Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
The Office of the Secretary of Scotland does not hold staffing information at mid-point monthly dates; information is recorded at month end only.
On 30 June 2016, there were 67.0 FTE staff in post, and on 31 December 2018 there were 74.4 FTE staff in post.