§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many civil servants have been attached to his Department in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. RifkindInformation in respect of the staff in post in the Scottish Office, Scottish prison service and state hospital at 1 April each year is set out in the table. Part-time staff are counted as half units and casual staff are excluded.
The figures take account of the following transfers of staff arising from machinery of Government changes:
Date Number July 1975 155 Staff from Department of Trade and Industry April 1978 501 Staff from Property Services Agency April 1980 107 Staff from Property Services Agency March 1984 448.5 Staff to state hospital November 1984 96 Staff from Department of Trade and Industry April 1985 51 Staff from the then Department of Health and Social Security October 1985 162 Staff to Royal museums of Scotland March 1986 169.5 staff to Royal botanic garden July 1987 52 Staff to Scottish legal aid board April 1988 61 Staff to Crofter's Commission/Red Deer Commission Total + 17 staff (net)
Scottish office Prisons State hospital Grand total 1 April 1970 7,029 1,849 276 9,154 1 April 1971 7,121 1,903 292 9,316 1 April 1972 6,993 2,130 312 9,435 1 April 1973 7,132.5 2,164.5 301.5 9,598.5 1 April 1974 7,306.5 2,080.5 317 9,704 1 April 1975 7,526 2,174 339.5 10,039.5 1 April 1976 8,014.5 2,376 356.5 10,747 1 April 1977 7,670.5 2,489.5 352.5 10,512.5 1 April 1978 7,993.5 2,558 348.5 10,900 1 April 1979 8,233 2,582 359.5 11,174 1 April 1980 7,941.5 2,692.5 369 11,003 1 April 1981 7,659.5 2,748.5 393.5 10,801.5 1 April 1982 7,406 2,728 407.5 10,541.5 1 April 1983 7,126 2,721 438 10,285 1 April 1984 7,035.5 2,738.5 1— 9,774 1 April 1985 7,031 2,880.5 1— 9,911.5 1 April 1986 6,793.5 3,204 1— 9,817.5 1 April 1987 6,683.5 3,184.5 1— 9,832 1 April 1988 6,445 3,392 1— 9,837 1 April 1989 6,273 3,803.5 1— 10,076.5 1 With effect from 31 March 1984, staff employed by the state hospital management committee.