The Scottish and Scotland Offices


saltire shield'The conflict that will determine Scotland's future is the antipathy between the Nationalists and Labour, between those whose model of sovereignty is the Scottish people and those whose loyalty lies with the Crown and Westminster.'
Parcel of Rogues, Channel 4 Television, April 1998.
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The Scottish Office, 19 th June 1970 - 4 th March 1974

Conservative Government under Rt Hon Edward Heath
Date Secretary of State Minister of State PUSS
19 June 1970
New administration
Rt Hon Gordon Campbell MP, later Lord Campbell of Croy Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhevie Alick Buchanan-Smith MP
George Younger Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhevie Alick Buchanan-Smith


Edward Taylor MP


Teddy Taylor


Hon George Younger MP, later Lord Younger of Prestwick KT and 4 th Viscount Younger of Leckie KT


George Younger

Date Secretary of State Minister of State PUSS
28 July 1971
After resignation of Teddy Taylor over EEC entry
Rt Hon Gordon Campbell MP, later Lord Campbell of Croy Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhevie Alick Buchanan-Smith MP
George Younger Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhevie Alick Buchanan-Smith


Hector Monro MP, later Lord Monro of Langholm


Teddy Taylor


Hon George Younger MP, later Lord Younger of Prestwick KT and 4 th Viscount Younger of Leckie KT


George Younger

Date Secretary of State Minister of State PUSS
24 March 1972
After appointment of Baroness Tweedsmuir as Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Rt Hon Gordon Campbell MP, later Lord Campbell of Croy Henry Alexander Hepburne-Scott, 10 th Lord Polwarth Alick Buchanan-Smith MP
George Younger 10 th Lord Polwarth Alick Buchanan-Smith


Hector Monro MP, later Lord Monro of Langholm


Teddy Taylor


Hon George Younger MP, later Lord Younger of Prestwick KT and 4 th Viscount Younger of Leckie KT


George Younger

Date Secretary of State Minister of State PUSS
8 January 1974
After appointment of George Younger as Minister of State for Defence
Rt Hon Gordon Campbell MP, later Lord Campbell of Croy Henry Alexander Hepburne-Scott, 10 th Lord Polwarth Alick Buchanan-Smith MP
George Younger 10 th Lord Polwarth Alick Buchanan-Smith


Hector Monro MP, later Lord Monro of Langholm


Teddy Taylor


Edward Taylor MP


Teddy Taylorr

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