§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the number of people employed by regional and district and islands authority councils in Scotland; and if he will break figures down by authority, department and grade, for the last five years available.
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§ Mr. Allan StewartQuarterly figures for local authority staffing have been published jointly by the Scottish Office and the Covention of Scottish Local Authorities since 1976 and are available in the Library. These give numbers of staff by authority and the total number of staff in each service catergory. A detailed breakdown by department and grade is not available centrally.
§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give details of the staff salary costs incurred by regional and district and islands authority councils in Scotland; and if he will break figures down by authority, department and by employee's grade for the last five years available;
(2) if he will give details of the total running costs of regional and district and island authority councils in Scotland, excluding salary costs; and if he will break this figure down by authority and by department in each of the last five years available;
(3) if he will give details of the total running costs of regional and district and islands authority councils in Scotland, including salary costs; and if he will break this figure down by authority and by department in each of the last five years available.
§ Mr. Allan StewartI shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.