§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staff currently employed by Strathclyde regional council will be re-deployed to(a) the new Inverclyde unitary authority, (b) the new East Renfrewshire unitary authority and (c) the new Glasgow unitary authority. [16697]
§ Mr. KynochThis information is not currently available. Redeployment of staff presently employed by both regional and district councils to the new authorities will be for discussion between existing and new authorities in due course.