Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Departments total overall spending was in 2020-21.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
As reported in the annual report and accounts publication, the Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General’s spending for 2020-21 was £12.8m.
This does not include the transfer of £43.371 billion of funding to the Scottish Consolidated Fund, the details of which can be found at:
Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff were employed by his department in 2020-21.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland is a small Ministerial Department, which does not employ staff directly. Those that join, do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government Departments, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice who remain the employers.
Detailed staffing information is already published annually, within the Staff Report of the Scotland Office Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21 - Scotland Office Annual Report 20/21. Copies are also available from the Library of the House.
Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on advertising in 2020-21.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
In 2020-21, the Office spent a total of £75,681 on advertising.
Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, (a) how much his Department spent on communications staff and (b) how many communications staff were employed by his Department in 2020-21.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
The number of staff working at the Office to deliver the communications functions in 2020-21 was 13.
Expenditure on communications staffing was £906,177 in 2020-21.
Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on communications in 2020-21.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
The number of staff working at the Office to deliver the communications functions in 2020-21 was 13.
Expenditure on communications staffing was £906,177 in 2020-21.
Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much the (a) Union Unit and (b) Union Taskforce spent on communications, including staffing costs, in each financial year since 2010-11; and how much is budgeted for that purpose for each of those groups for 2021-22.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland is not responsible for the funding of either a ‘Union Unit’ or ‘Union Taskforce’.
Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much (a) his Department, (b) the Union Unit, and (c) the Union Taskforce spent on communications including staffing costs in each financial year since 2010-11; and how much is budgeted for that purpose for each of those groups for 2021-22.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
The Office’s annual expenditure is recorded under the ‘Statement of Operating Costs by Operating Segment’ in the Annual Report and Accounts which are publically available online at www.gov.uk/scotland.
The Office does not hold information on budget allocations for 2021/22 at this time.
The Office does not hold figures for the cost of the Union Unit or Union Taskforce.
Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much (a) his Department, (b) the Union Unit, and (c) the Union Taskforce spent on advertising in each financial year since 2010-11; and how much is budgeted for that purpose for each of those groups for 2021-22.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
The Office keeps financial information for seven financial years, so available information only extends to 2013-14.
The Office’s annual expenditure on all advertising, including paid-for promotion on digital platforms including social media promotion, and paid-for listings in search results was as follows:
Financial Year | Social Media Promotion | Paid-for listings in search results | Total expenditure on advertising |
2013-2014 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
2014-2015 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
2015-2016 | £371 | Nil | £371 |
2016-2017 | £15,956 | Nil | £15,956 |
2017-2018 | £22,829 | £1,647 | £24,476 |
2018-2019 | £46,217 | £11,829 | £58,046 |
2019-2020 | £36,704 | Nil | £36,704 |
The Office does not hold information on budget allocations for 2021/22 at this time.
The Office does not hold figures for the Union Unit or Union Taskforce.
Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much (a) his Department, (b) the Union Unit, and (c) the Union Taskforce spent on paid-for social media advertising and promotion in each financial year since 2010-11; and how much is budgeted for that purpose for each of those groups for 2021-22.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
The Office keeps financial information for seven financial years, so available information only extends to 2013-14.
The Office’s annual expenditure on all advertising, including paid-for promotion on digital platforms including social media promotion, and paid-for listings in search results was as follows:
Financial Year | Social Media Promotion | Paid-for listings in search results | Total expenditure on advertising |
2013-2014 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
2014-2015 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
2015-2016 | £371 | Nil | £371 |
2016-2017 | £15,956 | Nil | £15,956 |
2017-2018 | £22,829 | £1,647 | £24,476 |
2018-2019 | £46,217 | £11,829 | £58,046 |
2019-2020 | £36,704 | Nil | £36,704 |
The Office does not hold information on budget allocations for 2021/22 at this time.
The Office does not hold figures for the Union Unit or Union Taskforce.
Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much (a) his Department, (b) the Union Unit, and (c) the Union Taskforce spent on paid-for listing in search results in each financial year since 2010-11; and how much is budgeted for that purpose for each of those groups for 2021-22.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
The Office keeps financial information for seven financial years, so available information only extends to 2013-14.
The Office’s annual expenditure on all advertising, including paid-for promotion on digital platforms including social media promotion, and paid-for listings in search results was as follows:
Financial Year | Social Media Promotion | Paid-for listings in search results | Total expenditure on advertising |
2013-2014 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
2014-2015 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
2015-2016 | £371 | Nil | £371 |
2016-2017 | £15,956 | Nil | £15,956 |
2017-2018 | £22,829 | £1,647 | £24,476 |
2018-2019 | £46,217 | £11,829 | £58,046 |
2019-2020 | £36,704 | Nil | £36,704 |
The Office does not hold information on budget allocations for 2021/22 at this time.
The Office does not hold figures for the Union Unit or Union Taskforce.