§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many civil servants his Department employs in a research capacity(a) part-time and (b) full-time; and if he will list his Department's contracts for outside research since May. [96064]
§ Dr. ReidThere are no civil servants currently employed in my Department in a full-time or part-time research capacity. I will write to the hon. Member on the question of contracts for outside research since May.