Between January and June 2007, in addition to his constituency duties as Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire, South, my predecessor had official Scotland Office business in Scotland on 15 days as follows:
Days January 2007 1 February 2007 5 March 2007 2 April 2007 2 May 2007 4 June 2007 1
Since June 2007, when I assumed the role of Secretary of State for Scotland, I have conducted official business in Scotland, in addition to my constituency duties as Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, in my capacities both as Secretary of State for Scotland and Secretary of State for Defence, as follows:
Days June 2007 1 July 2007 3 August 2007 16 September 2007 3 October 2007 5 November 2007 5 December 2007 3 January 2008 2
In addition to this, during weekends and parliamentary recesses, both I and my predecessor also executed official responsibilities in Scotland.