Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has notified staff to (a) tell or (b) remind them that they can sell annual leave in the last four months.

The Scotland Office does not employ any staff directly; all staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employers.

All staff have easy access to all HR policies and guidance through their employing departments’ intranet. This includes departmental policies and guidance on managing annual leave.