§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will consider re-inserting the mandatory registration of blind persons into the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThis question has been carefully examined on several occasions. Since the present arrangements appear to be working satisfactorily, there is in my view no need to change the existing legislation.
Financial year Total expenditure Fees and other income (excluding grant) Average number of staff plus members* Chairman's and Directors' fees† Chairman's and Directors' expenses Staff-salaries (including Managing Director's) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) 1978–79 … … 2,377,470 1,988,236 249 15,003 6,645 1,315,575 1977–78 … … 1,909,859 1,634,120 230 4,303 3,949 1,087,816 1976–77 … … 1,883,145 1,651,850 243 4,715 3,727 1,075,064 1975–76 … … 1,611,273 1,532,675 227 4,881 2,821 953,100 1974–75 … … 1,069,218 927,316 175 4,500 1,958 567,132 * Professional and technical as well as administrative staff † Not including Managing Director salary.