§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current staffing establishment of the Scottish Charities Office; and what assessment he has made as to whether the office has sufficient resources to enable it to investigate allegations of irregularities within a reasonable time. [10231]
758Waction areas for improvement and demolition have been declared. [10107]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe information for those district councils which have declared either kind of housing action area is set out in the tables.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Scottish Charities Office, which is a division of the Crown Office, is permanently staffed by two solicitors, two investigators and one administrative officer. It has access to the services of a chartered accountant on a consultative basis and to general support services within the Crown Office. My noble and learned Friend the Lord Advocate is satisfied that it has sufficient resources to deal with its current workload.