Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on salaries for staff based in (a) Scotland and (b) London in each of the last five financial years.
The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland spend on salaries for staff based in Scotland and London in each of the last five financial years is shown below:
| 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 |
Scotland | 2,137 | 2,326 | 2,309 | 2,690 | 2,849 |
London | 1,612 | 1,708 | 1,817 | 2,016 | 2,421 |
Total | 3,749 | 4,034 | 4,126 | 4,706 | 5,270 |