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1149803

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any requests from the Scottish Government for additional powers to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament in the last six months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL95
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Scotland has regular discussions with the Scottish Government on a range of issues. I can confirm that the UK Government have not received any requests from the Scottish Government for additional powers to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament in the last six months.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/10/2019 14:39:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

65813

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Constitutions: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, with regard to an interim constitution for Scotland; and what was the outcome of any discussions that took place.
	tabling member printed	Lord McAvoy
	uin	HL805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There have been no discussions with the Scottish Government on an interim constitution for Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 08/07/2014 12:49:42 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	4158 label Biography information for Lord McAvoy

901035

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cloud services contracts that were previously delivered by British cloud services providers for the Scotland Office are now delivered by multinational cloud service providers; what is the value of those contracts; and what are the names of the previous providers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL7679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Other than for minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not normally undertake direct procurement or tendering of contracts. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and other Government departments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 15/05/2018 12:00:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

895027

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Databases
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Scotland Office's data is hosted (1) in the UK, and (2) overseas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL7392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office uses an information technology system (SCOTS) provided by the Scottish Government and therefore does not centrally collect the specific data requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 15/05/2018 11:59:54 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

476438

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2016
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Sunday Trading: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any clarification from the Scottish Government as to how the relaxation of Sunday trading laws in England and Wales would negatively affect Scotland, and if not, when they expect to receive that clarification.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Mobarik
	uin	HL7018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>In view of the will of the House of Commons, we are no longer proposing to give local authorities the ability to extend the Sunday trading hours of large shops.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 24/03/2016 11:27:19 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	4335 label Biography information for Baroness Mobarik

47759

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Scotland Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Scotland Office does not have a cost overrun established by its management board above which it merits a budget being tabled at its management board. No overruns have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1220812

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scots Gaelic Language
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Scottish Government, and (2) other bodies, about the preservation of the Scottish Gaelic language.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL6466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Under the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, preservation of the Scottish Gaelic language is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government published their second Gaelic language plan in 2016 (for 2016-2021) which outlines their commitment to support the use of the language in its operations and also how to support other public services to fulfil their own commitments to Gaelic.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) works to support minority languages through its work on the creative industries strand of the British Irish Council. This includes working with the devolved administrations to support minority languages, share best practice, and nurture more diverse UK audiences, including through minority language publications.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS officials also work with MG Alba (Gaelic Media Scotland who jointly own BBC Alba with the BBC) on a number of different issues to support the Gaelic language.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL6465 question first answered 14/07/2020 11:18:05 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1220811

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scots Gaelic Language
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the preservation of the Scottish Gaelic language is a wholly devolved matter; and if not, what is their involvement in this endeavour.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL6465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Under the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, preservation of the Scottish Gaelic language is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government published their second Gaelic language plan in 2016 (for 2016-2021) which outlines their commitment to support the use of the language in its operations and also how to support other public services to fulfil their own commitments to Gaelic.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) works to support minority languages through its work on the creative industries strand of the British Irish Council. This includes working with the devolved administrations to support minority languages, share best practice, and nurture more diverse UK audiences, including through minority language publications.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS officials also work with MG Alba (Gaelic Media Scotland who jointly own BBC Alba with the BBC) on a number of different issues to support the Gaelic language.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL6466 question first answered 14/07/2020 11:18:04 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

712564

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Sovereignty: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the Scottish Government concerning the inclusion of a third option, offering further devolution of powers to Scotland, in any future Scottish independence referendum; what assessment they have made of the benefits of including such an option; and whether they have ruled out its inclusion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL6159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is focused on our negotiations with the European Union and getting the right deal for Scotland and the whole of the United Kingdom. We have already committed that no decisions currently taken by the devolved administrations will be removed from them and we will use the opportunity of bringing decision making back to the UK to ensure that more decisions are devolved.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 03/04/2017 10:43:40 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

712006

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Assets
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Scotland Office they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL6144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made a commitment to release surplus government owned property with capacity of at least 160,000 homes and raising at least £5 billion from land and property disposals by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The details of the government land and property released over the previous financial year will be published as part of the Transparency Review in summer 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 24/03/2017 12:50:15 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark