Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on hotel accommodation for (a) staff and (b) Ministers broken down by (i) UK stays and (ii) overseas stays in the 2024-25 financial year.

The expenditure on hotel accommodation for the Scotland Office in the 2024-25 financial year is shown below:

All accommodation costs incurred by the Scotland Office are undertaken in accordance with the principles set out in Civil Service Management Code and the Ministerial Code, ensuring value for money for the public purse.