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1167822

registered interest
date	01/11/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Honours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	8607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> as is a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at: <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity</a></p><p>Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 05/11/2019 12:46:56 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1167370

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, who is responsible for digitisation in his Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	7671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Office does not have a dedicated member of staff wholly responsible for digitisation. The Office works closely with the Government Digital Service (GDS) to make a wide range of digital information available to the public through gov.uk and the <a href="http://www.deliveringforscotland.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.deliveringforscotland.gov.uk</a> microsite also provides clear digital routes to many key public services provided by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 04/11/2019 09:37:48 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1167026

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: International Men's Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans his Department has to mark International Men's Day on 19 November 2019.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	7105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has no particular plans in place at this time to mark International Men’s Day on 19 November 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 05/11/2019 12:33:05 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1156381

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Invergarry-Kyle of Lochalsh Trunk Road (A87) Extension (Skye Bridge Crossing) Toll Order (Variation) Order 1999
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what records his office holds on the creation of the assignation statement for the Invergarry-Kyle of Lochalsh Trunk Road (A87) Extension (Skye Bridge Crossing) Toll Order 1999.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	5449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Skye Bridge Crossing is not a reserved matter under the Scotland Act 1998. Extant records on the Skye Bridge tolls, whether pre-devolution or post-devolution, are therefore held by the Scottish Government or the National Records of Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 31/10/2019 11:49:44 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1156382

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
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 (a) trends in the level of investment in the Scotch Whisky industry and (b) the effect of that investment on the UK economy in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	5476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Scotland's Whisky industry plays a vital role in both the UK and Scottish economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Scotch Whisky industry invested more than £500 million in capital projects over the last five years and for every £100 of added value the industry produces, another £45 is generated in the broader economy. Overall, this industry is estimated to have contributed £5.5 billion to the UK economy in GVA in 2018. This is a 10% increase when compared to the industry's GVA in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The industry continues to support 42,000 jobs across the UK. This includes 10,500 directly in Scotland, and 7,000 in rural communities. Globally, a record high of over £4.7 billion of Scotch Whisky was exported in 2018 to around 180 countries.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 31/10/2019 11:53:02 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1156383

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
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 contribution of the Scotch Whisky industry to tourism in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	5477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Scotch Whisky industry is strategically important to the economy of Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of continued industry investments, Scotch Whisky tourism saw record numbers of visitors in 2018. Over 2 million tourists from over 20 different countries visited Scotch Whisky distilleries for the first time. Also, spending at visitor centres was up by 12.2% to £68.3m - additional £7.4m compared with 2017, and 154% more than in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Collectively, Scotch Whisky distilleries remain the third most visited attraction in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 31/10/2019 11:51:54 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1151962

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff in his Department are paid less than the London Living Wage; and what requirements his Department places on contractors to pay the London Living Wage to London-based staff.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	4419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>No staff working for the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland based in London are paid less than the London Living Wage.</p><p>The Government Property Agency is responsible for all contractors that service the department’s London building. Information on those contractor rates of pay is not held by the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/10/2019 17:34:54 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1150882

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which public appointments he is responsible for.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	2673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The public appointments that the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland is responsible for making are set out in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019:</p><p><a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 29/10/2019 11:07:43 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150942

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Islam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff in his Department reported their religion as Islam in the latest period for which figures are available; what the reported ethnicity of those staff was; and how many of those staff were employed at each grade.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	2793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employers.</p><p>Detailed information in relation to the ethnicity of staff is not held by the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland; this information is held by the parent employers.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 24/10/2019 14:08:52 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1150982

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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 November 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	2922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in November 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 25/10/2019 09:10:44 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden