Question reference: S1W-00732
- Asked by: James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 28 July 1999
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Current status: Answered by Donald Dewar on 10 August 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of its civil servants will be transferred to the Scotland Office and, if so, how many.
Answer
Civil servants from the Scottish Executive are being loaned to the Scotland Office rather than being transferred. Those staff involved will have a guaranteed right of return to the Executive once the 3-year loan period has expired. The number of civil servants on loan to the Scotland Office at the present time is 56. A number of further loans seem likely as the Scotland Office's staffing needs are firmed up.