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1126570

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	254079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government departments, who remain the employers. These Departments have their own absence management policies and recording processes that apply to those of their staff working in the office. Detailed reasons for absence attributable to stress and other sickness absence is not retained by the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland.</p><p>The office takes sickness absence and the general wellbeing of staff very seriously and works alongside the employing departments to ensure that anyone who is experiencing issues receives support and assistance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 21/05/2019 11:52:21 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1126134

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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, how many staff in his Department who were transferred or seconded to work (a) in other departments or (b) on other departmental briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU, have since returned to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	253463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Office of The Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly. All staff that join, do so on assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, who remain the employers.</p><p> </p><p>EU Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is responsible for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. The Department for International trade works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade.</p><p> </p><p>Departments continually review workforce plans, reprioritise and assess changing needs, which includes identification and cessation of non-priority work where appropriate. We have accelerated our plans, and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole is working to ensure that EU Exit Implementation is carried out to high quality without impacting public service delivery across the whole of government.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 21/05/2019 09:37:40 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123175

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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 recent estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	247557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>As part of preparations for a successful EU exit, the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has been allocated additional EU exit funding.</p><p> </p><p>The Department holds no estimate of what it has spent on no-deal preparations, which cannot readily be separated from other EU exit and devolution functions in general.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/05/2019 12:54:50 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

994517

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many citizens of non-UK EU countries work in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	183826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of Scotland does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employers. Detailed information on the nationality of staff is held by the parent employers.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 30/10/2018 10:12:59 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

988693

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	180075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>Other than for minor or bespoke purchases, the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not normally undertake direct procurement or tendering of external agencies or consultant contracts. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government, Cabinet Office or the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland also holds a small number of contracts directly. We do not insert gagging clauses into our contracts.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 24/10/2018 14:49:18 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

982506

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 March 2018 on Spring Statement, HCWS540, how much of that funding he has allocated to (a) programmes, (b) administration and (c) staffing in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	175819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><p> </p><p>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</p><p> </p><p>£286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</strong></a>.</p><p> </p><p>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on 13 March.</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</strong></a></p><p> </p><p>Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General was allocated £0.3m for costs arising as the UK leave the EU in the Spring Statement 2018. The final breakdown between programme and administration spend will be confirmed in the Supplementary Estimates.</p><p> </p><p>All the additional funding being provided to my department is to be allocated to staffing.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/10/2018 09:56:31 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964427

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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, what the total cost to the public purse of his Department’s work preparing for the UK to leave the EU has been since 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>£286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18).</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</strong></a>.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on 13 March.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</strong></a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2018 09:49:26 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964447

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of leaving the EU in accordance with (a) the proposals set out in the Government’s White Paper and (b) a no-deal scenario.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor also set aside £1.5 billion of additional funding for EU Exit preparations in 2019/20. Departments will be invited to bid for 2019/20 EU Exit preparation funding later in the year. Details of timings and process will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2018 09:51:15 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964531

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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, what the cost to the public purse has been of his Department hiring additional staff to cover issues related to the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	168939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not hold the information requested as we have not accounted for these costs separately.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2018 09:52:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

882440

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 March 2018, Spring Statement, HCWS 540, if he will publish a list of where the £0.3 million in EU exit funding for his Department will be allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	135502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>My Department has been allocated £0.3m for essential EU exit preparations in 2018-19. This will be spent on departmental work, so we can continue to prepare effectively for Brexit. As with all Reserve funding, finalised allocations will be confirmed at Supplementary Estimates 2018-19 in early 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 19/04/2018 10:18:39 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake