§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) permanent secretary, (b) second permanent secretary, (c) deputy secretary, (d) under secretary posts within each Scottish Office Department are held by those educated at independent, grant-aided or direct-grant schools.
§ Mr. Younger:The following table gives the numbers by grade and Department within the Scottish Office who were educated at independent grant-aided or direct-grant schools. There are no second permanent secretary posts in the Scottish Office.
Permanent Secretary Deputy Secretary Under Secretary Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland N.A. ‐ 1 Scottish Development Department N.A. ‐ 3 Scottish Education Department N.A. 1 3 Scottish Economic Planning Department N.A. 1 1 Scottish Home and Health Department N.A. ‐ 2 Central Services ‐ 1 5 Total for Scottish Office ‐ 3 15