HC Deb 25 November 1996 vol 286 cc44-5W
Mr. Hain

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) full-time jobs, (b) part-time jobs, (c) full-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (d) part-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (e) temporary jobs and (f) jobs classified as casual there have been in (1) his Department and (2) executive agencies of his Department for each year since 1992. [5429]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The numbers of full-time and part-time staff, full-time and part-time staff on fixed-term appointments, and full-time and part-time casual staff employed each year since 1992 are shown in the tables.

We do not hold statistics which categorise fixed-term appointments as renewable or unrenewable, but the great majority are open to being made permanent or to extension. w also do not distinguish between "temporary" and "casual" employees.

All staff in post in the Scottish Office and its executive agencies on fixed term appointment at 1 April
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Department Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
Scottish Office Core 28 1 88 2 255 15 283 14 367 23
Historic Scotland 37 30 45 6 81 10 122 8
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 11 58 5 54 3 42 3
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency 3 4 6 1 15 20
Scottish Office Pensions Agency 5 6 16
Student Awards Agency for Scotland 3 11
Scottish Office Total (Excl SPS) 68 1 133 2 369 27 442 27 578 34
Scottish Prison Service1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1 Whilst Scottish Prison Service recruits some staff on Fixed Term Appointments this information is not held centrally.
All casual staff in post in the Scottish Office and its executive agencies at 1 April
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Department Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
Scottish Office Core 204 38 274 48 132 22 134 19 163 26
Historic Scotland 64 29 52 59 21 10 33 13 95 65
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 7 18 19 20 22 12
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency 7 12 8 10 2 1
Scottish Office Pensions Agency 6 11 23 14
Student Awards Agency for Scotland 10 1 5
Scottish Office Total (Excl SPS) 275 67 344 107 179 50 229 53 301 104
Scottish Prison Service1 8 19 14 41 46
1 1992 data for the Scottish Prison Service is on a full-time equivalent basis. Thereafter it is on a headcount basis