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1105399

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on harmonising Scottish and English drink-driving laws.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	909983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and both Governments share a determination to fight drink driving. In this case, the UK government has no plans to change the drink driving limits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/03/2019 15:03:41 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1105400

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support the Scottish fishing sector.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	909984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting the Scottish fishing sector as we look ahead to new opportunities when we leave the EU. On 10 December, the Environment Secretary announced £16.4 million of extra funding to prepare the Scottish fishing industry ahead of the UK becoming an independent coastal state from December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/03/2019 15:04:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1105401

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Taxation: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on its use of tax powers.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	909985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Scottish Government on issues of importance for Scotland’s economy, including tax.</p><p>The UK Government has delivered on its promise to devolve additional tax powers. Once the Scotland Act 2016 is fully implemented, more than 50% of the Scottish Government’s funding will come from revenues raised in Scotland, giving the Scottish Government greater power to decide the levels of tax and spend in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/03/2019 14:58:10 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1084438

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	230065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not have its own departmental Chief Scientific Adviser. Ministers of the Department regularly meet with a wide range of officials across Whitehall on a variety of issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2019 11:12:04 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1084451

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Freedom of Information
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 26 April 2018 to Question 136969 on Scotland Office: Freedom of Information, if he will publish the findings of his Department's review of its practices on publication of Freedom of Information responses.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	230100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>There is no obligation to publish responses to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Office decided that the cost of updating the published list of responses to Freedom of Information requests since 2014 would not be proportionate to the benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2019 11:13:00 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1084452

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost to the public purse was of his Department's communications team in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	230101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Communications team costs are set out below. The Office has been resourced to enable effective engagement and communication with the public and organisations across Scotland. The final figures for the financial year 2018-19 are not yet finalised.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p>£113,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>£115,356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>£144,084</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>£108,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>£169,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>£180,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>£241,636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>£348,895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£426,223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£757,868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>£710,337</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2019 11:14:38 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1084453

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much money his Department has spent on social media advertising in each month since August 2018.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	230102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The actual amounts committed by my Department on social media advertising in the months requested is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,503.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£998.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,763.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,574.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,945.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>£8,051.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>£7,513.34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2019 15:50:05 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1083588

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many consultations by his Department (a) are open, (b) are closed awaiting a Government response and (c) have been initiated since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	229757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has (a) no open consultations, (b) no consultations closed awaiting a Government response and (c) initiated no consultations since 2016.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 14/03/2019 11:10:24 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1077182

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Common Fisheries Policy: 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 had had with representatives of the Scottish Government on future financial support for the expansion of the Scottish fisheries sector after the UK leaves the common fisheries policy.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	225598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is engaged in ongoing discussions with the Scottish Government on various matters in relation to fisheries as we look ahead to the opportunities for the Scottish fishing sector when we leave the Common Fisheries Policy. In December, the UK Government announced an extra £37.2 million of funding to boost the existing EMFF programme, to help the fishing industry prepare for the opportunities coming its way. This will equate to around £16.4 million for Scotland. It will be for the Scottish Government to decide how this is spent through the existing EMFF mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 05/03/2019 11:26:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1064095

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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, what percentage of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	223506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <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. 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><p> </p><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> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/02/2019 16:27:09 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck