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The Scottish Government Office in China has operated with 4 members of staff since its establishment in 2005. Provided below are details of salary scale and job titles:

The Scottish Government Office in Copenhagen has operated with 3 members of staff since its established in 2022.

The Scottish Government Brussels office was established in 1999 under a Labour government. Information on any launch events held at that time are therefore not held.

Provided below are details of salary scale and job titles for Scotland House London from 2017-18:

The Scottish Government Office in Dublin has operated with 3 members of staff since its establishment in 2016.

It is not possible to provide an accurate cost for the Paris office launch event, as the majority of costs were met by FCDO and recharged to the Scottish Government; these costs cannot now be disaggregated from other sums recharged at the time associated with establishing the office.

It is not possible to provide an accurate cost for the USA office launch event, as we no longer hold relevant records dating back to 2001 when the office was established.

The launch of the Canada office was marked by a Ministerial visit, but there are no relevant records of costs for a specific event.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-24280 on 31 January 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .

It is not possible to provide an accurate cost for the Berlin office launch event, as the majority of costs were met by FCDO and recharged to the Scottish Government; these costs cannot now be disaggregated from other sums recharged at the time associated with establishing the office.