HC Deb 06 May 1975 vol 891 cc409-10W
Mr. Reid

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list in the Official Report, by Ministry and number, those civil servants currently employed in Scotland by British Departments.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

The numbers employed at 1st July 1974 were as follows:

Department other than Scottish Number
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 360
Civil Service Department 400
Her Majesty's Customs and Excise 2,500
Ministry of Defence 19,700
Department of Employment 3,400
Department of Energy 35
Department of the Environment (including Property Services Agency) 4,900
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 340

Departments other than Scottish Number
Department of Health and Social Security 6,900
Home Office 50
Department of Industry 1,200
Inland Revenue 5,600
Department for National Savings 4,750
Ordnance Survey 230
Her Majesty's Stationery Office 360
Department of Trade 210
Other Departments 65
Total 51,000

Scottish Departments
Scottish Office 9,650
Scottish Courts Service 750
General Register Office (Scotland) 410
Procurator Fiscal Service 340
Registers of Scotland 400
Royal Scottish Museum 170
Scottish Record Office 140
Other Scottish Departments 140
Total 12,000
Grand Total 63,000