HC Deb 08 July 1998 vol 315 cc522-3W
Mr. Brake

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how staff numbers in his Department have varied between 1 May 1997 and 31 March 1998. [48876]

Mr. Dewar

Details of the number of permanent staff in The Scottish Office, expressed in full-time equivalents, at 1 May 1997 and 1 April 1998 are shown in the table.

1 May 1997 1 April 1998 Percentage change
Scottish Office Core 3,489.1 3,436.5 -1.5
Executive Agencies:
Fisheries Research Service 217.9 227.0 +4.2
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 254.0 255.6 +0.6
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency 123.2 121.0 -1.8
Scottish Office Pensions Agency 152.1 143.5 -5.7
Student Awards Agency for Scotland 122.3 125.8 +2.9
Historic Scotland 592.7 626.8 +5.8
Scottish Prison Service 14,531.0 4,723.0 +4.2
1Figure relates to the position as at 1 April 1997