§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current establishment of his Department; and what it was in each of the past five years. [6832]
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 20 December 1995]: The number of permanent staff, full-time equivalent, in the Scottish Office core and its executive agencies is shown in the table. The figures relate to 1 April in the years from 1991 to 1995.
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Core Scottish Office Scottish Office executive agencies1 including Scottish Prison Service 1991 5,475.00 4,811.00 1992 5,147.50 5,213.00 1993 4,923.00 5,800.00 1994 4,835.00 5,697.50 1995 4,217.00 5,542.70 1A number of agencies were created during the period in question. Prior to creation, their staffing would be counted under the SO core.