HC Deb 21 February 1992 vol 204 cc308-9W
Mr. Dewar

To 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. Maples

The 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.

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.

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