To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff it currently has on secondment from other organisations; from which organisations these staff are seconded, and at whose cost the relevant salaries are paid.
The total number of staff currently on secondment to the Scottish Executive from other organisations is 66. The seconding organisations are as follows:
Aberdeenshire Council
Angus Council
Argyll and Bute Council
Audit Scotland
Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
City of Edinburgh Council
Common Services Agency
Dundee City Council
East Ayrshire Council
East of Scotland Water Authority
Edinburgh College of Art
Falklands Islands Government
Fife Council
Fife Health Board
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow College of Nautical Studies
Glasgow University
Highland Council
Islay & Jura Council for Voluntary Service
Lanarkshire Careers Service
Lanarkshire Primary Care Trust
Lothian and Borders Police
Lothian Health
Mental Welfare Commission
National Health Service
North Lanarkshire Council
Paisley Partnership Regeneration Company
Perth and Kinross Council
Perth Royal Infirmary
Robert Gordon University
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise Borders
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
Scottish Homes
Scottish Library and Information Council
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
Scottish Natural Heritage
South Ayrshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Stirling Council
Summerhill Education Centre
University of Dundee
University of Sheffield
University of Stirling
Volunteer Development Scotland
West Lothian Council
Yorkhill NHS Trust
Inward secondees normally continue to be paid by the employing organisation with the costs reimbursed, either fully or partially, by the Scottish Executive. Of these 66 inward secondments, 63 are fully reimbursed, one is partially reimbursed and two are seconded at no cost to the Scottish Executive.