§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of civil servants in each department of the Scottish Office for(a) 1991, (b) 1992, (c) 1993, (d) 1994 and (e) 1995. [31291]
§ Mr. LangThe number of civil servants in each department of the Scottish Office is shown in the following table. The figures relate to 1 April in the years from 1991 to 1995.
Staff in post in the Scottish Office and Executive Agencies (full time equivalent) at 1 April 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Agriculture and Fisheries Department 1,230.0 1,033.5 1,070.5 1,079.5 1,038.1 Environment Department 670.0 475.0 486.0 488.5 437.5 Education Department 544.0 439.5 468.5 479.0 319.2 Industry Department 383.0 544.5 533.0 535.5 490.2 Home and Health Department 893.5 936.0 663.0 672.0 615.0 Central Services 1,754.5 1,719.0 1,702.0 1,580.5 1,317.3 Total Scottish Office core 5,475.0 5,147.5 4.923.0 4,835.0 4,217.3 Historic Scotland 610.5 630.5 642.0 636.0 633.6 Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 196.5 215.5 226.5 250.0 237.5 Scottish Agricultural Science Agency 0.0 138.5 142.0 138.0 142.2 Scottish Office Pensions Agency 0.0 0.0 164.5 175.5 161.4 Student Awards Agency for 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 135.0 Scotland Executive Agencies (excluding SPS) 807.0 984.5 1,175.0 1,199.5 1,309.7 Total (excluding SPS) 6,282.0 6,132.0 6,098.0 6,034.5 5,527.0 Scottish Prison Service 4,004.0 4,228.5 4,625.0 4,512.5 4,232.7