§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of his Department's oil and gas directorate posts were in(a) Aberdeen, (b) Glasgow, (c) London and (d) elsewhere in each of the last three years. [137335]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe number of Oil and Gas Directorate posts located in(a) Aberdeen, (b) Glasgow, (c) London and (d) elsewhere in each of the last three years are as follows:
1998 1999 2000 Aberdeen 56.3 60.3 72.3 Glasgow 0 0 0 London 102.3 99.3 103.8 Other 0 0 0 Accurate figures are difficult to provide in view of the transfer in 1999 of 14 Aberdeen DTI Oil and Gas Directorate staff working on Royalties to the Inland Revenue in Aberdeen. In addition this year has seen the transfer of 22.5 DTI Infrastructure and Energy Project staff to the Oil and Gas Directorate following the merger of Infrastructure and Energy Projects Directorate with British Trade International. Of the posts transferred 19.5 are based in Aberdeen and 3.5 in London.