Chamber and committees

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:

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:

The Scottish Government Office in Paris has operated with 3 members of staff since its establishment in 2018.

It is not possible to provide an accurate cost for the USA office launch event, as we no longer hold relevant records dating back to 2001 when the office was established.

The Scotland House London launch event cost £9,456, which includes hire of venue and equipment.

It is not possible to provide an accurate cost for the China office launch event, as we no longer hold relevant records dating back to 2005 when the office was established.

The Copenhagen office launch reception cost £10,339, which includes venue hire, catering, and entertainment.

It is not possible to provide an accurate cost for the Berlin office launch event, as the majority of costs were met by FCDO and recharged to the Scottish Government; these costs cannot now be disaggregated from other sums recharged at the time associated with establishing the office.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-24280 on 31 January 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .

The launch of the Canada office was marked by a Ministerial visit, but there are no relevant records of costs for a specific event.