§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of people employed by his Department, including full-time and part-time employees and consultants.
§ Mr. RifkindThe March 1990 figures for staff employed in the Scottish Office, Scottish prison service and the four minor Departments for which I am responsible (Scottish Record Office, General Register Office (Scotland), Department of the Registers of Scotland and the Scottish Courts Administration) are as follows: 657W
Department Full-Time Part-Time Total Scottish Office 6,173 228 6,401 Scottish Prison Service 3,855 34 3,889 Scottish Record Office 108 11 119 General Register Office 289 28 317 Department of Registers 987 20 1,007 Scottish Courts Administration 899 61 960 Total 12,311 382 12,693 In addition, the Scottish Office has current contracts with 144 individual consultants or with consultancy firms. The Scottish prison service similarly has 29 such arrangements.