Question follow-through · 52857
Scotland Office: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many civil servants in his Department are employed in (a) Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh, (b) Dover House on Whitehall and (c) other locations in London.
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 16 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 May 2025
- Answer
- 22 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many civil servants in his Department are employed in (a) Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh, (b) Dover House on Whitehall and (c) other locations in London.
22 May 2025
Target answer date
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22 May 2025
Answer published
As at 31 March 2025, the Scotland Office had 47 civil servants based at Queen Elizabeth House, Edinburgh and 38 civil servants based at Dover House, Whitehall, London. The Office does not have civil servants based at any other locations.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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