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1105399

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Driving under Influence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on harmonising Scottish and English drink-driving laws.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	909983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and both Governments share a determination to fight drink driving. In this case, the UK government has no plans to change the drink driving limits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/03/2019 15:03:41 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1105400

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to support the Scottish fishing sector.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Bill Grant
	uin	909984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting the Scottish fishing sector as we look ahead to new opportunities when we leave the EU. On 10 December, the Environment Secretary announced £16.4 million of extra funding to prepare the Scottish fishing industry ahead of the UK becoming an independent coastal state from December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/03/2019 15:04:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1105401

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Taxation: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on its use of tax powers.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	909985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Scottish Government on issues of importance for Scotland’s economy, including tax.</p><p>The UK Government has delivered on its promise to devolve additional tax powers. Once the Scotland Act 2016 is fully implemented, more than 50% of the Scottish Government’s funding will come from revenues raised in Scotland, giving the Scottish Government greater power to decide the levels of tax and spend in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/03/2019 14:58:10 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1104783

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many consultants his Department has hired in each year since 2016; and what the cost has been to the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	236406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of consultants hired in any one year as this work is often commissioned as part of an outcomes based contract to ensure value for money. The amount spent on consultants each year since 2016 is:</p><p><strong>2016-17</strong> - £ Nil</p><p><strong>2017-18</strong> - £ Nil</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/03/2019 15:39:27 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1104966

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Children: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on reducing child poverty levels in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	236563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Scottish Government on a range of issues, including those which span both devolved and reserved matters; the Scottish Government has powers to tackle poverty through the devolution of skills, education, health and employment programmes.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/04/2019 16:39:49 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1084438

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	230065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not have its own departmental Chief Scientific Adviser. Ministers of the Department regularly meet with a wide range of officials across Whitehall on a variety of issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2019 11:12:04 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1084451

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Freedom of Information
	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 26 April 2018 to Question 136969 on Scotland Office: Freedom of Information, if he will publish the findings of his Department's review of its practices on publication of Freedom of Information responses.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	230100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>There is no obligation to publish responses to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Office decided that the cost of updating the published list of responses to Freedom of Information requests since 2014 would not be proportionate to the benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2019 11:13:00 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1084452

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost to the public purse was of his Department's communications team in each year for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	230101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Communications team costs are set out below. The Office has been resourced to enable effective engagement and communication with the public and organisations across Scotland. The final figures for the financial year 2018-19 are not yet finalised.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p>£113,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>£115,356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>£144,084</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>£108,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>£169,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>£180,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>£241,636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>£348,895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£426,223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£757,868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>£710,337</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2019 11:14:38 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1084453

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much money his Department has spent on social media advertising in each month since August 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	230102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The actual amounts committed by my Department on social media advertising in the months requested is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,503.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£998.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,763.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,574.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,945.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>£8,051.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>£7,513.34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2019 15:50:05 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1083588

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many consultations by his Department (a) are open, (b) are closed awaiting a Government response and (c) have been initiated since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	229757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has (a) no open consultations, (b) no consultations closed awaiting a Government response and (c) initiated no consultations since 2016.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2019 11:10:24 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd