Written question asked by Lord Maxton (Labour) on Thursday, 5 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 13 March 1998. It was answered by Donald Dewar (Labour) on Friday, 13 March 1998 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many Scottish Office civil servants were sent on (a) permanent and (b) temporary Brussels placements in each year from 1973 to 1997. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Maxton: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many Scottish Office civil servants were sent on (a) permanent and (b) temporary Brussels placements in each year from 1973 to 1997. [33708] Mr. Dewar: This information is not available from 1973. Reliable records are available only from 1990. The number of Scottish Office civil servants sent to Brussels each year is set out in the table. All were seconded on a temporary basis. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number 1990 1 1991 2 1992 6 1993 4 1994 4 1995 6 1996 5 1997 7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 33708; 308 c381W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: British nationality Civil servants Government departments Staff Overseas residence Temporary employment Scottish Office Brussels
Contains statistics: Yes