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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

1077182

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Common Fisheries Policy: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department had had with representatives of the Scottish Government on future financial support for the expansion of the Scottish fisheries sector after the UK leaves the common fisheries policy.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	David Duguid
	uin	225598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is engaged in ongoing discussions with the Scottish Government on various matters in relation to fisheries as we look ahead to the opportunities for the Scottish fishing sector when we leave the Common Fisheries Policy. In December, the UK Government announced an extra £37.2 million of funding to boost the existing EMFF programme, to help the fishing industry prepare for the opportunities coming its way. This will equate to around £16.4 million for Scotland. It will be for the Scottish Government to decide how this is spent through the existing EMFF mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 05/03/2019 11:26:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1064095

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	223506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly; all staff that join - including apprentices - do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies. Due to the number involved, an estimate of apprentices working at the Department cannot be provided to protect the privacy and identity of those concerned.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland remains committed to apprenticeships as part of a modern employment route into the Civil Service and across the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/02/2019 16:27:09 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1064120

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list any overseas visits he has undertaken since June 2017 with dates of departure from and return to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	223531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial visits and overseas travel are published quarterly and are available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/02/2019 16:28:41 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1061180

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many records his Department holds that have reached the time limit for their transfer to the National Archives but have not been transferred.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	221708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland was created in 1999. Records from 1999 will be transferred by 2022, as stipulated by the Public Records (Transfer to the Public Record Office) (Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 22/02/2019 09:06:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1060482

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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 the use of tax raising powers available to that Government.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	909253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Scottish Government ministers on a wide range of issues that are important to Scotland’s economic performance. The Scottish Government must work with us on ensuring that Scotland’s economy thrives, but making Scotland the highest taxed part of the UK is setting the wrong signal.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 20/02/2019 15:36:51 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena