§ Mr. Oswaldasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many civil servants employed at the Scottish Office are in receipt of salaries in excess of his own Ministerial salary.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellFive.
§ Mr. Oswaldasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many civil servants employed in his Department are in receipt of salaries in excess of the salaries payable to his three Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellFour hundred and forty-one.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has now been the change in the number of civil servants in the Scottish Office since June, 1970.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellBetween 1st June, 1970, and 1st February, 1971, the number of non-industrial staff increased by 177. The number at 1st April, 1971, will be at least 84 fewer than authorised by the previous Administration.