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709753

registered interest
date	09/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: Ayrshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and officials from HM Treasury to discuss the Ayrshire Growth Deal.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	67218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>I meet with the Chancellor regularly to discuss a range of issues, including UK Government investment in Scotland and how we can work with the Scottish Government to deliver improved economic performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2017 11:11:32 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

709048

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Unpaid Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people undertook an unpaid work placement in his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such placements lasted for longer than one month.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	66902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has had one unpaid work placement in each of the last 5 years, as part of the Whitehall Internship Programme. None of these placements lasted more than one month.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 15/03/2017 12:57:30 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

708608

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of Civil Service positions in his Department were vacant for a week or longer in each year since 2010; and what the average turnover rate for civil servants in his Department has been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	66702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not hold this information in the form requested.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2017 11:09:03 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

708609

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Department's main policy priority is for 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	66677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Scotland Office’s priority continues to be promoting the best interests of Scotland within a stronger United Kingdom. This includes ensuring Scottish interests are represented at the heart of the UK Government, and the UK Government’s responsibilities are fully represented in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>As the Government prepares for negotiations with the EU, the Scotland Office is working with the Department for Exiting the European Union to secure a deal that works for Scotland and the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2017 15:22:24 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

708610

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2017 to Question 65256, on procurement, if he will estimate the number of work-hours spent by officials of his Department on the monitoring of contracts awarded to external providers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	66743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Scotland Office utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government or the Ministry of Justice. The Scotland Office does not hold records on the number of hours spent by officials monitoring contracts awarded to external providers. It is not possible to provide an accurate estimation of work-hours as this work is done by staff members whose roles cover other functions such as accommodation and finance.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2017 11:10:13 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

707318

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether paragraph 55 of the Smith Commission Agreement applies to payments made under part 3 of the Scotland Act 2016 related to the calculations of the benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	66365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>New benefits or discretionary payments introduced by the Scottish Parliament will not be included in calculations of the benefit cap. I look forward to hearing details of new benefits or discretionary payments that the Scottish Government intend to include in their forthcoming Social Security Bill, as these are substantial powers in the Scotland Act 2016, both of which came into force in September 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 08/03/2017 13:25:14 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

707319

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his oral contribution of 1 March 2017, Official Report, column 280, what further powers he expects to be exercised by the Scottish Parliament once the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	66407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish devolution settlement was created in the context of the UK’s membership of the EU. As we leave the EU, our priority will be ensuring the right powers are returned to Westminster and the right powers are passed to the devolved administrations. Our guiding principle will be ensuring that no new barriers to living and doing business are created within the United Kingdom. On this basis we will work with the devolved administrations to determine the level best placed to make new laws and policies on these issues. We have already committed that no decisions currently taken by the devolved administrations will be removed from them and we will use this opportunity to ensure more decisions are devolved.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 66408 66409 66410 question first answered 07/03/2017 11:58:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

707320

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his oral contribution of 1 March 2017, Official Report, column 280, whether he intends to bring forward primary legislation to devolve further powers to the Scottish Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	66408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish devolution settlement was created in the context of the UK’s membership of the EU. As we leave the EU, our priority will be ensuring the right powers are returned to Westminster and the right powers are passed to the devolved administrations. Our guiding principle will be ensuring that no new barriers to living and doing business are created within the United Kingdom. On this basis we will work with the devolved administrations to determine the level best placed to make new laws and policies on these issues. We have already committed that no decisions currently taken by the devolved administrations will be removed from them and we will use this opportunity to ensure more decisions are devolved.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 66407 66409 66410 question first answered 07/03/2017 11:58:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

707321

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his oral contribution of 1 March 2017, Official Report, column 280, whether he plans for the Scottish Parliament to be able to assume legislative competence over areas which are currently exercised by the EU and are not listed in schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	66409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish devolution settlement was created in the context of the UK’s membership of the EU. As we leave the EU, our priority will be ensuring the right powers are returned to Westminster and the right powers are passed to the devolved administrations. Our guiding principle will be ensuring that no new barriers to living and doing business are created within the United Kingdom. On this basis we will work with the devolved administrations to determine the level best placed to make new laws and policies on these issues. We have already committed that no decisions currently taken by the devolved administrations will be removed from them and we will use this opportunity to ensure more decisions are devolved.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 66407 66408 66410 question first answered 07/03/2017 11:58:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

707322

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his oral contribution of 1 March 2017, Official Report, column 280, whether he intends to bring forward orders under the terms of section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 to devolve further powers to the Scottish Paliament.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	66410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish devolution settlement was created in the context of the UK’s membership of the EU. As we leave the EU, our priority will be ensuring the right powers are returned to Westminster and the right powers are passed to the devolved administrations. Our guiding principle will be ensuring that no new barriers to living and doing business are created within the United Kingdom. On this basis we will work with the devolved administrations to determine the level best placed to make new laws and policies on these issues. We have already committed that no decisions currently taken by the devolved administrations will be removed from them and we will use this opportunity to ensure more decisions are devolved.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 66407 66408 66409 question first answered 07/03/2017 11:58:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady