Scotland Office

This article is part of the series POLITICS OF SCOTLAND

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The Scotland Office is a department of the United Kingdom government, responsible for reserved Scottish affairs. Until the advent of devolution and the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive it was a major department led by the Secretary of State for Scotland. Since devolution its powers were limited to reserved powers , and it is now a branch of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

There is no longer a separate office of Secretary of State for Scotland, this now being a seperate function held by another member of the Cabinet.

• Secretary of State for Scotland - The Rt Hon. Alistair Darling MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Anne McGuire MP
• Advocate General - Lynda Clark MP
• House of Lords spokesperson - The Rt Hon. The Lord Evans of Temple Guiting
• Parliamentary Private Secretary - David Stewart MP