HC Deb 18 December 1996 vol 287 cc683-5W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for his department(a) how many people in total are employed, (b) how many of the total number of staff are (i) male and (ii) female and (c) how many (I) men and (II) women are employed on a (1) full-time and (2) part-time basis. [9486]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 6 December 1996]: There is no centrally held list of patients waiting for out-patient appointments. Information on the number of referrals where a patient waited less than nine weeks, or nine weeks or more, from the initial referral date by health board of residence is set out in the table.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The numbers of male and female full-time and part-time staff employed in the Scottish Office and it executive agencies at 1 April 1996 are shown in the table.

Mr. Hain

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff there have been in (i) his Department and (ii) executive agencies of his Department in each year since 1992. [9618]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The numbers of full-time and part-time permanent and casual staff employed each year since 1992 are shown in the tables.

All permanent staff employed in the Scottish Office and its executive agencies at 1 April 1996
Department Male Female Total
Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
Scottish Office core 2,128 13 1,525 270 3,936
Historic Scotland 423 6 135 21 585
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 212 1 24 6 243

All permanent staff in post in the Scottish Office and its executive agencies at 1 April
Department 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
Scottish Office core 5,012 271 4,779 288 4,691 289 4,054 292 3,653 283
Historic Scotland 619 23 631 22 622 28 605 37 558 27
Scottish Fisheries
Protection Agency 215 1 226 1 246 8 235 6 236 7
Scottish Agricultural
Science Agency 135 7 137 10 132 12 136 11 125 15
Scottish Office
Pensions Agency1 2 2 161 7 171 9 156 10 164 11
Student Awards
Agency for Scotland1 2 2 2 2 2 2 133 4 121 4
Scottish Office total (excl SPS) 5,981 302 5,934 328 5,862 346 5,319 360 4857 347
Scottish Prison Service 4,208 41 4,596 58 4,464 141 4,166 139 4,381 158
1These agencies were only established during the period shown. Prior to their creation date their staffing was counted under the SO Core.
2Information not available.

All casual staff in post in the Scottish Office and its executive agencies at 1 April
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Department Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
Scottish Office core 204 38 274 48 132 22 134 19 163 26
Historic Scotland 64 29 52 59 21 10 33 13 95 65
Scottish Fisheries
Protection Agency 2 2 2 2 7 18 19 20 22 12
Scottish Agricultural
Science Agency 7 2 12 2 8 2 10 2 2 1
Scottish Office
Pensions Agency 3 3 6 2 11 2 23 2 14 2
Student Awards
Agency for Scotland 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 1 5 2
Scottish Office total (excl. SPS) 275 67 344 107 179 50 229 53 301 104
Scottish Prison Service1 8 2 19 2 14 2 41 2 2 46
1 1992 data for the Scottish Prison Service is on a full-time equivalent basis. Thereafter it is on a headcount basis.
2Information not available.
3Nil return.