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1013079

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Exports: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what overseas visits he and his predecessors have made to promote Scottish exports since 2010, and what the outcome was of those visits.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	195053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, there have been eleven international visits to promote Scottish exports by respective Secretary of States for Scotland. Each of these visits has promoted Scotland’s businesses and exporters to overseas stakeholders. For example this year I have visited a range of countries promoting Scottish and UK trade and investment. These visits have included ministerial-level meetings, as well as engagements with Scottish and UK companies in country and companies interested in investing in Scotland and the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/12/2018 09:52:17 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1013172

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
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 the running costs are for each building used by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	195126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The running costs for the buildings used by my Department in 2017-18 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Melville Crescent in Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>£299,307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover House in Whitehall, London</p></td><td><p>£873,561</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/12/2018 09:53:26 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1013173

registered interest
date	23/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) official and (b) official sensitive documents have been recorded as lost or stolen by his Department since 8 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	195127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Two official sensitive documents are recorded as having been lost by the Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland since 8 May 2015. All losses are assessed and responded to individually, and on a case-by-case basis, with all possible mitigating actions being taken and in full compliance of our legal and other responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/12/2018 09:54:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1006663

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to Scotland Office officials based in Scotland when they are required to stay overnight in London in connection with their work.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL11443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office travel and subsistence guidance allows officials who incur out of pocket or additional expenses while on official business to claim up to £24.10 and up to £5 for personal incidental expenses of receipted expenditure for an overnight stay in London while on official business.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 21/11/2018 11:27:33 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1003671

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: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity and cost of electricity and natural gas used by the Department in each of the last three financial years is shown below.</p><p><strong>Totals (excl. DH Gas / WHDS figures (All figures are in KWh)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>190429</p></td><td><p>207341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>181873</p></td><td><p>218781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>175710</p></td><td><p>239606</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Cost</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,742.15</p></td><td><p>£31,744.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,270.97</p></td><td><p>£28,248.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,413.19</p></td><td><p>£39,000.69</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 189719 question first answered 15/11/2018 15:22:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003672

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: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity and cost of electricity and natural gas used by the Department in each of the last three financial years is shown below.</p><p><strong>Totals (excl. DH Gas / WHDS figures (All figures are in KWh)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>190429</p></td><td><p>207341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>181873</p></td><td><p>218781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>175710</p></td><td><p>239606</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Cost</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,742.15</p></td><td><p>£31,744.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,270.97</p></td><td><p>£28,248.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,413.19</p></td><td><p>£39,000.69</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 189718 question first answered 15/11/2018 15:22:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

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

999707

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	City Region Deals: Glasgow
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 cost to the public purse of the Glasgow city region deal to date.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	187133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Glasgow City Region Deal is a 20 year programme of investment supported by both the UK and Scottish Governments.</p><p> </p><p>To date, the UK Government has paid £45m to the Glasgow City Region Deal partners, a sum that has been matched by the Scottish Government. Accordingly, the total cost to the public purse so far is £90m.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/11/2018 15:30:43 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

999153

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	186425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 07/11/2018 14:32:40 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden