HC Deb 01 February 1978 vol 943 c233W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants who are members of the Administration Group will be added to the 21,800 now serving in Scotland and the 15,200 in Wales when assemblies are established in the two countries.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

The Financial and Explanatory Memoranda to the Scotland and Wales Bills state, respectively, that their proposals will require 750 additional civil servants in Scotland and 1,150 additional civil servants in Wales. There will be a further 250 civil servants in Wales as a result of decentralisation. The majority of these additional posts will be in the Administration Group, but it is not possible to say precisely how many.