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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"What discussions has the Secretary of State had with the SNP Government in Scotland, whose luddite approach and ideological blinkers prevent Torness, Dounreay and Hunterston from being considered for future nuclear projects—and all the jobs and investment that go with them?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"1. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential for new nuclear power sites in Scotland. ..."
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Written Question
Scotland Office: Termination of Employment
Friday 13th June 2025

Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

No permanent civil servants working in the Scotland Office had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.