§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staff have been employed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Younger[pursuant to his reply, 11 July 1984]: As the State hospital ceased to be part of the Scottish Office on 31 March 1984, the following figures exclude staff there:
1 April to 31 March 1981–82 400 1982–83 425 1983–84 495 In the Scottish prison service, which is accounted for separately, total recruitment over the same three years was 288.