Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 6 October 2017 to Question 105441 on Scotland Office: Social Media, and the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 119818, and the the Answer of 8 January 2018 to Question 121531, what (a) the media strategy for his Department, (b) his Department's advertising procurement strategy and practice is and what estimate he has made of the amount of his Department's advertising spend which is made on the Departmental procurement card.

The Office’s media strategy is to support the core objectives in the Single Departmental Plan: (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667897/SDP_2015-2020.pdf).

The Office’s advertising procurement strategy and practice also supports these objectives.

The amount of spending on procurement cards is subject to GPC Governance and Assurance rules and audit procedures. Any advertising spend by the Office using this method is subject to these procedures and reported accurately and exactly each month. GPC spend over £500 is reported monthly on the Scotland Office pages here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland