§ Mr. Keith HillTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people are employed by his Department to provide advice on the application of equal opportunities; and at what cost in the last year for which figures are available. [14470]
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Rank order Advice and assistance £ Civil £ Criminal £ Total £ Ross Harper and Murphy 1 885,312 790,251 2,025,745 3,701,308 More and Co. 2 147,558 4,916 1,715,638 1,868,112 Bruce Short and Co. 3 269,936 38,452 1,471,055 1,779,443 Ian McCarry 4 191,109 17,848 1,273,538 1,482,495
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThere are four full-time equivalent-23 members of staff-employed in the application of equal opportunities policies in the Scottish Office. The Total staff cost is £86,546.