Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Scottish Parliament awarding funds to the Sortition Foundation.

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is responsible for decisions on the parliamentary budget. The Body is chaired by the Presiding Officer and includes four elected Members of the Scottish Parliament. Its expenditure is authorised through the Scottish Government Budget Bill and is paid from the Scottish Consolidated Fund. The Auditor General for Scotland, the Accounts Commission, and Audit Scotland work together to deliver public audits in Scotland.