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850887

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on improving digital connectivity; and what recent discussions he has had with that Government on improving broadband (a) connections and (b) speeds to new housing developments.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	130105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Scottish Government to discuss a wide range of issues, including connectivity across Scotland. I also have regular discussions with DCMS regarding connectivity issues in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The agreement brokered by DCMS between the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Openreach offers full fibre broadband to new builds at no cost to the developer when threshold conditions have been met. Virgin and GTC have similar agreements with the HBF. DCMS’s Barrier Busting Task Force are in the process of measuring the impact of these agreements and will report on them once that work is complete.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 07/03/2018 13:00:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

850888

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 125135, on Housing: Broadband, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government’s brokered agreement to connect new build developments in Scotland; and what recent representations he has received from (a) Scottish Government Ministers and (b) local authorities on that agreement.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	130106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Scottish Government to discuss a wide range of issues, including connectivity across Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The agreement brokered by DCMS between the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Openreach offers full fibre broadband to new builds at no cost to the developer when conditions of threshold have been met. Virgin and GTC have similar agreements with the HBF. DCMS’s Barrier Busting Task Force are in the process of measuring the impact of these agreements. DCMS meet regularly with representatives from the Scottish Government and Scottish local authorities on a wide range of issues, including connectivity and new build developments.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 05/03/2018 10:38:43 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

829799

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Keith Cochrane
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to renew Keith Cochrane's membership of the Joint Management Board of the Scotland Office at the end of his three year term.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	124582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has not made any decisions on the future membership of the Joint Management Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 29/01/2018 17:53:36 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

828241

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he had any discussions with Keith Cochrane at meetings of the Joint Management Board of the Scotland Office on the financial health of Carillion.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	124201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/01/2018 13:14:52 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

828242

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Keith Cochrane
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings he had with Keith Cochrane during his term as a member of the Joint Management Board of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	124202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Keith Cochrane attended nine meetings of the Joint Management Board between December 2015 and December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/01/2018 13:16:46 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

828243

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether Keith Cochrane in his role on the (a) Joint Management Board of his Department or (b) Government Network of non-Executive directors raised the prospect of a Government bail-out of Carillion.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	124203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/01/2018 13:12:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

823587

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Carillion: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to ensure that major public sector construction projects in Scotland held by Carillion will still proceed as planned.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	123050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has instructed the Official Receiver to maintain public services across the UK. Those public services which are provided in Scotland by Carillion through contracts with devolved bodies are for the relevant devolved bodies to oversee. The UK and Scottish Governments are in close contact at all levels, and are working together constructively.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/01/2018 12:49:13 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

823596

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
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 on the effect of the Carrillion entering liquidation on the non-construction services it provides in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	123058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>My Department is monitoring the position with regard to Carillion’s non-construction service contracts in Scotland and is in close touch with other UK Government departments and the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 22/01/2018 10:39:57 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

806684

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his oral contribution on 6 December 2017, Official Report, column, 1014, what the outcome was of his discussions with RBS on bank branches across Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	119760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Bank of Scotland’s decision to close bank branches are commercial decisions for the Royal Bank of Scotland. However, the impact on communities must be understood, considered and mitigated.</p><p> </p><p>I met RBS chief executive Les Matheson on 7 December to discuss their decision and I made clear the concerns that had been raised by MPs and communities about their plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 09/01/2018 12:26:40 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

802223

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Scheme: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will meet with the National Farmers Union Scotland to discuss a specific Agricultural Labour Scheme to meet labour shortages in the agricultural sector in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	117910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>I have regular discussions with the National Farmers Union Scotland on a range of matters of importance to the agriculture sector in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The precise nature of the UK’s seasonal labour needs, and how they might best be met post-EU exit, have yet to be determined. The Home Secretary has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to undertake a detailed assessment of the impact of EU migration across all parts of the UK’s economy and society, and to gather evidence on patterns of EU migration ahead of our exit from the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>I do, of course, recognise that it is crucial that we secure a strong agricultural workforce as we develop a new approach to farming outside the EU, and I will continue to work closely with our food and farming industry in Scotland to consider their specific needs.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 12/12/2017 12:37:32 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen