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Written Question
Scotland Office: Credit Unions
Wednesday 4th November 2015

Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to promote the use of credit unions in the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by David Mundell

I refer the hon Member to the answer given by my hon Friend, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin) on 2 November 2015.



Written Question
Pay
Wednesday 10th September 2014

Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by his Department was in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by David Mundell

The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff join on a secondment type basis from other Government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and Ministry of Justice, which remain the employers. As such there are variations in pay costs within the administration grades. The information requested is shown below:

£

(i) 2010-11

(ii) 2011-12

(iii) 2012-13

(iv) 2013-14

(a) highest

84,102.96

84,102.96

£119,657.04

£119,657.04

(b) lowest

17,496.96

17,882.04

£18,301.16

£18,000.61


(v) 2014-15

Not all bodies have set their pay levels for 2014-15 so full-time equivalent salary information cannot be provided.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Feb 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

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