To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of people seconded from the Scottish Office to the United Kingdom's permanent representation to the European Community in Brussels, in each of the years since the United Kingdom entered the European Community; and if he will break these down by Scottish Office department.
Scottish Office staff on secondment to the United Kingdom's permanent representation to the European Community in Brussels in each year since 1973 are listed in the table, by department.
| Department | Year | Number |
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1973 | 1 |
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1974 | 1 |
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1975 | 1 |
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1976 | 1 |
| Industry Department for Scotland | 1977 | 1 |
| One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1978 | 2 |
| One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1979 | 2 |
| One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1980 | 2 |
Department
| Year
| Number
|
| One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1981 | 2 |
| Two Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1982 | 3 |
| Industry Department for Scotland | 1983 | 1 |
| One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1984 | 2 |
| One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1985 | 2 |
| One Industry Department for Scotland, One Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1986 | 2 |
| One Industry Department for Scotland, Two Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1987 | 3 |
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1988 | 1 |
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1989 | 1 |
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland | 1990 | 1 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers, ranks and departments within the Scottish Office of those civil servants who work exclusively on European Community affairs; which are monitoring European Community activities; and which are administering and advising on grants.
Information in the form requested is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.