To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department and its agencies have spent on Christmas (a) cards, (b) parties and (c) decorations in each of the last five years. (171445)

The Scotland Office’s expenditure on Christmas cards is detailed in the table as follows.

The Scotland Office has not incurred any expenditure in relation to Christmas parties in the last five years. We do not have separate records for expenditure in relation to Christmas decorations.