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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department (a) uses or (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department (a) uses or (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
The Scotland Office occupies premises owned, leased, and managed by the Government Property Agency (GPA) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) who are responsible for building assets, including the installation and use of rooftop solar panels.
Enquiries related to these buildings should be directed to the Government Property Agency (GPA) and HMRC.
Funding support for public bodies to install solar panels has been available through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) with a total of over £3 billion made available up to 2028. Great British Energy (GBE) also supports public sector decarbonisation and the GBE Solar programme is investing £255 million to fund around 250 schools, around 260 NHS sites, and around 15 military sites to install solar panels across the country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
The Scotland Office does not monitor the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month. The Department's offices are located in buildings managed by the Government Property Agency and HM Revenue and Customs. Both the Government Property Agency and HMRC provide facilities management services, and are responsible for monitoring and recording food waste generated within those buildings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department’s (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department’s (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024.
There has not been correspondence between Scotland Office Ministers, or the Scotland Office Director, with Flint Global since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
The Scotland Office has spent nil on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will provide an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in his Department for each parliamentary session for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will provide an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in his Department for each parliamentary session for which...
It is not possible to provide an estimate for hours spent preparing Ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates. There will be differences in the Civil Service, Special Adviser and Ministerial time depending on the policy matter and length of the debate. Debates can also be cross-cutting and require resources from multiple departments or engage departmental bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to the answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14349 on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if he will list each of the internship schemes that have been made available in the last 12 months through the department, other than the Fast...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to the answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14349 on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if he will list each of the internship schemes that have been made available in the last 12 months through the department, other than the Fast...
The Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme is the only internship scheme that the Scotland Office has participated in over the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list each industrial dispute live within his Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list each industrial dispute live within his Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
There are no live industrial disputes within the Scotland Office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whether funding was provided...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whether funding was provided...
The total cost to the Scotland Office of facility time in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26 was nil, with no headcount number of facility staff time in either of the years requested. No funding was provided for trade union activities in any of those years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
The Scotland Office follows the civil service attendance expectation of 60% for all of the department’s offices. Attendance statistics are not collated for individual offices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministerial Appointments, (c) civil servants appointed by exception, and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministerial Appointments, (c) civil servants appointed by exception, and...
The Scotland Office has not appointed any delivery advisers to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
The Scotland Office incurred outturn spending on social media marketing in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
In the financial year 2024-25, the outturn spending by the department on social media marketing was £2,806.
In the financial year 2025-26, the outturn spending by the department on social media marketing was £6,964.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
The Scotland Office has not incurred any costs for social media influencers since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 and with reference to the Answer of of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff in (a) the Department and (b) each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 and with reference to the Answer of of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff in (a) the Department and (b) each of...
All communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at public expense.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at public expense.
The Scotland Office has had no departmental Senior Civil Service away days in 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in his Department's (a) Scottish and (b) London headquarters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in his Department's (a) Scottish and (b) London headquarters.
It has been the practice of successive governments not to comment, on grounds of both national security and staff safety, on the physical capacity or staffing numbers for individual buildings of the government estate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the department since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter was sent; on what items, and at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the department since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter was sent; on what items, and at...
The Scotland Office has not spent any money on branded goods and merchandise since April 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 10189, on Databases: EU law, if they will list the data and reporting requirements that the department must make to the European Commission and its agencies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 10189, on Databases: EU law, if they will list the data and reporting requirements that the department must make to the European Commission and its agencies.
The Scotland Office does not have any data and reporting requirements to the European Commission and its agencies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Minister McNeill, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office, held two stakeholder receptions in 2025 to mark International Women’s Day and International Coming Out Day.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.
The Scotland Office does not manage any internship schemes.