§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to reduce the number of civil servants in his Department; and what is the estimated reduction by the end of 1971.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe functions of my Department and the number of staff needed to perform those functions are being kept under review. Apart from the additional provision needed for the Scottish Prison and State Hospital Services, the rate of increase in staff numbers has already been slowed down and the total strength at 1st April, 1972, will be lower than the figure authorised by the previous Administration for 1st April, 1971.