What its (a) salary bill was and (b) administration costs were in 2004-05 in (i) each region and (ii) Edinburgh, broken down by department …

The Scottish Executive’s administration costs (covering salaries and administration expenditure) are detailed in the Administration outturn statement shown on page 30 of the Scottish Executive’s Consolidated Resource Accounts for year ending 31 March 2005 published by the Scottish Executive in 2005. A copy of the Accounts is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 38261). A share of the administration costs is allocated and shown in the Note for each core department in the accounts.
The Scottish Executive Agencies produce and publish their own annual accounts, a copy of which is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Title
| Publisher
| Year of Publication
| Bib. Number

Scottish Agricultural Science Agency annual report and accounts 2004-05
| Scottish Agricultural Science Agency
| 2005
| 37827

SFPA annual report and accounts 2004-2005
| Stationery Office
| 2005
| 37336

Fisheries Research Services report and accounts 2004-2005
| Stationery Office
| 2005
| 37506

Communities Scotland annual report and accounts 2004-05
| Communities Scotland
| 2005
| 37480

The Scottish Building Standards Agency: annual report 2004-2005
| Scottish Building Standards Agency
| 2005
| 38159

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2005

| Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
| 2005
| 38375

HM Inspectorate of Education in Scotland annual accounts 2004-05
| HMIE
| 2005
| 38483

Annual accounts 2004-2005
| Historic Scotland
| 2005
| 37699

SAAS annual report and accounts 2004-2005
| Stationery Office
| 2005
| 38498

Scottish Public Pensions Agency annual report and accounts 2004-2005
| Stationery Office
| 2005
| 38266

Scottish Prison Service annual report and accounts 2004-05
| Stationery Office
| 2005
| 37154

Scottish Court Service annual report and accounts 2004-2005
| Stationery Office
| 2005
| 38420

Accountant in Bankruptcy annual report and accounts 2004-2005
| Stationery Office
| 2005
| 38497

National Archives of Scotland accounts for the year ended 31 March 2005
| Stationery Office
| 2005
| 38422

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