Secretary of State for Scotland

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United Kingdom cabinet position government ministerial office

The Secretary of State for Scotland is a senior UK government minister responsible for representing Scottish interests within the UK Cabinet and overseeing the Scotland Office.

Aliases (1)

Secretary for Scotland ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom cabinet position → government ministerial office →
abolished	1887 →
appliesToJurisdiction	Scotland →
appointedBy	Monarch of the United Kingdom →
appointmentAdvisedBy	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
category	Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom → Scottish politics → United Kingdom constitutional law →
country	United Kingdom →
department	Scotland Office →
domain	United Kingdom reserved matters relating to Scotland →
flag	Royal Arms of the United Kingdom as used by HM Government →
hasJurisdiction	Scotland →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/secretary-of-state-for-scotland →
hasPart	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland →
hasSeatIn	House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
inception	1885 →
insignia	Royal Arms of the United Kingdom as used by HM Government →
isPartOf	territorial offices of the United Kingdom Government →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Westminster →
memberOf	House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
nativeLabel	Secretary of State for Scotland →
nominatedBy	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
officeHoldersBody	Government of the United Kingdom →
oversees	Scotland Office →
partOf	Cabinet of the United Kingdom →
portfolioIncludes	Scottish devolution issues at UK level → certain reserved matters affecting Scotland → representation of Scotland in intergovernmental relations within the UK →
precededBy	Secretary for Scotland →
reestablished	1926 →
reportsTo	Parliament of the United Kingdom → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
residence	Dover House, London →
responsibleFor	Scotland Office policy → constitutional affairs relating to Scotland at UK level → ensuring Scottish interests are considered in UK-wide policy → liaison between UK Government and Scottish Government → promoting UK Government policies in Scotland → representing Scottish interests in the UK Cabinet →
seat	Edinburgh → London →
style	The Right Honourable →
worksWith	First Minister of Scotland → Scottish Government →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ernest Brown → Lord Linlithgow →	positionHeld
Scottish new towns programme →	administeredBy
Scotland Office →	hasHead
Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom →	hasPart
Second Baldwin government →	includesOffice
Secretary of State for Scotland →	nativeLabel
Lauderdale family →	notableOfficeHeldByMembers
Glenrothes Development Corporation →	oversightBy
Secretary of State for Scotland ("Secretary for Scotland") →	precededBy
Scotland Office →	supports