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appendices 1. THE SCOTTISH OFFICE J: New St Andrew's House 1. THE SCOTTISH OFFICE StJames Centre Edinburgh Telephone 2. SCOTTISH OFFICE MINISTERS 031-556 8400 Dover House, Whitehall London SW1A 2AU 3. SCOTTISH LAW OFFICERS Telephone 01-930 6151 The Secretary of State is directly responsible to Parliament for all the departments making 4. POLITICAL PARTIES up the Scottish Office. The Scottish Office consists of five departments and numberpf ''central service" units concerned with such matters as finance, legal services, information and personnel services. The five departments are of equal status and each is in the charge of a 5. SCOTTISH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT Secretary who is responsible to the Secretary of State for the work of his department. A Deputy Secretary (Central Services), who ranks equally with the Secretaries of the five departments, has special responsibilities for the co-ordination of work on devolution and the 6. OCTOBER 1974 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS control of central finance functions, including responsibility for local authority finance. The Permanent Under Secretary of State is the general adviser to the Secretary of State. Under his chairmanship the Heads of Departments and the Deputy Secretary (Central 7. WCAL GOVERNMENT DIRECTORY Services) constitute a Management Group to ensure the co-ordination of the work of the (a) Convention of ScoUish Local Authorities Secretary of State's Departments and to consider common problems across the whole field of (b) Convention Policy Commil&ee Scottish Office responsibilities. (c) May 1974 Local Election Results Permanent Under Secretary of State (d) Conveners, Chairmen, Provosts, Chief Executives and Sir Nicholas Morrison, K.C.B. addresses of Local Authorities Private secretary: D. J. Crawley Deputy Secretary (Central Services) W. K. Fraser Private secretary: Miss A. Anderson Acknowledgements: We would like to thank the following for their help: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Scotsman Newspapers; Scottish Office; Scottish Information Office; St Andrew's House Convention of Scottish Local Authorities; Scottish Conservative Party; Edinburgh EH1 3DA Labour Party; Scottish Liberal Party; Scottish National Party; Planning Telephone 031-556 8501 Department, Edinburgh District Council. Secretary: J. Smith, C.B.E. We have made use of information from the following: This department is responsible for the promotion of agriculture and the fishing industry. This includes, on the agricultural side, the provision of technical and financial help to farmers, the supervision of educational, advisory and research services, the administration of various The Scottish Local Government Elections 1974, Results and Statistics. J. M. schemes for the improvement of land, farm stock and crops, the development of crafting and Bochel and D. T. Denver. Scottish Academic Press, 1975. the management of a large area of State-owned agricultural property. As regards fisheries, duties extend from international relations (including negotiation within the European Her Majesty's Ministers and Senior Staff in Public Departments, No. 8. Community and co-operation in international organisations concerned with the conservation H.M.S.O., 1976. of fish stocks) to domestic matters, such as financial support for the fishing industry, assistance for fishery harbours, scientific research into fisheries' problems and the protection of Scottish fisheries by the department's fleet of fishery cruisers. Scotland. H.M.S.O., June 1974. 137 136 ,. Scottish Education Department 1 New St Andrew's House Scottish Ec~omic Planning Department StJames Centre New StAnd ew's House Edinburgh EH1 3SY StJames C tre Telephone 031-556 8400 Edinburgh 1 3T A Telephone 03.-556 8400 Secretary: J. M. Fearn Secretary: T/ R. H. Godden, C.B. This department, operating through local education authorities and other bodies, supervises the provision of primary, secondary and further education, including school This department has taken over what was formerly the Regional Development Division of accommodation. the supply of teachers and the development of curricula. It exercises certain the Scottish \:Hfice, dealing with the formulation of plans for economic development in responsibilities for Scottish universities, although these, like other universities in Britain, are Scotland and co-ordinating their implementation. It also includes some other closely allied primarily the concern of the Department of Education and Science; and its functions also divisions formerly in the Development Department, such as those responsible for relations cover youth and community services, adult education, sport, physical recreation and the arts. with the Highlands and Islands Development Board, the Scottish Tourist