Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration in (i) his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office does not own any buildings and the buildings it occupies do not have gymnasiums, leisure facilities or cafeterias. The cost of interior decoration in these buildings was £8453 in 2012-13 and £22939.72 in 2013-14.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many awaydays his Department has held for officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the cost was of each such event.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office has held no away days in 2013 or 2014 to date.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much has been spent on what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in his Department since May 2010.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office has not spent anything on (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) the Secretary of State and (ii) other Ministers in the Department since May 2010.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office funds subscriptions to the following periodicals: The Scottish Farmer, The Economist, and Civil Service World. The Scotland Office does not pay any subscriptions to TV channels.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Department's policy is on alcohol consumption on the premises (a) in general and (b) during parties in his Private Office.
Answered by David Mundell
Scotland Office policy permits the modest provision of alcohol on those occasions when Ministers provide hospitality to external parties. The Office also allows third parties to hold events in its premises and allows them to provide alcohol. Parties are not held in Scotland Office ministerial private offices.