§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for his Department and each of its executive agencies the number of staff employed in grades 1 to 7. [12180]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The number of staff employed at grade 7 and above is shown in the table:
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All permanent staff at grade 7 and above in the Scottish Office and its executive agencies at 1 April 1996 Unified grade Group SCS1 Grade 6 Grade 7 SO Core 143.7 162.0 334.2 Historic Scotland 2.7 5.0 22.4 Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 1.0 4.0 17.0 Scottish Agricultural Science Agency 1.0 2.0 11.6 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: There are seven NHS trusts in Scotland containing two hospitals and 29 containing three or more hospitals.