§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total number of employees, showing separate figures for manual and non-manual workers, employed by each regional, island and district council in Scotland to the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieThis information is not available to my Department in the form requested. Under the quarterly joint manpower watch surveys, the Convention of Scottish local authorities provides only total figures for different types of staff employed by all Scottish local authorities.
§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staff were earning over £10,000 per annum in each regional, island and district council in Scotland at the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieThe information requested is not available to my Department. The salaries paid to indidual local government employees are a matter for each regional, island and district council concerned, though scales are recommended by the national joint councils.