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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food;Veterinary Medicines Directorate;Central Science Laboratory;Meat Hygiene Service;Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science;Veterinary Laboratories Agency;Farming and Rural Conservation Agency;Pesticides Safety Directorate

Answer

Mr. Rowlands: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many people in his Department and its associated bodies and agencies have benefited from the introduction of a national minimum wage. [86095] Mr. Morley: The introduction of a national minimum wage on 1 April 1999, benefited 569 permanent and 263 casual staff in clerical, typing and support grades in my Department. I have asked Chief Executives of my Department's agencies to reply separately with information on their staff. Letter from Dr. J. M. Rutter to Mr. Ted Rowlands, dated 14 June 1999: The Minister has asked me to reply to your question asking how many people employed in the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) have benefited from the introduction of the national minimum wage. All staff at the VMD were paid above the national minimum wage on 1 April 1999 and its introduction had no effect. Letter from Professor P. I. Stanley to Mr. Ted Rowlands, dated 14 June 1999: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Central Science Laboratory, to your question concerning the number of staff within the Agency who benefited from the introduction of the national minimum wage on 1 April 1999. I can confirm that one member of staff in CSL benefited from the introduction of the national minimum wage. Letter from Johnston McNeill to Mr. Ted Rowlands, dated 14 June 1999: As Chief Executive of the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) your question to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food requesting information on the number of people who benefited from the introduction of a national minimum wage has been passed to me for reply as regards this Executive Agency. All MHS staff were on salaries above the national minimum wage prior to its introduction on 1 April 1999. No MHS staff therefore benefited from its introduction. Letter from P. W. Greig-Smith to Mr. Ted Rowlands, dated 14 June 1999: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply to your question on the benefits to staff of the introduction of the national minimum wage. I am replying on behalf of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). I can advise you that seven Administrative Assistants benefited from the national minimum wage introduction. Letter from T. W. A. Little to Mr. Ted Rowlands, dated 14 June 1999: The Minister has asked me to respond to your question about how many people in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and its associated bodies and agencies have benefited from the introduction of a national minimum wage. All staff in the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) were in receipt of a full-time equivalent salary higher than the National Minimum Wage (NMW) before it was introduced. There were, therefore, no staff who benefited from the introduction of NMW at VLA. Letter from Sarah Nason to Mr. Ted Rowlands, dated 14 June 1999: The Minister has asked me to respond, in respect of the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA), to your question about the number of people in his Department and its associated bodies and agencies who have benefited from the introduction of a national minimum wage. The introduction of a national minimum wage on 1 April 1999 benefited one member of staff (a sandwich course student) in FRCA. Letter from G. K. Bruce to Mr. Ted Rowlands, dated 14 June 1999: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply, in respect of the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), to your question concerning the number of staff within the Agency who benefited from the introduction of the National Minimum Wage on 1 April 1999. I can confirm that 22 staff in PSD benefited from the introduction of the National Minimum Wage.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

86095; 333 c23-4W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Executive agencies Government departments Minimum wage Non-departmental public bodies Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Contains statistics

Yes