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1136928

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Overtime
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 amount of unpaid overtime worked by staff in his Department in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	273326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland encourages flexible working and uses flexible working policies to enable staff to have working patterns that suit both individual and business needs. Arrangements are in place for monitoring hours worked; line mangers are responsible for ensuring that employees are not working excessive hours and are compliant with the Work Time Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The office is committed to the wellbeing of staff and regularly updates staff about ways to optimise their physical and mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 12/07/2019 09:49:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1052165

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
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, pursuant to the Corrected Answer of 22 January 2019 to Question 206251 on Government Departments: Staff, how many civil servants in his department were working (a) part and (b) full time on projects in the Government Major Projects Portfolio in (i) June 2016 and (ii) December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	215092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>None. The GMPP is a continually evolving portfolio of the government’s most complex and high risk projects in which the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has a facilitating role.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 07/02/2019 14:55:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003750

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts, and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 15/11/2018 15:19:18 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1000288

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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 his Department has spent on consultancy fees in relation to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	187304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has not incurred any spend on consultancy fees in relation to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 12/11/2018 15:11:58 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

892161

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what apps his Department has approved for use on mobile phones issued by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	138387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Due to national security concerns it would be inappropriate to publicly supply a list of applications approved for use on mobile phones issued by the Department, as to do so facilitates attacks against official systems by hostile actors.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 08/05/2018 16:49:32 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

890349

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	137448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Other than for minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office 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> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/05/2018 11:53:27 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

886157

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many IT systems which his Department uses are more than (a) three, (b) five and (c) eight years old; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all his Department's IT systems are updated promptly.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	136352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office uses an information technology system (SCOTS) operated by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government is responsible for all hardware/software procurement, administration, support, maintenance and security of the system.</p><p>This also includes regular review of hardware and software across the entire network to ensure it meets current standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/04/2018 11:47:30 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

885253

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Cybersecurity
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 key infrastructure providers on the steps they are taking to protect themselves from cyber-attack.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	136118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has worked with UK Government departments and the Scottish Government to ensure that key infrastructure providers in Scotland have access to authoritative guidance on the appropriate steps to take to protect themselves from cyber-attacks.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure is secure and resilient against cyber-attack is a priority for the Government as set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy. This is supported by a significant programme of work to provide advice, guidance and support to infrastructure providers and develop effective regulatory frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 23/04/2018 15:02:26 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

868393

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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, pursuant to Answer of 20 March 2018 to Question 13226, on Scotland Office: Buildings, what the annual cost of renting those buildings is.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	133613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The cost of renting the buildings in 2017-18 is £483,060.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/03/2018 10:02:59 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

861077

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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 proportion of his Department's estate is (a) rented, (b) owned and (c) occupied through any other type of agreement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	132226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has two buildings, both of which are rented.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 20/03/2018 10:48:16 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett