HC Deb 25 June 1990 vol 175 cc98-9W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of people seconded from the Scottish Office to the United Kingdom's permanent representation to the European Community in Brussels, in each of the years since the United Kingdom entered the European Community; and if he will break these down by Scottish Office department.

Mr. Rifkind

Scottish Office staff on secondment to the United Kingdom's permanent representation to the European Community in Brussels in each year since 1973 are listed in the table, by department.

Department Year Number
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1973 1
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1974 1
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1975 1
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1976 1
Industry Department for Scotland 1977 1
One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1978 2
One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1979 2
One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1980 2

Department Year Number
One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1981 2
Two Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1982 3
Industry Department for Scotland 1983 1
One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1984 2
One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1985 2
One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1986 2
One Industry Department for Scotland, Two Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1987 3
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1988 1
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1989 1
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 1990 1

Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers, ranks and departments within the Scottish Office of those civil servants who work exclusively on European Community affairs; which are monitoring European Community activities; and which are administering and advising on grants.

Mr. Rifkind

Information in the form requested is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.