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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4O-00017

Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2011
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to reform governance structures in higher education institutions.

Question reference: S4W-00027

Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 May 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) full-time equivalent, (b) part-time, (c) casual and (d) other public sector employees were employed in Glasgow on 5 May 2011.

This information is not held centrally.

However, it is estimated from the latest Annual Population Survey (October 2009-September 2010) that 127,000 people are employed in the public sector in Glasgow local authority. 27,000 are part-time and 9,000 are employed in temporary positions.

The above estimates are for number of people in employment whose work place is located in Glasgow local authority. Estimates are based on the survey respondents self-report of working in the public sector. It is not possible to provide estimates of full-time equivalent employment from this source.

Question reference: S4W-00024

Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 May 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) full-time equivalent, (b) part-time, (c) casual and (d) other employees it employed in Glasgow on 5 May 2011.

The following table details staff working within the core Directorates of the Scottish Government in Glasgow as at 30 April 2011.

Full-time equivalent employees	519
Part-time employees	86
Agency temps, Contractors etc.	30
Employees on a fixed-term contract	6
Inward Secondees	54

Notes:

1. Part-time employees are a subset of the number of full-time equivalent employees

2. Staff data is recorded on the last day of each month, hence 30 April is the closest point in time to the date for which figures were requested.

Question reference: S4W-00028

Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 May 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of workers in Glasgow are employed by the public sector, also broken down by (a) local government, (b) NHS, (c) central government, (d) central government agencies and (e) other bodies.

This information is not held centrally.

However, it is estimated from the latest Annual Population Survey (October 2009 to September 2010) that 127,000 (32%) of the 399,000 people employed in Glasgow local authority are employed in the public sector.

Public sector employment in Glasgow can be broken down as follows:

Public Sector Employment in Glasgow

Total	Number (000)	%
	127,000	100
Local government or council¹	57	44
Health Authority or NHS trust	38	30
Central Government, Civil Service (including central government agencies)²	14	11
Other³	19	15

Note:

1. Includes police, fire services and local authority controlled schools or colleges.

2. It is not possible to provide an estimate for central government agencies separately.

3. This category includes: “Nationalised industry or state corporation”, “University or other grant funded educational establishment”, “Charity/Voluntary organisation or trust”, “armed forces” and “Other kind of organisation”.

Question reference: S4W-00025

Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 May 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) full-time equivalent, (b) part-time, (c) casual and (d) other employees its agencies employed in Glasgow on 5 May 2011.

The following table details staff working within Scottish Government Agencies in Glasgow as at 30 April 2011.

Full-time equivalent employees	570
Part-time employees	63
Agency temps, Contractors etc.	198
Employees on a fixed-term contract	2
Inward Secondees	8

Notes:

1. Part-time employees are a subset of the number of full-time equivalent employees

2. Staff data is recorded on the last day of each month, hence 30 April is the closest point in time to the date for which figures were requested.

3. The Scottish Government only holds this information for those agencies to which we provide an HR function. Staff who work in the Glasgow offices of Registers of Scotland, Scottish Prisons Service, Historic Scotland, Scottish Courts Service and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal are therefore not included.