-2000 pay settlement is not yet available because the negotiations have not been concluded.
River Fishing
Mr. Todd: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has reviewed the National River Fishery Survey 1999 prepared by the National Federation of Anglers; and if he will make a statement. [124054]
Mr. Morley: We have not received a copy of the survey in question.
Agency Staff
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the whole-time equivalent numbers of staff at each of the regional service centre locations, and each of the Intervention Board Agency locations, on 1 May. [123898]
Mr. Morley: The number of substantive staff on a full-time equivalent basis at each office location on 1 May 2000 was as follows:
| Location | Number |
|---|---|
| MAFF Regional Service Centres | |
| Anglia (Cambridge) | 217 |
| East Midlands (Nottingham) | 242 |
| Northern (Carlisle) | 233 |
| North East (Northallerton) | 310 |
| North Mercia (Crewe) | 185 |
| South East (Reading) | 191 |
| South Mercia (Worcester) | 208 |
| South West (Exeter) | 275 |
| Wessex (Bristol) | 191 |
| Intervention Board Executive Agency | |
| Reading | 935 |
| Newcastle | 280 |
Note:
The Reading figures include out-stationed IB staff located at Wolverhampton, Bristol, Cambridge, Harrogate, Edinburgh and Belfast.
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Fisheries
Mr. Gill: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 22 May 2000, Official Report, column 388W, on fisheries, if the Government intends to grant legal title to fishing quota transferred between fishermen. [124408]
Mr. Morley: Quotas are allocated to producer organisations and other groups in accordance with rules which are reviewed annually with the fishing industry. Since 1 January 1999 a system of fixed quota allocations, based on catches made during the reference period 1994 to 1996, has operated. The Fisheries Departments in the UK are currently discussing with industry representatives a number of possible modifications to the quota management rules, including arrangements for adjusting the fixed quota allocation units attached to fishing vessel licences to take account of transfers between fishermen. Any proposed changes affecting fixed quota allocations will be subject to further and full consultation with industry.
Pork and Poultry Imports
Mr. Cox: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the amount of pork and poultry meats imported into the United Kingdom during the last 12 months; and if he will give their country of origin. [124672]
Ms Quin: The table shows the volume of port and poultry meat imported into the United Kingdom, as recorded by the Overseas Trade Statistics. The imports are shown by country of despatch which is not necessarily the country of origin. The data are subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of errors is low, but these errors have a much greater proportional effect on countries with small values or volumes of trade. Therefore care is needed when interpreting the data.
(13) Pork meat includes some pig offal, poultry meat includes some poultry offal
Source:
HM Customs and Excise 1999 and 2000 data are provisional and subject to amendment
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