§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of his Department's staff will be redeployed in the Scottish Parliament; and how many new staff are being recruited for the Scottish Parliament. [64454]
§ Mr. McLeish[holding answer 17 December 1998]: Numbers have not yet been finalised. 172 posts in the Parliament have been advertised externally. 26 posts have been identified to be filled initially by Scottish Office staff on secondment to facilitate the transition from the set up to the operational phase.