§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staff his Department currently employs; what are the total personnel costs; and what were the staffing levels and personnel costs in 1970.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 14 July 1992]: The number of staff employed by the Scottish Office and associated departments, excluding the Scottish prison service, at 1 April 1992 was 6,558. Personnel management costs for the year 1991–92 were £2,353,617. At 1 April 1992 the Scottish prison service employed 4,228 staff; personnel management costs for 1991–92 were about £813,000.
On 1 January 1970 the composite total for the number of staff employed by the Scottish Office and associated departments including the Scottish prison service was 9,515. This total cannot be broken into its constituent parts; nor are personnel management costs for that year available.