Question follow-through · 111631

Scotland Office: Credit Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

answeredScotland Office

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
16 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Scotland Office does not employ any staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government departments, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employers.Any matters...

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