§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by department the total number of persons employed by the Scottish Office on 1 January 1991 and on the same date in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. LangThe information is set out in the table.
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Department 1 January 1991 1 January 1990 1 January 1989 1 January 1988 1 January 1987 1 January 1986 Central Services 1,752.0 1,720.0 1,762.5 1,795.5 1,834.5 1,831.0 Total 6,224.5 6,270.0 6,305.5 6,492.0 6,737.5 6,957.5 Scottish Prison Service 1 3,919.0 3,822.0 3,602.5 3,347.0 3,138.0 2,933.5 Totals 10,143.5 10,092.0 9,908.0 9,839.0 9,875.5 9,891.0 1 As at 1 December 1990, latest available figure. The figures take account of the following transfers of staff arising from machinery of government changes:
Date Number March 1986 Staff to Royal Botanic Garden 169.5 July 1987 Staff to Scottish Legal Aid Board 52 April 1988 Staff to Crofters Commission/Red Deer Commission 61 Total —282.5
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons and at what grades are employed in the Scottish Office inquiries and reporters unit.
§ Mr. LangForty-one officers are employed in the unit as follows:
Grade Number employed Chief Reporter [(Unified Grade 3)] 1 Deputy Chief Reporter [(Unified Grade 5)] 1 Principal Reporter 2 Reporter 8 Senior Executive Officer 1 Higher Executive Officer 3 Executive Officer 4 Administrative Officer 15 Administrative Assistants 4 Personal Secretary (part-time) 2
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons and at what grades are employed as clerks in(a) the sheriff courts, (b) the Court of Session and (c) the High Court of Justiciary.
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Grade Agriculture Fisheries Total Open Structure Grade 2—Deputy Secretary 0.5 0.5 1.0 Grade 3—Under Secretary 1.0 1.0 2.0 Grade 4—Chief Scientific Officer — 1.0 1.0 Grade 4—Chief Agricultural Officer 1.0 — 1.0 Grade 5—Assistant Secretary 6.0 3.0 9.0 Grade 5—Deputy Chief Scientific Officer 2.0 1.0 3.0 Grade 5—Senior Economic Adviser 1.0 — 1.0 Grade 5—Deputy Chief Agricultural Officer 1.0 — 1.0 Grade 6—Senior Principal Scientific Officer 7.0 5.0 12.0 Grade 6—Chief Inspector, Sea Fisheries — 10 10 Grade 6—Assistant Chief Agricultural Officer 5.0 — 5.0 Grade 6—Chief Surveyor 1.0 — 1.0 Grade 7—Principal 14.5 6.0 20.5 Grade 7—Principal Scientific Officer 5.0 27.0 32.0 Grade 7—Deputy Chief Inspector, Sea Fisheries — 2.0 2.0 Grade 7—Statistician 1.0 — 1.0 Grade 7—Economic Adviser 3.0 — 3.0 Grade 7—Inspector, Salmon Fisheries — 1.0 1.0 Grade 7—Chief Fatstock Officer 1.0 — 1.0 Grade 7—Surveyor 5.0 — 5.0 Administrative grades Senior Executive Officer 8.0 4.0 12.0 Higher Executive Officer 37.5 10.0 47.5 Executive Officer 57.5 18.0 75.5
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonStaff of the Court of Session and of the High Court of Justiciary are now trained to be competent in all the work of the supreme courts and are no longer separately identified. Clerks in both the supreme courts and the sheriff courts have specific and separate job titles but are shown in the equivalent civil service grades in the table.
Grade Supreme courts Sheriff courts Grade 5 1 1 Grade 6 — 5 Grade 7 3 6 SEO 22 14 HEO 9 61 EO 16 153.5 AO 9 1197.5 1 Includes 11 clerk/typists.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons are employed and in what grade in the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland who work(a) in agriculture and (b) in fishing.
