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1013079

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Exports: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what overseas visits he and his predecessors have made to promote Scottish exports since 2010, and what the outcome was of those visits.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	195053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, there have been eleven international visits to promote Scottish exports by respective Secretary of States for Scotland. Each of these visits has promoted Scotland’s businesses and exporters to overseas stakeholders. For example this year I have visited a range of countries promoting Scottish and UK trade and investment. These visits have included ministerial-level meetings, as well as engagements with Scottish and UK companies in country and companies interested in investing in Scotland and the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/12/2018 09:52:17 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1013172

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the running costs are for each building used by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	195126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The running costs for the buildings used by my Department in 2017-18 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Melville Crescent in Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>£299,307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover House in Whitehall, London</p></td><td><p>£873,561</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/12/2018 09:53:26 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1013173

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) official and (b) official sensitive documents have been recorded as lost or stolen by his Department since 8 May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	195127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Two official sensitive documents are recorded as having been lost by the Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland since 8 May 2015. All losses are assessed and responded to individually, and on a case-by-case basis, with all possible mitigating actions being taken and in full compliance of our legal and other responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/12/2018 09:54:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1015058

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to visit a food bank in December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	195616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in December 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 29/11/2018 11:12:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1016126

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Brexit: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the proposed EU withdrawal agreement on the Scottish economy.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	907842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has now published <em>EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis</em>. This analysis shows the deal is the best deal available for jobs and our economy that allows us to honour the referendum and realise the opportunities of Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/11/2018 15:32:46 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1016127

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment the Government has made of the effect on the Scottish economy of the devolution of powers to set the rates and bands of income tax payable by Scottish taxpayers.
	tabling member constituency	Henley
	tabling member printed	John Howell
	uin	907845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has delivered on its promise to devolve increased control over Income Tax to Scotland.</p><p>As a result, changes to the higher rate threshold announced since April 2017 do not apply to the main income of Scottish higher or additional rate taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/11/2018 15:33:19 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1016128

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Spirits: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect on the Scottish economy of maintaining the current level of excise duty on spirits.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	907847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Chancellor who recently announced that Spirits Duty will be frozen for the second year in a row.</p><p>This represents a huge boost for the Scotch Whisky industry which directly contributes over £3.2 billion to the Scottish economy.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/11/2018 15:33:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1016374

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Equal Pay: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much money from the public purse was spent (a) producing and (b) promoting the Facebook advertisement entitled Closing the Gender Pay Gap.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	196832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>This video was produced as one of a video series. The approximate cost of production for this individual video was not more than £1,000.</p><p> </p><p>The amount spent on promoting it to date on Facebook has been £311.46.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/12/2018 17:41:43 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1016375

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Equal Pay: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what audience targeting filters were used for the Facebook advertisement entitled Closing the Gender Pay Gap.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	196833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>This post was promoted to women in Scotland aged 18-65+.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/12/2018 17:42:57 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1016376

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Equal Pay: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, for what reason the Facebook advertisement entitled Closing the Gender Pay Gap does not appear in Facebook Ad Library as a political advertisement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	196834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>All the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland’s Facebook posts are made publicly available to general audiences in Scotland.</p><p>The Office will comply fully with Facebook’s new Political Content Authorisation requirements.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/12/2018 17:43:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock