§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staff are employed within Scotland by his Department, or executive agencies responsible to his Department; and where those staff are located. [36214]
§ Mr. DewarThe numbers of staff employed in The Scottish Office (including its Executive Agencies), together with details of their location, are shown in the table.
Staff in the Scottish Office located within Scotland, by council area permanent and casual staff, position as at 1 March 1998 FTE Council The Scottish Office (excl SPS) Scottish prison service Aberdeen City 229.8 159.5 Aberdeenshire 104.7 273.0 Angus 18.9 67.0 Argyll & Bute 37.8 — Clackmannanshire — 449.5 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 30.9 — Dumfries & Galloway 54.1 194.0 Dundee City 46.7 — East Dunbartonshire — 163.5 East Lothian 25.0 — Edinburgh, City of 3,721.60 717.5 Falkirk 3.0 397.5 Fife 26.8 — Glasgow, City of 244.2 576.5 Highland 161.4 105.0 Inverclyde 68.9 167.5 Moray 12.4 — North Lanarkshire — 620.0 Orkney Islands 33.8 — Perth & Kinross 67.9 522.0 Scottish Borders 65.8 — Shetland Islands 21.6 — South Ayrshire 63.6 — South Lanarkshire 33.0 78.5 Stirling 67.9 227.0 West Dunbartonshire 2.9 — West Lothian 13.3 14.0 Total in Scotland 5,156.0 4,732.0