§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many people were employed in his Department in 1975 and each subsequent year;
(2) how many people were employed in the different occupational categories in his Department in 1975 and each subsequent year.
§ Mr. Rifkind[pursuant to his reply, 18 April 1986, c. 522]: The information is set out in the table. The figures 15W relate to 1 April each year. Part-time staff are counted as half units and casual staff are excluded. The figures take account of the following staffing implications of machinery of government changes:—
Date July 1975 155.0 staff from Department of Trade and Industry April 1978 501.0 staff from Property Services Agency April 1980 107.0 staff from Property Services Agency March 1984 448.5 staff to State Hospital
Scottish Office 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Non Industrial Administration Group 3,711½ 3,982 3,749½ 3,590 3,718½ 3,564 3,420½ 3,287 3,201 3,167½ 3,444 3,490½ Common services (eg typing) 1,299½ 1,370 1,335 1,336½ 1,371 1,270½ 1,244½ 1,165 1,073½ 1,071 849 863 Professional, Technical Scientific etc 1,908½ 2,032½ 1,976½ 2,126 2,311½ 2,213½ 2,124½ 2,086½ 2,014½ 1,995½ 1,993½ 1,795 Prison Service 2,081½ 2,283 2,398½ 2,466 2,479 2,586½ 2,634½ 2,620 2,621 2,636½ 2,788½ 2,934 State Hospital 339½ 356½ 352½ 348½ 359½ 369 393½ 407½ 438 * — — Industrial Prison service 92½ 93 91 92 103 106 114 108 100 102 92 90 Other 606½ 630 609½ 941 832 893½ 870 867½ 837 801½ 744½ 645 Grand Total 10,039½ 10,747 10,512½ 10,900 11,174½ 11,003 10,801½ 1,054½ 10,285 9,774 9,911½ 9,817 * Hived off 31 March 1984.