Question follow-through · 14307
Scotland Office: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 30 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
30 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jul 2026
Answer published
We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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