§ Mr. Dewarasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland how many non-legally qualified staff have been employed in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in each of the past five years.
The Solicitor-General for ScotlandThe number of non-legally qualified staff employed in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in each of the past five years was as follows.
number 1977 490 1978 524 1979 561 1980 601 1981 677
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland if he will give the total cost of operating the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in each of the past five years.
The Solicitor-General for ScotlandThe total cost of operating the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in each of the past five financial years was as follows:
million 1977–78 3.101 1978–79 3.727 1979–80 4.744 1980–81 6.659 1981–82 8.118
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland how many qualified solicitors were employed by the Crown Office and the Procurator Fiscal Service in each of the past five years; and what has been the total salary bill for those employees in each of those years.
The Solicitor-General for ScotlandThe number of qualified solicitors employed by the Crown Ofice and the Procurator Fiscal Service in each of the past five years and the salary costs of these employees is as follows:
Number £ million 1977 175 1.154 1978 179 1.243 1979 203 1.977 1980 211 2.430 1981 223 3.065