Question reference: S2W-31404
- Date lodged: 25 January 2007
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Current status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 February 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacant staff posts at Fisheries Research Services’ (a) Marine Laboratory Aberdeen and (b) Freshwater Laboratory Faskally have had to be re-advertised in each year since 2000.
Answer
Details of vacant posts,applications and re-advertisements at Fisheries Research Services are asfollows:
| Dates | FRS Location | Number of Vacancies | Number of Applications | Number of Re-Advertisements |
| 1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005 | Marine Laboratory | 11 | 195 | 1 |
| 1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005 | Freshwater Laboratory | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 April 2005 – 31 March 2006 | Marine Laboratory | 7 | 57 | 1 |
| 1 April 2005 – 31 March 2006 | Freshwater Laboratory | 7 | 100 | 0 |
| 1 April 2006 – present | Marine Laboratory | 13 | 166 | 3 |
| 1 April 2006 - present | Freshwater Laboratory | 2 | 27 | 1 |
Figures for the years 1 April 2000 – 31 March 2004 arenot held centrally.