Scotland Office: All Documents

Written Question

Social Security Benefits: Scotland

Friday 20th June 2025

Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice to ensure that changes for claimants who depend on both reserved and devolved social security are understood.

Answered by Ian Murray - Secretary of State for Scotland

UK Government Ministers regularly meet with their Scottish government counterparts to discuss social security and claimants. Scotland Office Ministers also attend the Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare, alongside Ministers from the Department of Work and Pensions and Scottish Government Ministers. The most recent meeting was held on 18 June 2025.

The Pathways to Work Green Paper states that interactions between the reserved and devolved systems in Scotland will need to be considered before reforms are implemented. Officials are already engaging on this.

Scheduled Event - 19 Jun 2025, 9 a.m. - Add to calendar
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Commons - Scottish Affairs Committee - Private Meeting - Select & Joint Committees

Written Question

Scotland Office: Gender

Thursday 19th June 2025

Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.

Answered by Ian Murray - Secretary of State for Scotland

We will review and update policy wherever necessary to ensure it complies with the latest legal requirements. We aim to ensure appropriate facilities are available for all staff.

Select Committee

Letter from INEOS relating to information requested during 2 April evidence session, dated 6 June 2025

Correspondence Jun. 18 2025

Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)

Select Committee

Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow Caledonian University, and University of Glasgow

SDC0006 - Problem drug use in Scotland follow-up: Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility

Written Evidence Jun. 18 2025

Inquiry: Problem drug use in Scotland follow-up: Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)

Select Committee

2025-06-18 09:30:00+01:00

Oral Evidence Jun. 18 2025

Inquiry: Industrial transition in Scotland
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)

Scheduled Event - 18 Jun 2025, 9 a.m. - Add to calendar
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Commons - Scottish Affairs Committee - Oral evidence - Select & Joint Committees
Industrial transition in Scotland

Written Question

Scotland Office: Termination of Employment

Friday 13th June 2025

Asked by: Peter Bedford (Conservative - Mid Leicestershire)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.

Answered by Ian Murray - Secretary of State for Scotland

Select Committee

Visit Note – Scottish Affairs Committee visit to Shetland - May 2025

Scrutiny evidence Jun. 11 2025

Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)

Select Committee

Letter from Royal Mail ahead of giving oral evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee, dated 3 June 2025

Correspondence Jun. 11 2025

Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)