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693378

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Scotland
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 his Cabinet colleagues on the level of VAT payable by Scottish emergency services.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	65199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer given by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 17 October 2016 (UIN 47109), and to the response of the previous Financial Secretary to a proposed amendment to the Finance Bill on this subject on 7 July 2016 (Public Bill Committee, Official Report, Column 225).</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 64956 question first answered 01/03/2017 13:58:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

693379

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Brexit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he raised (a) the Scottish Government's report entitled Scotland's Place in Europe, published on 20 December 2016 and (b) Scotland's place in the European single market with (i) Vicky Ford MEP, (ii) the Centre for European Policy Studies, (iii) Open Europe, (iv) Bruegel, (v) permanent representatives to the EU and (vi) the CBI's Brussels representative during his visit to Brussels on 9 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	65200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>As the United Kingdom leaves the EU, the Government is committed to delivering the best possible deal for every part of the United Kingdom; a deal which works best for Scottish businesses, Scottish farmers and Scottish fishermen. On 9 February 2017, I travelled to Brussels and met a range of key stakeholders to discuss a variety of topics. We have committed to looking closely at the Scottish Government’s paper, <em>Scotland’s Place in Europe</em>, and we are doing just that.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2017 14:00:38 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

693380

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he will make representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring forward legislative proposals to make Scottish emergency services eligible for VAT refunds.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	64956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer given by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 17 October 2016 (UIN 47109), and to the response of the previous Financial Secretary to a proposed amendment to the Finance Bill on this subject on 7 July 2016 (Public Bill Committee, Official Report, Column 225).</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 65199 question first answered 01/03/2017 13:58:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

693381

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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, how many staff of his Department are employed in media relations and communications roles; and how much was spent on the salaries of such staff members in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	65110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Details of staff employed and salaries in Communications and Media Relations roles in the Scotland Office since 2010/11 are shown below. Information prior to this period is no longer held in the form requested.</p><p> </p><p>The communications team in the Scotland Office has been resourced during this period to enable effective engagement and communication with the public on the constitutional arrangements for Scotland. This includes the Scotland Act 2012, the UK Government’s position on the Scottish independence referendum and the Scotland Act 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Salary Bill</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£108,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£169,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£180,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£241,636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£348,895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>£426,223</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/03/2017 11:42:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

692038

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total (a) number and (b) value of Government contracts that have been contracted out by his Department was in each year since 2010; what the value of pro bono costs was in each such year; and what estimate he has made of the number of work days contracted out in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	64402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Other than minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not normally undertake direct procurement or tendering projects. It uses existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government or the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p>Since May 2010, only one contract has been contracted out by the Scotland Office. This was issued to the Royal Mail in 2011-12 for its role in providing candidates' free mailing in the Scottish Parliament election of 2011, the value of which was just over £6.4 million.</p><p> </p><p>We do not record information on pro bono costs nor the number of work days contracted out each year.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, central government departments have been required to publish details of contracts above the value of £10,000 on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank"><strong>https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</strong></a></p><p> </p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</strong></a></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/02/2017 15:16:36 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

692039

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Uber
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 (a) Uber for Business and (b) other Uber transactions since 28 October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	64382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The Scotland Office do not centrally record information on (a) Uber for Business or (b) other Uber transactions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/02/2017 15:14:34 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

692040

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department operates a ban the box employment policy in respect of ex-offender job applicants with unspent convictions; and how many employees of his Department have unspent convictions.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	64479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. These matters would be for the employing departments.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 23/02/2017 15:22:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

692041

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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, what discussions he has had with the Department for Exiting the European Union on the contents of the White Paper entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, Cm 9417, published in February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	64551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Scotland Office, and other Departments, are working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union on all aspects of exiting the European Union. I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on matters relating to the UK’s Exit. In addition, the White Paper was the subject of discussion with the devolved administrations at the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations on 8 February. The third chapter of this White Paper explains how, as we leave the EU, we will aim to strengthen the union between the four nations of the United Kingdom. To this end we are working to ensure we get the best possible deal for the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/02/2017 13:15:12 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

692042

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many equality impact assessments have been carried out in the last three years on public service reforms which impact on (a) departmental staff and (b) members of the public; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	64450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Over the last three years the Scotland Office has had and continues to have due regard, as necessary, to the public sector equality duty in exercising its functions. The Equality Act does not require this due regard to take the form of an equality impact assessment, nor does it define an equality impact assessment, and the Scotland Office does not maintain a record of such assessments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 27/02/2017 13:16:22 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

690457

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the (a) mean and (b) median pay was for staff in his Department who were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) white, (iv) from an ethnic minority background, (v) disabled and (vi) non-disabled in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by (A) full-time and (B) part-time workers.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	64176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. It is not possible to provide specific pay analysis broken down by representative groups. Many of the representative groups compromise fewer than 5 people, and individuals may become potentially identifiable.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics annually publish the highest and median salary for each Civil Service organisation, including the Scotland Office, as part of the Civil Service Statistics. This information can be found on the Office for National Statistics website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/medianpayannexb" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/medianpayannexb</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 22/02/2017 11:56:31 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies