§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those(a) consultants, (b) outside organisations and (c) individuals employed by his Department each year since 1990, indicating the purposes of their employment and the total payments made to them. [3956]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe total number of Scottish Office staff can be found in the civil service staff in post summary tables which have been placed in the Library. Staff costs are published in the Scottish Office departmental report. It is not possible to provide the other information without disproportionate cost.