§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons are employed in the public relations section of his Department; what are their titles; what are their salaries; and what were the respective answers in each year for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Millan, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 7th April 1977; Vol. 929, c. 650], gave the following information:
Records for all the past 10 years are not preserved in the form requested.
The number of persons employed in the Scottish Information Office, by grade, over the last eight years is shown on the following table:
in 1976 for reasons other than having reached retirement age.
§ Mr. Millan, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 7th April 1977; Vol. 929, c. 650], gave the following information:
About 7 per cent., accounted for mainly by voluntary resignations and transfers to other departments.