Written question asked by Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 3 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 June 1998. It was answered by Henry McLeish (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 June 1998 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what expenditure was incurred in 1997-98 in respect of the operational running costs of the Procurator Fiscal Service. - Fig given.

Answer: Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what expenditure was incurred in 1997-98 in respect of the operational running costs of the Procurator Fiscal Service. [44814] Mr. McLeish: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal service is an independent Government Department under the direction of my noble and learned friend the Lord Advocate. Departmental running costs in 1997-98 were £44,237,000, of which £36,064,000 represented the operational costs of the Procurator Fiscal Service.

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