Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether Ministers in his Department have sent any privileged Government information to and from their personal email addresses.

There is a place for the use of a variety of digital channels in fast moving modern environments. Ministers will have informal conversations from time to time, in person or remotely, and relevant content from such discussions is passed back to officials. They will also use a variety of digital communications channels for personal, political and Parliamentary matters.