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Scotland Office: Industrial Disputes

Commons · Question 23026 · Tabled 9 Jan 2025 · Scotland Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 17 Jan 2025

The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice, who remain the employers.There are currently ...