§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many oil and gas directorate posts there were in(a) Aberdeen, (b) London and (c) elsewhere in each of the last 15 years; and what the running costs for the oil and gas directorate were in total and by location in the most recent years for which figures are available. [36447]
§ Mr. WilsonThe number of oil and gas directorate posts located in Aberdeen, London and elsewhere since the establishment of the Aberdeen office in 1994, together with associated running costs was as follows:
£000 Aberdeen London Elsewhere Running costs 1994 4.1 118.5 0 6,560 1995 44.2 120.8 0 7,582 1996 45.5 118.9 0 7,425 1997 53.6 105 0 6,709 1998 56.3 102.3 0 7,060 1999 60.3 99.3 0 7,158 2000 72.3 103.8 0 8,409 2001 84.5 96.6 0 9,961 Notes:
- 1. Running costs expenditure is not recorded on the basis of the location of the office. A breakdown of the costs between Aberdeen and London is not therefore available.
- 2. There have been some changes in the functions of Oil and Gas Directorate over this period. For example, responsibility for the collection of oil and gas royalties was transferred to the Inland Revenue in 2000, leading to 14 posts transferring from Oil and Gas Directorate's Aberdeen office to the Inland Revenue's Aberdeen office.