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46803

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when the next Joint Ministerial Council (a) Plenary, (b) Domestic and (c) Europe meeting will take place; and what will be discussed at each such meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Joint Ministerial Committees take place in their Plenary, Domestic and European forms on a regular basis. Dates for future meetings are subject to agreement with the devolved administrations, as are the agendas which are agreed in advance via the JMC joint secretariat.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

47151

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people of pensionable age there were in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland at the most recent date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information below is arranged by UK Parliamentary constituency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Constituency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aged 65+</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen North</p></td><td><p>12,983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen South</p></td><td><p>14,123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airdrie and Shotts</p></td><td><p>12,923</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angus</p></td><td><p>17,127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Argyll and Bute</p></td><td><p>19,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock</p></td><td><p>19,258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Banff and Buchan</p></td><td><p>16,356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk</p></td><td><p>20,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross</p></td><td><p>12,654</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Ayrshire</p></td><td><p>17,069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill</p></td><td><p>13,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East</p></td><td><p>13,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfries and Galloway</p></td><td><p>21,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale</p></td><td><p>18,492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee East</p></td><td><p>16,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee West</p></td><td><p>14,357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dunfermline and West Fife</p></td><td><p>15,018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>16,838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow</p></td><td><p>17,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Lothian</p></td><td><p>17,911</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Renfrewshire</p></td><td><p>16,362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh East</p></td><td><p>12,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh North and Leith</p></td><td><p>12,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh South</p></td><td><p>13,427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh South West</p></td><td><p>13,364</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh West</p></td><td><p>16,712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkirk</p></td><td><p>17,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow Central</p></td><td><p>8,907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow East</p></td><td><p>13,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow North</p></td><td><p>7,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow North East</p></td><td><p>13,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow North West</p></td><td><p>13,025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow South</p></td><td><p>12,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow South West</p></td><td><p>12,735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glenrothes</p></td><td><p>15,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon</p></td><td><p>15,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverclyde</p></td><td><p>14,837</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey</p></td><td><p>17,346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kilmarnock and Loudoun</p></td><td><p>16,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath</p></td><td><p>17,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lanark and Hamilton East</p></td><td><p>17,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Linlithgow and East Falkirk</p></td><td><p>17,744</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Livingston</p></td><td><p>14,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlothian</p></td><td><p>14,074</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moray</p></td><td><p>17,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motherwell and Wishaw</p></td><td><p>14,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Na h-Eileanan an Iar</p></td><td><p>6,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Ayrshire and Arran</p></td><td><p>18,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Fife</p></td><td><p>16,492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ochil and South Perthshire</p></td><td><p>18,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Orkney and Shetland</p></td><td><p>8,065</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paisley and Renfrewshire North</p></td><td><p>14,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paisley and Renfrewshire South</p></td><td><p>14,708</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perth and North Perthshire</p></td><td><p>19,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ross, Skye and Lochaber</p></td><td><p>13,424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutherglen and Hamilton West</p></td><td><p>15,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirling</p></td><td><p>15,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine</p></td><td><p>14,336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>14,988</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: General Register Office for Scotland, December 2013</p><p> </p><p>More information can be found on the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/estimates/special-area/ukpc.html" target="_blank">http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/estimates/special-area/ukpc.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael previous answer version 5893 answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106205

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Poverty: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) adults and (b) children were living in poverty in each UK parliamentary constituency in Scotland in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of adults and children in relative low income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. This information is captured using the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and has been reported since 1998/99. These estimates are available for each financial year up to 2012/13, the latest period for which estimates are available.</p><p>The number and proportion of adults and children in relative poverty is not available at constituency level. This is because the survey sample sizes are too small to support the production of robust estimates at this level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:07:40 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106364

