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1042206

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Broadband: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the roll-out of broadband in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	908514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of matters including on digital connectivity in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/01/2019 17:33:36 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1037826

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Block Grant: Scotland
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 Chancellor of the Exchequer on changes to the Block Grant over the current spending review period.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	206462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my cabinet colleagues, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer on important Scottish issues, such as measures taken at fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the Government’s decisions at the last Budget, Scotland will benefit from a £950 million funding boost. And by 2020, our block grant to Scotland will have grown to over £32 billion before adjustments for tax devolution.</p><p> </p><p>This means that Scotland’s budget will have seen a real terms increase over the spending review period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/01/2019 17:34:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1037851

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	206449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in January 2019.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/01/2019 15:22:20 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1037108

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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 non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with (a) companies and (b) trade associations advising the Government on preparations for contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	205943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>None. There have been no non-disclosure agreements.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 15/01/2019 10:43:24 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1035204

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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 much his Department is spending on a public information campaign to prepare people for the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	205368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Office is working closely with communications teams across Government on public information campaigns relating to EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p>The Office has used its social media channels to amplify messages around relevant content including the publication of Technical Notices and advice on preparedness for individuals and businesses via the UK Government’s <a href="http://www.euexit.campaign.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.euexit.campaign.gov.uk</a> website.</p><p> </p><p>The Office has not incurred direct costs for the promotion of a public information campaign on this issue to date as this is funded by other departments.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 09/01/2019 17:52:26 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1035348

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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 estimate he has made of the additional staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	205316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Work to prepare for a successful EU exit is a key priority for the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland. The Office was allocated additional EU exit funding to create three new posts for this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 10/01/2019 10:40:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1029328

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to his Department for financial year 2018-19 for planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how much of that funding has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	204498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19. A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540:</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>This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The Office holds no estimate of what it has spent on no deal preparations which can readily be separated from other EU exit and devolution work in general.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 10/01/2019 10:45:19 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1029342

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	204540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of Scotland does not hold staffing information at mid-point monthly dates; information is recorded at month end only.</p><p>On 30 June 2016, there were 67.0 FTE staff in post, and on 31 December 2018 there were 74.4 FTE staff in post.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 10/01/2019 10:43:35 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1027414

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	City Region Deals: Tayside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure an equitable distribution of Tay Cities growth deal funding to (a) urban, (b) rural and (b) local government areas that are part of the deal.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	202891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>My officials have been working closely with local partners since proposals were submitted to Government in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that the decision on which projects to include in any Deal is a matter for local partners in the first instance. From there, the Government is keen to deliver an equitable Deal that improves economic prospects across the whole region.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government contribution of £150 million ensures this with a package of measures to deliver transformational economic change across the whole of the Tay Cities Region.</p><p> </p><p>In Dundee, we will invest in a centre of expertise for forensic science at the University and a Cyber Security Centre of Excellence at Abertay University. We will also support the Aviation Academy for Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting three projects at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge in North East Fife to strengthen both business and academia.</p><p> </p><p>I was also pleased to announce a wide ranging package of support for Perth &amp; Kinross, with projects ranging from the iconic Perth City Hall to the cutting edge research at the James Hutton Institute. Other investments here include digital connectivity and plastics recycling.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the absence of enough suitable proposals in the Angus area, as part of the Heads of Terms agreement for the Tay Cities, the Government has agreed to ring-fence an Angus Fund and to hold further discussions over the next 12 months with Angus Council and local partners to identify proposals that will help to achieve that equitable distribution by investing in the Angus economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 20/12/2018 13:06:49 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1023258

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Business: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has plans to hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on businesses in Scotland deploying no-deal contingency plans for after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	201243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We have always been clear that our aim is to have a deal in place so we can leave the EU on 29 March 2019. I regularly meet with Cabinet colleagues to discuss preparations for the UK as we exit the EU. We will continue to provide comprehensive information to businesses to help them prepare for EU Exit, as we continue to push for a deal but make sensible preparations for no-deal.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 17/12/2018 17:46:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown