To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he plans to take to reduce his Department's running costs between 2015 and 2020; and what savings he plans to make from reducing his Department's running costs in 2015-16.
Answered on
25 June 2015
All running cost expenditure in the Scotland Office is subject to rigorous control. The Office’s plans for spending in years after the current financial year will be agreed with HM Treasury in the light of the department’s settlements.
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