§ Mr. GallieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are(a) the number of councillors, (b) the number of special responsibility allowances being paid, (c) the total cost of these allowances, (d) the cost per councillor and (e) the number of administrative staff earning in excess of £42,000 in respect of each of the new local authorities. [20384]
§ Mr. KynochThe information, as supplied by the councils and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, is shown in the table: