Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many of his Department's ministers have been exempted from quarantine in a hotel after returning to the UK from a covid-19 red list country to which they have travelled for the purposes of conducting official business.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
No Minister from the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has travelled to a country while the country was on the covid-19 red list for the purpose of conducting official business.
Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on the purchase of televisions in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office spend on the purchase of televisions was (a) £1,351.69 in 2013, and (b) £539.96 to date in 2014.
Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many officials employed by his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Public Sector bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice, who remain the employers. Staff terms and conditions of service, including pay awards and payroll administration is a matter for the parent employers. The office does not hold information in the form requested.
Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many mobile telephones, BlackBerrys and laptops were lost by his Department in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
Answered by David Mundell
In 2013 and 2014 to date, no mobile telephones or laptops were reported lost by the Scotland Office. Two Blackberrys were reported lost in 2013, and one in 2014 to date.