§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list how many non-Scottish Office civil service jobs there are in Scotland by Government Department and location of employment.
§ Mr. MaplesThe number of non-industrial civil servants employed in Scotland—other than in the Scottish Office—at 1 October 1991 totalled 37,926. Table 1 gives a detailed breakdown by Department and by Scottish region.
In addition, another 6,355 industrial civil servants were employed in Scotland—other than in the Scottish Office—at 1 April 1991 (the latest available information). Table 2 gives a departmental analysis. No breakdown by Scottish region is available.
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Department Highland Grampian Tayside Fife Lothian Borders Central Strathclyde Dumfries Islands Total Trade and Industry — 1 2 — 47 — — 323 — — 373 Transport 32 94 32 26 197 5 5 219 7 43 660 Other — — 4 2 490 — 3 21 — — 520 TOTAL 793 1,828 1,501 2,355 8,612 212 1,089 20,661 457 418 37,926 Note: Figures are on a full-time equivalent basis, i.e. part-timers are counted as half units.
Source: MANDATE/Departments.
Table 2 Industrial staff in post in Scotland by Department (including agencies) at 1 April 1991 (excluding Scottish Office) Department Number Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 13 Defence 5,432 Employment Department Group 5 HMSO 72 Ordnance Survey 4 Social Security 3 Trade and Industry 74 Transport 704 HM Treasury (inc. Forward/CISCO) 35 Others 13 TOTAL 6,355 Note: Figures are on a full time equivalent basis, ie part-timers are counted as half units.
Source: Civil Service Statistics 1991 Edition.