The information requested can be found in the following two tables:Table 1: Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department Count of Permanent Staff as at 1 April (Headcount) 1999-2002YearNo of Permanent StaffNo of Casual Staff199996467*20009888220011,0436720021,101102Note:*Numbers of agency casual staff were not recorded centrally until November 1999.Table 2: Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs DepartmentTotal Salary Costs by Financial Year 1999-2000 to 2001-02Financial YearSalary Costs1999-2000£22,621,882.002000-01£24,441,919.002001-02£28,995,000.00The figure for 2001-02 includes expenditure of £2,187,283 which was reimbursed from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to meet...