Board, the Scottish It works closely with the National Museums and Galleries and the National Library of Electricity Board, the Scottish Transport Group (which controls all publicly owned road Scotland. The Social Work Services Group, which forms part of the Scottish Education passenger and shipping operations in Scotland) and the New Town Development Department, gives advice to local authority social work departments in their statutory duty of Corporations. It is designed to provide the necessary support within the Scottish Office for the providing a range of social and welfare services, provides liaison with voluntary social work Minister of State, who in May 1973 was given co-ordinating responsibilities in relation to oil organisations and implements the programme of grant aid to local authorities for the development in Scotland; and it will also be concerned with the Scottish aspects of regional provision of special facilities in deprived urban areas. policies, including those relating to the European Community. Scottish Home and Health Department New St Andrew's House StJames Centre Edinburgh EH1 3TF Telephone 031-556 8400 Secretary: R. P. Fraser, C.B. 2. SCOTTISH OFFICE MINISTERS This department has two main responsihllities. On the home side it is involved in the administration of the police, fire and prison services; itis concerned with criminal justice, the LicensingActs and legislation relating to public entertainment; and it is responsible for the law relating to the conduct of parliamentary and local elections and the registration of electors, and for a wide range of ceremonial and formal business. On the health side it is Secretary of State responsible for the administration of the National Health Service in Scotland and has a Bruce Millan, M.P. general concern with all matters affecting public health in Scotland. The' department also Private Secretary: N. J. Shanks exercises, on behalf of the Secretary of State, functions deriving from the latter's joint responsibility with the Lord Advocate for law reform and for legal aid. Minister of State (Commons) Responsible for Economic Planning and Oil Development: Gregor McKenzie, M.P. Scottish Development Department Private Secretary: J. S. Graham New St Andrew's House StJames Centre Minister of State (Lords) Edinburgh EH1 3SZ Responsible for Development and E.E.C. matters: Lord Kirkhill Telephone 031-556 8400 Private Secretary: L. C. Cunning Parliamentary Under Secretary Secretary: K. Lewis, C.B., C.V.O. Responsible for Agriculture, Fisheries and Housing: Hugh Brown, M.P. Private Secretary: C C. Forsyth This is the central department responsible fur general policy relating to local government administration and for town and country planning, housing, roads, water and other Parliamentary Under Secretary environmental services. It is concerned, among other things, with urban development and Responsible for ~alth, Education and Social Work Services: Frank McElhone, M.P. conservation, with all aspects of housing by local authorities, with the making and Private Secretary: Mrs M. J. Martyn amendment of building standard regulations and with the oversight of arrangements for public water supplies, sewerage and sewage disposal, the prevention of air and river pollution Parliamentary Under Secretary and coast and flood protection. Responsible for Devolution and Home Affairs: Harry Ewing, M.P. Private Secretary: D. I. Dalgetty 138 139 · 3. SCOTTISH LAW OFFICERS 5. SCOTTISH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT The 71 MP .s who represent Scottish Constituencies are listed below in alphabetical Lord Advocate order: Chief legal adviser on Scottish questions and principal representative of Crown for purposes of litigation: Ronald King Murray, M.P. Bain, Mrs Margaret (Dunbartonshire, East) Harvie Anderson, Mrs B. (Renfrewshire, S.N.P. East) Cons. Solicitor General for Scotland Bray, Dr Jeremy (Motherwell and Wishaw) Henderson, Mr Douglas (Aberdeenshire, Second law officer of the Crown: John McCluskey, Q.C. Lab. East) S.N.P. Brown, Mr Hugh (Glasgow, Queen's Park) Hughes, Mr Robert (Aberdeen, North) Lab. Lab. Hunter, Mr Adam (Dunfermline) Lab. Buchan, Mr Norman (Renfrewshire, West) Hutchison, Mr Michael Clark (Edinburgh, 4. POLITICAL PARTIES Lab. South) Cons. Buchanan-Smith, Mr Alick (Angus, North Johnston, Mr Russell (Inverness) Lib. and Mearns) Cons. Lambie, Mr David (Central Ayrshire) Lab. Campbell, Mr Ian (Dunbartonshire, West) Mabon, Dr J. Dickson (Greenock and Port SCOTTISH LABOUR PARTY COMMUNIST PARTY Room 267 Lab. Glasgow) Lab-Coop. Gallacher House Canavan, Mr Dennis (West Stirlingshire) McCartney, Mr Hugh (Dunbartonshire, 12 Waterloo Street 69 Albert Road Glasgow Lab. Central) Lab. Glasgow GH2 8DP Carmichael, Mr Neil (Glasgow, MacCormick, Mr Ian (Argyll) S.N.P. Telephone: 041-248 7104 Telephone:
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