Current status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 30 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants worked on its paper, A Fresh Start with Independence, broken down by (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent (FTE) staff.
It is not possible to provide such information because in line with usual practice, details of individual tasks carried out by civil servants, including the number of hours spent on them are not routinely recorded as there is no business need to do this. Civil servants across a range of different business areas contributed to this publication as part of their normal duties supporting the Scottish Government.