§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the staff in Dover house on loan to the Scotland Office from the Scottish Executive are of civil service grade. [29515]
§ Mr. FoulkesAll of the staff on loan from the Scottish Executive are civil servants.
§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many civil servants there are in her Department apart from(a) staff on loan to the Scotland Office from the Scottish Executive, (b) the member of staff on secondment from the House of Lords and (c) three temporary staff. [29514]
§ Mr. FoulkesApart from the categories of staff mentioned, the Department has two special advisers.
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§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will list the job descriptions of each of the staff members in Dover house(a) on loan to the Scotland Office from the Scottish Executive and (b) that are other staff, indicating which staff members are paid from the Scotland Office budget and which from the Scottish Executive budget. [29523]
§ Mr. FoulkesAll of the Scotland Office staff in Dover house work in support of Ministers in carrying out the functions of the Department, and their costs are met from the Scotland Office budget.