HL Deb 27 May 1982 vol 430 c1357WA
Lord Campbell of Croy

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many civil servants are employed in the Scottish Office, excluding the Prison Service and the State Hospital, Carstairs; and how this figure compares with the size of the staff of the European Commission.

The Earl of Mansfield

At 11th December 1981, 11,393 staff were employed by the European Commission. At 1st December 1981, the corresponding figure for the Scottish Office, excluding the Prison Service and State Hospital, was 7,467 including 869 industrial staff: the figures for 1st May 1982 were 7,361 and 870, respectively.