The Scottish and Scotland Offices

'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.

The Scottish Office, 4 th March 1974 - 4 th May 1979

Labour Government under Rt Hon Harold Wilson, later Lord Wilson of Rievaulx
Date	Secretary of State	Ministers of State	PUSS
4 March 1974 New administration Appointment of a second Minister of State	Rt Hon William Ross MP, later Lord Ross of Marnock	William Hughes, Lord Hughes	Robert Hughes MP, later Lord Hughes of Woodside
		Bruce Milan MP
Date	Secretary of State	Ministers of State	PUSS
27 June 1974 After appointment of Hugh Brown	Rt Hon William Ross MP, later Lord Ross of Marnock	William Hughes, Lord Hughes	Robert Hughes MP, later Lord Hughes of Woodside
		Bruce Milan MP	Hugh Brown MP
Labour Government under Rt Hon Harold Wilson, later Lord Wilson of Rievaulx
Date	Secretary of State	Ministers of State	PUSS
18 October 1974 New adminsitration Appointment of a third PUSS	Rt Hon William Ross MP, later Lord Ross of Marnock	William Hughes, Lord Hughes	Robert Hughes MP, later Lord Hughes of Woodside
		Bruce Milan MP	Hugh Brown MP
			Harry Ewing MP, later Lord Ewing of Kirkford
Date	Secretary of State	Ministers of State	PUSS
22 July 1975 After resignation of Robert Hughes over incomes policy	Rt Hon William Ross MP, later Lord Ross of Marnock	William Hughes, Lord Hughes	Hugh Brown MP
		Bruce Milan MP	Harry Ewing MP, later Lord Ewing of Kirkford
			Frank McElhone MP
Date	Secretary of State	Ministers of State	PUSS
8 August 1975 After departure of Lord Hughes	Rt Hon William Ross MP, later Lord Ross of Marnock	John Farquharson Smith, Lord Kirkhill	Hugh Brown MP
		Bruce Milan MP	Harry Ewing MP, later Lord Ewing of Kirkford
			Frank McElhone MP
Labour Government under Rt Hon James Callaghan, later Lord Callaghan of Cardiff
Date	Secretary of State	Ministers of State	PUSS
5 April 1976 New adminsitration	Rt Hon Bruce Milan MP	Gregor Mackenzie MP	Hugh Brown MP
		John Farquharson Smith, Lord Kirkhill	Harry Ewing MP, later Lord Ewing of Kirkford
			Frank McElhone MP
Date	Secretary of State	Ministers of State	PUSS
15 December 1978 After the departure of Lord Kirkhill	Rt Hon Bruce Milan MP	Rt Hon Gregor Mackenzie MP	Hugh Brown MP
			Harry Ewing MP, later Lord Ewing of Kirkford
			Frank McElhone MP