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1029342

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of Scotland does not hold staffing information at mid-point monthly dates; information is recorded at month end only.</p><p>On 30 June 2016, there were 67.0 FTE staff in post, and on 31 December 2018 there were 74.4 FTE staff in post.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 10/01/2019 10:43:35 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1035348

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the additional staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	205316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Work to prepare for a successful EU exit is a key priority for the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland. The Office was allocated additional EU exit funding to create three new posts for this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 10/01/2019 10:40:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

172925

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) his ministerial colleagues on the sustainability of employment and exploration levels in the North Sea oil and gas industry; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	220246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland has regular discussions with colleagues and industry leaders on support for the Oil and Gas sector in Scotland.</p><p>The UK Government has demonstrated its long term commitment to supporting this vital industry with a package of fiscal measures designed to ease the tax burden on the industry and expected to drive around £7 billion of additional investment. We are also delivering the full implementation of the Wood Review recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 21/01/2015 16:20:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

522227

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: UK Membership of EU
	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 25 May 2016 to Question 37198, how many of the leaflets entitled Why the Government believes that voting to remain in the European Union is the best decision for the UK have been returned to his Department; and what the postage cost to the Government has been of such returns.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
	uin	38778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon Gentleman to the Prime Minister's response of 25 May 2016. This information is not collated centrally by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 09/06/2016 12:23:59 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

692042

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many equality impact assessments have been carried out in the last three years on public service reforms which impact on (a) departmental staff and (b) members of the public; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	64450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Over the last three years the Scotland Office has had and continues to have due regard, as necessary, to the public sector equality duty in exercising its functions. The Equality Act does not require this due regard to take the form of an equality impact assessment, nor does it define an equality impact assessment, and the Scotland Office does not maintain a record of such assessments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/02/2017 13:16:22 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

991153

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of staff in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	181600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of Scotland does not hold information on the number or proportion of staff in receipt of universal credit. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employers.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/10/2018 11:31:26 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1000288

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in relation to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	187304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has not incurred any spend on consultancy fees in relation to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 12/11/2018 15:11:58 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003671

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity and cost of electricity and natural gas used by the Department in each of the last three financial years is shown below.</p><p><strong>Totals (excl. DH Gas / WHDS figures (All figures are in KWh)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>190429</p></td><td><p>207341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>181873</p></td><td><p>218781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>175710</p></td><td><p>239606</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Cost</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,742.15</p></td><td><p>£31,744.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,270.97</p></td><td><p>£28,248.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,413.19</p></td><td><p>£39,000.69</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 189719 question first answered 15/11/2018 15:22:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003672

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity and cost of electricity and natural gas used by the Department in each of the last three financial years is shown below.</p><p><strong>Totals (excl. DH Gas / WHDS figures (All figures are in KWh)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>190429</p></td><td><p>207341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>181873</p></td><td><p>218781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>175710</p></td><td><p>239606</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Cost</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,742.15</p></td><td><p>£31,744.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,270.97</p></td><td><p>£28,248.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,413.19</p></td><td><p>£39,000.69</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 189718 question first answered 15/11/2018 15:22:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003750

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts, and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 15/11/2018 15:19:18 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett