HC Deb 08 December 1992 vol 215 c620W
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many civil servants are employed by his Department(a) in London, (b) in Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 7 December 1992]: At 30 November 1992 the number of civil servants employed by the Scottish Office, excluding the Scottish prison service, was 6,427 of whom 39 were located in London, 4,850 in the Edinburgh area and 1,538 elsewhere.