How many of its staff, and staff of the former Scottish Office, worked on early education and childcare policy issues in (a) 1997, (b) 1999…

Answered Asked by Helen Eadie Lab Lodged 7 Jul 2003

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its staff, and staff of the former Scottish Office, worked on early education and childcare policy issues in (a) 1997, (b) 1999, (c) 2001, (d) 2002 and (e) 2003 to date.

The answer

Answered by Tavish Scott on 30 Jul 2003 · 23 days after it was lodged, on time

Exact numbers of staff who have worked on early education and childcare policy issues are not available. It is, however, possible to provide the number of staff who have worked in the division of that name since its inception in 2000.The information is given in the table:Number of staff working in Early Education and Childcare Division as at 1 AprilYear | No. of Staff
2001 | 17
2002 | 14
2003 | 12
Early Education and Childcare Division was formed in January 2000. Prior to that date, responsibility for this area of policy was dispersed among a number of policy areas, all having a number of other additional responsibilities. Therefore, precise staffing numbers for 1999 and 1997 are not available.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-01406 by reference.