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Scotland Office: Credit Unions

Scotland Office written question – answered at on 16 February 2026.

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Photo of Gareth Thomas Gareth Thomas Labour/Co-operative, Harrow West

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

Photo of Kirsty McNeill Kirsty McNeill The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland

The Scotland Office does not employ any staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government departments, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employers.

Any matters relating to payroll are the responsibility of the employing departments.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 16 February 2026, cW)

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