§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost of and number of people employed in his Department in 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75.
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§ Mr. William RossThe information requested is as follows:
Cost £ million Staff number 1970–71 … 14.5 7,040 1971–72 … 16.9 7,019 1972–73 … 18.3 7,022 1973–74 … 20.7 7,198 1974–75 … 26.1 7,417 The costs cover salaries, travelling and subsistence and other general administrative expenses of non-industrial and industrial staff employed in the Scottish Office, excluding the Scottish Prison Service and the State Hospital, Carstairs; and they are net of Appropriations in Aid. Staff numbers, expressed as an average of staff in post at the beginning and end of each financial year, also exclude the Prison Service and the State Hospital.
§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Scotland by how many the number of civil servants in his Department and other categories of public sector officials, including any industrial civil servants, increased between 1970–71 and 1974–75.
§ Mr. William RossThe average number of civil servants (both industrial and non-industrial) in the Scottish Office increased by 377 from 7,040 to 7,417 between 1970–71 and 1974–77 and the average number of staff in the Scottish Prison Service and at the State Hospital, Carstairs, increased by 294 in the same period. Accurate figures for total public sector employment in 1974–75 in Scotland are not readily available, but if my hon. Friend indicates areas of specific interest within my responsibilities I will try to give him the information.