§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many senior departmental posts were advertised in each year since June 1999; and how many of those were advertised in the Scottish press. [120667]
§ Fiona MactaggartSpecific records of the number of posts advertised are not maintained by the Home Office. Following investigations we have been able to ascertain that two senior posts were advertised in 2000; three were advertised in 2001; three in 2002 and three have been advertised to date in 2003. The figures for 1999 are not available.
Posts are advertised in the British press. The Home Office, as a department whose functions are primarily England and Wales, has not advertised posts in newspapers or journals published only in Scotland.