Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a junior ministerial post (of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State rank) in the United Kingdom government, supporting the Secretary of State for Scotland. The post is also known as Deputy Secretary of State for Scotland.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty's Government
Incumbent Iain Stewart since 2 June 2020 Incumbent The Lord Offord of Garvel since 4 October 2021
Scotland Office
Appointer	Elizabeth II
Inaugural holder	John Pratt
Formation	8 August 1919
Website	Scotland Office

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The post was first established as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health for Scotland in 1919, before becoming the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland in 1926. Additional Parliamentary Under-Secretary posts were added in 1940 and 1951, and a Minister of State post was established in 1951. In 1969–70, one of the Under-Secretary posts was replaced by an additional Minister of State. From 1974 to 1979, there were two Ministers of State and three Under-Secretaries, reverting to one Minister of State in 1979. In 1997, the second Minister of State post was reinstated, and a fourth Under-Secretary post was briefly added from August 1998.

Following devolution in 1999, the number of ministers was reduced. There are currently two Under-Secretaries to support the Secretary of State, and there is no Minister of State.