Chamber and committees

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 UK Government notified its intention to ratify the UNESCO convention for safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage on 23 December 2023. The Scottish Government will work with the other UK nations alongside key Scottish stakeholders to consider the most appropriate methods of implementing the convention once ratified.

The Scottish Government is unaware of any cases of cultural, arts or heritage organisations which have agreed Intangible Cultural Heritage principles and then not abided by them.

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

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.

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.

The Scottish Government Office in Copenhagen has operated with 3 members of staff since its established in 2022.

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

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: