§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland for how many posts in St. Andrew's House are interviews held and applications sent to London.
§ Mr. RossThe number of posts filled varies widely from year to year, and the circumstances vary so much over the whole field of administrative, executive, clerical, professional, scientific, technical and other staff that no precise figures could be made available without considerable searching of records.
In the case of posts filled by recruitment from outside, the Scottish Departments make their own local arrangements for recruitment of permanent staff at clerical and other junior levels and for recruitment of all temporary staff, and, like other Government Departments, recruit other permanent staff through the Civil Service Commission. The national competitions organised by the Civil Service Commission sometimes provide for applications to be sent to London, but in most of the competitions the interviewing of applicants for posts in the Scottish Departments takes place in Scotland.