Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in his Department.
Answered by Kirsty McNeill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
The Scotland Office does not have any Direct Ministerial Appointments.
Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) his officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Details of Ministers’ and senior officials’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Data for the period of July to September 2024 will be published in due course.
Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Department's policy is on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials; what the policy was on 24 May 2024; and which senior officials have been granted access to the service since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Scotland Office follows the policy of the Government Car Service on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials under a contract agreed by the previous government. This states that the Department can make the Service available for other senior officials at the department at their discretion. No Scotland Office senior officials have used the vehicle since 4 July 2024.
Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have (i) been allocated a dedicated vehicle and (ii) access to use of a shared vehicle from the Government Car Service; what the (A) make, (B) model and (C) fuel type is for each car; and what the budget was for those cars in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Scotland Office uses a vehicle provided by the Government Car Service (GCS) under a contract agreed by the previous government. The car is a Jaguar i-Pace and is an electric vehicle. The total annual cost of the contract (excluding VAT) is £86,347.44.