To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on salaries for staff based in (a) Scotland and (b) London in each of the last five financial years.
Answered on
25 September 2020
The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland spend on salaries for staff based in Scotland and London in each of the last five financial years is shown below:
| 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 |
Scotland | 2,137 | 2,326 | 2,309 | 2,690 | 2,849 |
London | 1,612 | 1,708 | 1,817 | 2,016 | 2,421 |
Total | 3,749 | 4,034 | 4,126 | 4,706 | 5,270 |
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Scotland Office
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