Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much money his Department has spent on bottled water in each year since 2010.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office does not have any onsite catering or vending facilities. Fresh water supplies are provided directly through fixed water filtration systems which are directly fed from mains water supplies.
We run a number of events, some of which may provide bottled water. However any spend is not recorded separately.
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) official and (b) official sensitive documents have been recorded as lost by his Department since 8 May 2015.
Answered by David Mundell
Two official sensitive documents are recorded as having been lost by the Scotland Office since 8 May 2015. All losses are assessed and responded to individually and on a case by case basis with all possible mitigating actions being taken and in full compliance of our legal and other responsibilities.
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office employs agency workers to cover vacancies when needed. Spend in each of the last five years is shown below.
Financial Year | Cost |
2011-12 | £21,446 |
2012-13 | £56,082 |
2013-14 | £77,254 |
2014-15 | £116,425 |
2015-16 | £121,370 |
Asked by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many officials of his Department have opted out of the EU Working Time Directive.
Answered by David Mundell
No officials in the Scotland Office have opted out of the EU Working Time Directive.