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390040

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	English Votes for English Laws
	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 the Leader of the House on the effect of the Government's proposed changes to voting procedures in the House on the representation of constituencies in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	900945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>I have had discussions with the Leader of the House on this matter and look forward to this afternoon’s debate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 15/07/2015 14:08:45 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1282702

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	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, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	146957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <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><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.</p><p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, has previously, and continues to recruit Modern Apprentices through Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice. However, 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> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 04/02/2021 11:55:42 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1301069

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Scottish exporters on the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on their ability to trade.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	913109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>This year my Ministerial colleagues and I have had an unprecedented number of meetings with Scottish exporters and their sectoral representative organisations.</p><p> </p><p>On issues like supporting seafood, this Government has held extensive consultations with the industry.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working tirelessly to resolve issues around the new arrangements for getting our world class seafood to customers in Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 10/03/2021 15:12:07 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

778844

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	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 funding his Department has allocated to prepare for the contingency of no deal being reached in negotiations between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	110043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Like all departments, the Scotland Office is planning for a number of EU Exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on Day 1.</p><p> </p><p>Over £250m of additional funding has been approved across a number of departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit. The Scotland Office has received additional funding this year, and has reprioritised to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations. Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/18 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates and decisions on funding in future years will be confirmed at a later date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/11/2017 17:32:13 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

780614

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	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, whether his Department has a contingency fund in case no deal is reached between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	110463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Like all departments, the Scotland Office is planning for a number of EU Exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on Day 1.</p><p> </p><p>Over £250m of additional funding has been approved across a number of departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit. The Scotland Office has received additional funding this year, and has reprioritised to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations. Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/18 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates and decisions on funding in future years will be confirmed at a later date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/11/2017 12:14:43 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

850093

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Voyeurism: 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 has had with (a) the Scottish Government on the effectiveness of the provisions relating to up-skirting in the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of bringing forward such legislative proposals for England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	129661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scottish Government is responsible for criminal justice in Scotland. Ministry of Justice officials engage regularly with colleagues in the Scottish Government on a broad range of criminal justice issues, has included upskirting, sharing information and best practice as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>I am also in regular discussion with the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on such matters.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 17:25:20 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1565765

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on Scotland’s role in the defence and security of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	uin	902940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>Scotland Office Ministers have regular discussions with the Ministry of Defence on all matters relating to defence in Scotland.</p><p>This includes the critical role of our armed forces’ presence at our strategic bases in Scotland, RAF Lossiemouth and Faslane, which are vital to maintaining the security of the UK and our NATO allies.</p> answering member constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk answering member printed John Lamont question first answered 11/01/2023 14:44:56 answering member 4608 label Biography information for John Lamont
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

1217000

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many discussions the Government has had with the Scottish Government in each month since the start of the covid-19 outbreak; and how many discussions in each month took place through Ministerial Implementation Groups.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	63504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Scotland Office Ministers have regular engagement with Scottish Government Ministers, on a variety of matters in a range of subject areas and are happy to be approached by Scottish Ministers on further engagement. This is supplemented by official engagement between Scottish Government officials and officials in the department.</p><p> </p><p>Scottish Government Ministers attended the vast majority of the UK Government’s Ministerial Implementation Groups on the Economy, Health and the Public Sector. Supplemented by other Ministerial engagement, there have been more than 60 Ministerial meetings and extensive official engagement since March. Ministers from this department also attended those meetings.</p><p> </p><p>My most recent meeting with Scottish Ministers was on Tuesday 23 June ahead of the PM’s statement to the House of Commons. This was attended by, amongst others, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the First Minister of Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 29/06/2020 10:37:06 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1218824

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings of the Covid-19 Operations Committee he has attended.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	66204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Covid-19 Operations Committee was set up in June to deliver the policy and operational response to Covid-19. It is chaired by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, attended by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and other Cabinet Ministers will be invited according to the agenda.</p><p> </p><p>Given the operationally sensitive nature of the information discussed, it is not appropriate to disclose the additional information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 02/07/2020 13:53:22 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1218825

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings of the Economic Operations Committee he has attended since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	66205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Economic and Business Ministerial Implementation Group was set up in March to consider the economic and business impact and response, including supply chain resilience. It was chaired by the Chancellor, with the Business Secretary as deputy chair, and attended by other Ministers and officials. Given the operationally sensitive nature of the information discussed, it is not appropriate to disclose the additional information requested.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 02/07/2020 13:54:28 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain