Questions and answers

Question reference: S6W-24303

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm all costs associated with the launch event for the Scottish Affairs Office in Dublin.

Question reference: S6W-24298

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm all costs associated with the launch event for the Scottish Affairs Office in Canada.

Question reference: S6W-24310

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) civil servants and (b) other staff, including those appointed by ministers, have worked in its Scottish Affairs Office in Brussels in each year since its establishment, also broken down by (i) job title and (ii) pay grade.

The Scottish Government Brussels office was established in 1999 and staffing records covering the entirety of its existence are not held. The currently held information on staffing numbers, job titles and pay grade is outlined below.

1. Staffing numbers

18-19 – 16

19-20 – 17

20-21 – 17

22-23 – 17

23-24 - 17

2. Job titles and pay grade

Director

Deputy Director

Senior Policy Adviser Energy and Marine – SG A-C band*

Senior Policy Adviser Research and Innovation - SG A-C band

Senior Policy Adviser Trade, Economics and Inclusive Growth - SG A-C band

Head, International Justice Cooperation Unit - SG A-C band

Senior Policy Adviser Political, EU Institutions and Engagement - SG A-C band

Marine Planning and Strategy Manager - SG A-C band

EU Policy Officer - Trade & Economic Development - SG A-C band

Policy Adviser - Environment & Transport - SG A-C band

Policy and Communications Officer - SG A-C band

Events and Visits Manager - Country based staff (CBS) A-B band

Policy Officer: European Parliament and Bilateral - CBS A-B band

Executive Assistant to Director and Deputy Director - CBS Administrative Officer

Finance, Administrative Support Officer - CBS Administrative Officer

Corporate Services - CBS Administrative Officer

Policy and Communications Support Officer - CBS Intern

The staffing profile of the office has remained in place for the period covered by point 1), except for the addition of the 'EU Policy Officer - Trade & Economic Development' post in 2019-20.

* Please note we are unable to provide a small amount of the information you have requested relating to the specific pay grades of each member of staff. This information is personal data of a third party, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Question reference: S6W-24306

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) civil servants and (b) other staff, including those appointed by ministers, have worked in its Scottish Affairs Office in the USA in each year since its establishment, also broken down by (i) job title and (ii) pay grade.

The Scottish Government Office in the USA has operated with either 4 or 5 members of staff since its establishment in 2001. Provided below are details of salary scale and job titles from 2018-19:

FY	Scottish Government Civil Servants - Salary scale	Job Title	Country Based Staff	Job Title
2018-19	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	2	Office-Project Manager Communications & Engagements Officer
2019-20	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	2	Project and Events Manager Communications & Engagements Officer
2020-21	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	3	Project and Events Manager Congressional Engagements Officer (intern) Communications Manager
2021-22	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	3	Project and Events Manager Communications Manager Relationships Manager (1 year)
2022-23	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	2	Project and Events Manager Communication Manager
2023-24	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	2	Project and Events Manager Communications Manager

Between the financial years 2007-08 and 2013-14, the Head of Scottish Government Office in the USA was graded as SCS1. From 2014-15 this role was regraded within A-C Band.

Please note we are unable to provide a small amount of the information you have requested relating to the specific pay grades of each member of staff. This information is personal data of a third party, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Question reference: S6W-24305

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) civil servants and (b) other staff, including those appointed by ministers, have worked in its Scottish Affairs Office in China in each year since its establishment, also broken down by (i) job title and (ii) pay grade.

The Scottish Government Office in China has operated with 4 members of staff since its establishment in 2005. Provided below are details of salary scale and job titles:

Scottish Government Civil Servants / Salary scale

Job Title

Country Based Staff

Job Title

1 x A-C Band

Head of Scottish Government Office

3

Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office

Head of Events

Head of Engagements and Media

Please note we are unable to provide a small amount of the information you have requested relating to the specific pay grades of each member of staff. This information is personal data of a third party, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Question reference: S6W-24307

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) civil servants and (b) other staff, including those appointed by ministers, have worked in its Scottish Affairs Office in Canada in each year since its establishment, also broken down by (i) job title and (ii) pay grade.

The Scottish Government Office in Canada has operated with either 3 or 4 members of staff since its establishment in 2018. Provided below are details of salary scale and job titles:

FY	Scottish Government Civil Servants - Salary scale	Job Title	Country Based Staff	Job Title
2018-19	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	1	Scottish Affairs Officer for Canada
2019-20	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	1	Scottish Affairs Officer for Canada
2020-21	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	2 x part time	Scottish Affairs Officers for Canada
2021-22	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	2 x part time	Scottish Affairs Officers for Canada
2023-24	2 x A-C Band	Head of Scottish Government Office Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office	1	Scottish Affairs Officer for Canada

Please note we are unable to provide a small amount of the information you have requested relating to the specific pay grades of each member of staff. This information is personal data of a third party, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Question reference: S6W-24295

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) civil servants and (b) other staff, including those appointed by ministers, have worked in its Scottish Affairs Office in Berlin in each year since its establishment, also broken down by (i) job title and (ii) pay grade.

The Scottish Government Office in Berlin has operated with 3 members of staff since its establishment in 2018. Provided below are details of staffing numbers, job titles and salary scale:

Scottish Government Civil Servants / Salary scale

Job Title

Country Based Staff

Job Title

2 x A-C Band

Head of Scottish Government Office

Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office

1

Events and Office Manager

Please note we are unable to provide a small amount of the information you have requested relating to the specific pay grades of each member of staff. This information is personal data of a third party, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Question reference: S6W-24311

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) civil servants and (b) other staff, including those appointed by ministers, have worked in Scotland House in London in each year since its establishment, also broken down by (i) job title and (ii) pay grade.

Provided below are details of salary scale and job titles for Scotland House London from 2017-18:

Grade	Job Title	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24

SCS1	Head of Scotland House London	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
A-C Band	Head of Economic Diplomacy and Engagement	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
A-C Band	Deputy Head of Economic Diplomacy and Engagement	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
A-C Band	Policy Officer	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
A-C Band	Head of UK, EU, International London Team	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
A-C Band	Head of UK, EU, International London Team	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
A-C Band	Deputy Head of UK, EU, International London Team	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
A-C Band	Policy Officer	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
A-C Band	Head of Operations	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
A-C Band	Head of Operations	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
A-C Band	Scotland House Manager	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
A-C Band	Head of Events and Deputy Head of Operations	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
A-C Band	Head of Events and Membership	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
A-C Band	Business Manager	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
A-C Band	Membership Manager	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
A-C Band	Front of House Manager	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
A-C Band	Deputy Head of Events	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
A-C Band	Business Support Assistant	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
A-C Band	Front of House Assistant	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
A-C Band	Communications/Marketing Manager	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
	Total	12	12	17	14	14	14	14

Please note we are unable to provide a small amount of the information you have requested relating to the specific pay grades of each member of staff. This information is personal data of a third party, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Question reference: S6W-24299

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm all costs associated with the launch event for the Scottish Affairs Office in Paris.

Question reference: S6W-24312

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) civil servants and (b) other staff, including those appointed by ministers, have worked in its Scottish Affairs Office in Dublin in each year since its establishment, also broken down by (i) job title and (ii) pay grade.

The Scottish Government Office in Dublin has operated with 3 members of staff since its establishment in 2016.

Scottish Government Civil Servants / Salary scale

Job Title

Country Based Staff

Job Title

2 x A-C Band

Head of Scottish Government Office

Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office

1

Events, Culture and Business Manager

Please note we are unable to provide a small amount of the information you have requested relating to the specific pay grades of each member of staff. This information is personal data of a third party, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

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