We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations. All Business Units within the Scotland Office have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible and demonstrate good value for money.<\/p>
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Details of ministerial and senior official hospitality are published on a quarterly basis, and are available on GOV.UK.<\/p>
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The Scotland Office makes use of other government contracts and is therefore not responsible for agency retainer fees. The costs of employing agency staff in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022 are shown below.<\/p>
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<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019-20<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2020-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2021-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Agency Costs<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £37,329<\/p><\/td> £159,845<\/p><\/td> £52,351<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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