Written Question·Scotland Office·UIN 116472

Scotland Office: Staff

Tabled: 27 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Kirsty Blackman

Scottish National Party — Aberdeen North

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, (a) how many policy staff job posts there are in his Department and (b) what the salary band is for each post.

Answer

Kirsty McNeill

The Scotland Office has 30 policy posts which are spread across the following salary bands: Salary BandNumber of PostsSCS12Grade 63Grade 77Senior Executive Officer9Higher Executive Officer9