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Written Question
Scotland Office: Women
Tuesday 14th November 2023

Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of civil servants on temporary contracts in his Department are women.

Answered by Lord Jack of Courance

The Scotland Office has no civil servants on temporary contracts.

Written Question
Scotland Office: Women
Tuesday 14th November 2023

Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of SCS2 civil servants on full-time equivalent contracts in his Department are women.

Answered by Lord Jack of Courance

The Scotland Office has only one SCS2 post which is not currently held by a woman.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Scottish Independence and the Scottish Economy

"I start with the red wall Tories. Our absent friends in the north are surely on a sticky wicket. For years, and for decades in some cases, they burrowed away in once solid Labour fiefdoms, angry at what was happening to their communities. They created a false narrative that these …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Scottish Independence and the Scottish Economy

"I am sorry, but I am short on time and I am going to annoy Mr Deputy Speaker if I take interventions, so I will decline to give way.

As I was saying, we are not talking about a factor of five. Of course, the most important thing about the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Scottish Independence and the Scottish Economy

"The hon. Gentleman says our views are not felt or shared by the majority of people in Scotland. Will he therefore explain why the same people elected SNP Members to come to this Chamber and did not elect Scottish Conservatives?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Scotland: General Election and Constitutional Future

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered the upcoming Scottish Parliamentary general election and Scotland’s right to choose its constitutional future.

We have been waiting a while for a third party Opposition day, so I am delighted that we get to set the agenda today. The timing of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Scotland: General Election and Constitutional Future

"I have an embarrassment of riches. I give way first to the hon. Member for Redcar (Jacob Young)...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Scotland: General Election and Constitutional Future

"All good things come to those who wait, and I can assure the hon. Gentleman that I will be dealing with the “once in a generation” tagline later in my speech.

On referendums and whether they should take place, the question will arise as to who should make the decision. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Scotland: General Election and Constitutional Future

"That is not the subject of today’s debate, but it only takes a cursory reading of statements from European premiers to see that their mood has completely changed and they would welcome, many of them with open arms, a self-governing Scotland into the European Union. But we are getting ahead …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Scotland: General Election and Constitutional Future

"I am more than happy for the record of the Scottish Government to be judged by the people on 6 May as well; independence and the referendum is not the only thing we shall be voting on. This SNP Government have been in power for 14 years, and what they …..."
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