Question reference: S6W-22623
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 1 November 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 15 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the total (a) salary bill is and (b) (i) national insurance and (ii) pension contributions are for the (A) one senior civil servant and (B) 24 other civil servants working on the Building a New Scotland papers.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not disclose individual personal details regarding pay. For the financial year 2022-23, the costs of the Scottish Government’s Constitutional Futures Division, which co-ordinates the Building a New Scotland prospectus series, are as follows:
- As disclosed on 1 June 2023, total salary: £1,393,090.24
- Total employer’s pension contributions: £390,097.66
- Total employer’s NI contributions: £171,106.88