Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the addditional annual cost to public funds of the 13 per cent. increase in non-industrial civil servants employed in Scotland since 1964 in terms of salaries and the provision of office accommodation and equipment, respectively.
§ Mr. RossI assume the hon. Member is asking about the increase in numbers referred to in his Question of 25th November which covered all Government Departments except the Post Office. I have no direct information about Departments not under my control, but it is estimated that the additional cost in 1967–68 of Scottish Office staff was of the order of £2,300,000. This figure covers salaries and office accommodation.