Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants in the National Shipbuilding Office are based in (a) London, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere.

The National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) employ 26 staff. All staff are based in London with the exception of a secondee in Scotland and one employee who is a home worker. The NSO is a hybrid organisation and all roles are advertised as being based in either Edinburgh or London in combination with remote working. Whilst the NSO currently has no staff members permanently based in Edinburgh the flexible desk space is used during regular meetings and engagement activities in Scotland.