§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many full-time members of staff are currently employed at each of the Scottish Office Agriculture Department's divisional offices. [12305]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe number of full-time staff employed in the agricultural divisions of the Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department who are working at locations outwith Edinburgh is shown in the table, which reflects the position as at 1 January 1996.
Full-time staff employed in agricultural division of the Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department based outwith Edinburgh Position as at 1 January 1996 Location Permanent Casual Total Ayr 40 2 42 Benbecula 8 — 8 Dumfries 35 2 37 Dundee 28 1 29 Elgin 4 — 4 Galashiels 31 3 34 Glasgow 12 — 12 Hamilton 6 2 8 Inverness 50 1 51 Kirkwall 17 — 17 Lairg 5 — 5 Lerwick 11 1 12 Oban 22 — 22 Perth 32 2 34 Portree 9 — 0 Stirling 12 3 15 Stornoway 14 3 17 Thainstone 56 3 59 Thurso 16 — 16 Totals 408 23 431