§ Mr. LangAt 1 January 1991 the number of staff employed in the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department was 1,402 of whom 873 were employed in association with the Department's agricultural responsibilities and 529 in association with fisheries responsibilities. Details of the staff by grade in each of the areas are as follows:—
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Grade Agriculture Fisheries Total Administrative Officer 123.5 21.0 144.5 Administrative Assistant 106.0 12.5 118.5 Professional, Technical and Scientific Grades Senior Economic Assistant 1.0 — 1.0 Economic Assistant 1.5 — 1.5 Senior Assistant Statistician 1.0 1.0 2.0 Senior Professional and Technical Officer 14 — 14 Higher Professional and Technical Officer 11 1.0 12 Professional and Technical Officer 31 7.0 38 Senior Scientific Officer 5.0 43 48 Higher Scientific Officer 18 39 57 Scientific Officer 17 39 56 Assistant Scientific Officer 27.5 24 51.5 Principal Agricultural Officer 13 — 13 Senior Agricultural Officer 53 — 53 Higher Agricultural Officer 52 — 52 Agricultural Officer 98 — 98 Chief Food and Dairy Officer 1.0 — 1.0 Food and Dairy Officer 4.0 — 4.0 Assistant Food and Dairy Officer 1.0 — 1.0 Principal Horticultural Officer 1.0 — 1.0 Senior Horticultural Officer 1.0 — 1.0 Higher Horticultural Officer 1.0 — 1.0 Horticultural Officer 2.0 — 5.0 Principal Poultry Officer 1.0 — 1.0 Meat and Livestock Officer 2.0 — 2.0 Higher Marketing Officer 7.0 — 7.0 Marketing Officer 8.0 — 8.0 Farm Manager 2.0 — 2.0 Mapping and Charting Officer 1.0 — 1.0 Mapping and Charting Technical Grade 1 3.0 — 3.0 Mapping and Charting Technical Grade 2 2.0 — 2.0 Technical Grade 1 2.0 — 2.0 Technical Grade 2 5.0 — 5.0 Senior Photographer 1.0 — 1.0 Principal Photographer — 1.0 1.0 Graphics Officer — 1.0 1.0 Inspector of Sea Fisheries — 8.0 8.0 Fishery Officer 1 — 22 22 Fishery Officer 2 — 31 31 Collector of Fisheries Statistics — 0.5 0.5 Marine Superintendent — 1.0 1.0 Engineer Superintendent — 1.0 1.0 Commander — 5.0 5.0 First Officer — 12 12 Second Officer — 20 20 Senior Fishing Mate — 2.0 2.0 Junior Fishing Mate — 3.0 3.0 Chief Engineer — 4.0 4.0 Second Engineer — 6.0 6.0 Third Engineer — 25 25 Librarian — 1.0 1.0 Assistant Librarian — 1.0 1.0 Secretarial and Support Grades Senior Personal Secretary 2.0 — 2.0 Personal Secretary 20.0 8.0 28.0 Typing Manager 2.0 1.0 3.0 Typist 30.5 6.0 36.5 Support Grade Band 1 1.0 — 1.0 Support Grade Band 2 8.0 5.5 13.5 Industrial Grades Gardener 3.3 — 3.3 Assistant Gardener 1.0 — 1.0 Patrolman 4.0 — 4.0 Estate Worker 1.0 — 1.0 Grieve 3.0 — 3.0 Experimental Worker 2.0 5.0 7.0 Shepherd 10 — 1.0 Stockworker 40 — 40 Farm Worker 70 — 70 Tractorman 6.0 — 6.0 Driver/Handyman 2.0 8.0 10.0 Senior Storeman — 3.0 3.0 Storeman — 3.0 3.0
Grade Agriculture Fisheries Total Chief Petty Officer — 5.0 5.0 Petty Officer — 2.0 2.0 Chief Steward — 5.0 5.0 Chief Cook — 3.0 3.0 Cook Steward — 4.0 4.0 Steward — 10.0 10.0 Seaman — 27.0 27.0 Motorman — 11.0 11.0 Net Rigger — 2.0 2.0 Engineering Craftsman — 3.0 3.0 Electrical Engineering Craftsman — 1.0 1.0 Semi-skilled Engineer — 1.0 1.0 Craftsman — 3.0 3.0 TOTAL 873 529 1,402