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Children: Poverty
	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 number of children in Scotland living in poverty in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative low income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. This information is captured using the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and has been reported since 1998/99. These estimates are available for each financial year up to 2012/13, the latest period for which estimates are available.</p><p>Average figures for three survey years have been combined for region and individual countries; this is because single year estimates are not considered to be sufficiently reliable for geographies at a lower level than the UK. The estimates for Scotland can be found below:</p><p><strong>Estimated number (millions) and proportion of children in relative low income by country and region (Before Housing Costs)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number (and percentage) of children in relative low income</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007/08 – 2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (20%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09 – 2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (19%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10 – 2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (17%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11 – 2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (17%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(Source: HBAI 2012/13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 12:56:36 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106365

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Income Tax
	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 15 October 2014, HC Deb, 15 October 2014, column 286, what details regarding the implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax are still under discussion; when he expects those discussions to conclude; and which government department will have responsibility for providing information to income tax payers about changes to the tax system in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax is being led by an HMRC project with oversight provided by a programme board with representatives from HMRC, HM Treasury, the Scotland Office and Scottish Government. The project is progressing a range of issues associated with defining the detail of the implementation and operation of the Scottish rate and the project is on track to make the necessary changes in readiness for April 2016.</p><p>HMRC will have prime responsibility for informing tax payers about these changes and will work with the Scottish Government to ensure that individuals and business have access to the information they will need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:01:03 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106366

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and if he will place in the Library any such representations.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I have received no representations from the Scottish Government regarding the Living Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:02:25 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106459

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met with his ministerial counterparts in HM Treasury to discuss implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with cabinet colleagues, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, where a wide range of topics are discussed.</p><p>Additionally, my officials are very actively engaged in a wide ranging work programme concerning the implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax. This includes working closely with UK Government and Scottish Government officials to support the timely introduction of all fiscal powers of the Scotland Act 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:04:46 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

155564

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether (a) all staff in his Department's offices in London and Edinburgh and (b) contractors who provide services in his Departments properties are paid the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	214406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join the Office do so on an assignment, secondment or loan agreement from other Government bodies. All staff on such arrangements are paid more than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p>The Scotland Office has one contract which provides security for the office in Edinburgh. The Scotland Office does not set the wages paid by the contractors to its workers; however, the wage paid by the contractor is above the national minimum wage. Otherwise, the Office uses framework contracts for building services held by the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 18/11/2014 14:38:26 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

156420

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the relative pay of men and women among staff of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	215034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff; all staff that join, do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice. Both of these bodies and other employers of Scotland Office staff hold information relating to pay and the diversity of staff. Additionally, information on the gender breakdown of staff by grade is published in the Office’s annual report. The annual report for 2013-14 is available in the House of Commons Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 21/11/2014 14:03:57 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

156421

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many 18 to 24 year olds in Scotland had been unemployed for 12 months or more in each year since 2007.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	215035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Latest official statistic shows that the number of young people (18-24 year olds) claiming Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) has fallen dramatically from its peak as a result of the recession. The overall number of 18 to 24 year old JSA claimants fell by 21,000 between 2011 and 2014 or more than 52%. Those aged 18 to 24 year olds claiming JSA for more than 12 months fell by 4,500 to 2,700 or over 60%. Further details are available in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Claimant count - age and duration</strong></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Labour Market figures]</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="3"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="3"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Aged 18-24</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Aged 18-24, claiming for over 12 months</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2007</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>19,400</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>400</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2008</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>24,500</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>300</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2009</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>37,300</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>800</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2010</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>36,100</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,700</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2011</p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>40,200</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,800</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2012</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>36,900</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>7,200</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2013</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>28,200</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5,500</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2014</p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>19,200</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2,700</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong><em>Peak to Oct 2014 - level</em></strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><em>-21,000</em></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>-4,500</em></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong><em>Peak to Oct 2014 - percentage</em></strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><em>-52.2</em></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>-62.5</em></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="3"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Claimants of Universal Credit are not yet included in the Claimant Count. An article provides further information: http://bit.ly/1p9mkq7 (pdf).</em></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 21/11/2014 15:04:02 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran