Scotland Office Minister Colin Clark visited Strathisla Distillery in Keith yesterday, the home of Chivas Brothers, for talks with senior representatives from the sector.
Mr Clark joins new secretary of state for Scotland and Dumfries and Galloway MP Alister Jack, and parliamentary under-secretary and Worcester MP Robin Walker in the
Scotland Office.
The SNP has demanded a review of
Scotland Office spending after highlighting huge increases under David Mundell.
A review of
Scotland Office spending has been demanded by the SNP after a significant rise in the use of taxpayer-funded government credit cards.
And the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) suggests Westminster should consider scrapping the
Scotland Office, which Mr Mundell runs.
Among its recommendations, it called on the UK Government to review the role of the
Scotland Office and to consider replacing it -- together with the Welsh and Northern Ireland offices -- with a single department for constitutional affairs.
TRUST between the the Scottish and UK governments has deteriorated so much, the relationship has to be rebooted and the
Scotland Office dismantled, a Commons report has claimed.
"I was therefore pleased to negotiate this additional PS8m of funding from the
Scotland Office and Treasury.
Questions have been raised over whether ScottishTory ministers are 'partying on the public purse'after new figures revealed that
Scotland Office hospitality spending has skyrocketed.
Andy O'Neill, head of
Scotland Office at the Electoral Commission, said: "There's a huge amount of interest in the referendum and that's reflected in the unprecedented response to the first 10 days of our campaign.
Scotland Office minister Ann McKechin said: "Minimising any extra distress to the families of Scottish service personnel who have died abroad must be our priority."
