§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons are employed in the planning departments in the following local authorities and at what total cost to the ratepayers (a) Grampian regional council, (b) Banff and Buchan district council, (c) Gordon district council, (d) Aberdeen district council and (e) Kincardine district council.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested is not available to my Department. The staffing of individual local authorities and of departments within them is a matter for each local authority to determine.