What recent assessment he has made of the strength of the labour market in Scotland.
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the cost of living in Scotland.
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies on strengthening the Union of allegations of standards of impropriety in public life.
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the energy industry in Scotland.
Whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on supporting productive forestry planting in Scotland.
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on trends in the level of child poverty in Scotland.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
