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David Mundell
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56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar worth £370,000
At least 56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar collectively worth £370,000 over the five years before the 2022 World Cup.
Claim more children leave school without qualifications than 20 years ago is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from Scotland secretary David Mundell about young people leaving school without qualifications.
Tories accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ after £120k spent on Mundell’s foreign trips
The SNP has slammed Conservatives after it emerged that Scotland Secretary David Mundell spent £120,000 on trips abroad in the last three years.
Claim Scottish banknotes are not ‘legal tender’ in England is True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the argument over whether Scottish banknotes are 'legal tender' in England.
How did Scottish MPs vote over Brexit?
Ferret Fact Service looks at the series of votes that Scottish MPs have been involved in as the UK Parliament tries to sort out Brexit.
Scotland Office used tax-payer funded Facebook ads to ‘manipulate voters’
Campaigners said the Scotland Office could be using taxpayer funded Facebook ads to “manipulate potential voters for party political purposes.”
Claim Scotland Office hospitality spending has increased seven-fold is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at claims of a significant hospitality spending increase by the Scotland Office.