Question follow-through · 900240
Public Sector: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the potential impact of the Chancellor’s statement on public spending inheritance of 29 July 2024 on public sector pay in Scotland.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 27 Aug 2024
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the potential impact of the Chancellor’s statement on public spending inheritance of 29 July 2024 on public sector pay in Scotland.
4 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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4 Sept 2024
Answer published
The financial inheritance - the worst inherited by any incoming Government since World War 2 - was compounded by the unforeseen £22 billion black hole in spending left by the previous Government. This means we face hard choices we didn’t expect or want to...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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