Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Scotland Office: Government Communication ServiceScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 and with reference to the Answer of of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff in (a) the De
Answer: All communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: MarketingScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the department since the Government Chief Commercial Offi
Answer: The Scotland Office has not spent any money on branded goods and merchandise since April 2025.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Special AdvisersScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministeri
Answer: The Scotland Office has not appointed any delivery advisers to date.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: EqualityScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: Minister McNeill, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office, held two stakeholder receptions in 2025 to mark International Women’s Day and International Coming Out Day.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: DatabasesScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 10189, on Databases: EU law, if they will list the data and reporting requirements that the department must make to the European Commission and its agencies.
Answer: The Scotland Office does not have any data and reporting requirements to the European Commission and its agencies.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Flint GlobalScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department’s (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024.
Answer: There has not been correspondence between Scotland Office Ministers, or the Scotland Office Director, with Flint Global since July 2024.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: CommunicationScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The Scotland Office incurred outturn spending on social media marketing in 2024-25 and 2025-26.In the financial year 2024-25, the outturn spending by the department on social media marketing was £2,806.In the financial year 2025-26, the outturn spending b...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Unpaid WorkScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to the answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14349 on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if he will list each of the internship schemes that have been made available in the last 12 months through the depar
Answer: The Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme is the only internship scheme that the Scotland Office has participated in over the last 12 months.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Industrial DisputesScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list each industrial dispute live within his Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
Answer: There are no live industrial disputes within the Scotland Office.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Facilities AgreementsScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whe
Answer: The total cost to the Scotland Office of facility time in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26 was nil, with no headcount number of facility staff time in either of the years requested. No funding was provided for trade union activities in any of thos...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Remote WorkingScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: The Scotland Office follows the civil service attendance expectation of 60% for all of the department’s offices. Attendance statistics are not collated for individual offices.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Unpaid WorkScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.
Answer: The Scotland Office does not manage any internship schemes.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Social MediaScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: The Scotland Office has not incurred any costs for social media influencers since July 2024.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Senior Civil ServantsScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at pub
Answer: The Scotland Office has had no departmental Senior Civil Service away days in 2026.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: BuildingsScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in his Department's (a) Scottish and (b) London headquarters.
Answer: It has been the practice of successive governments not to comment, on grounds of both national security and staff safety, on the physical capacity or staffing numbers for individual buildings of the government estate.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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