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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

1151012

	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: Glasgow East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on which dates (a) he and (b) a Minister in his Department last attended an official engagement in Glasgow East constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	2926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Scotland Office Ministers travel throughout Scotland and meet with stakeholders to discuss a wide variety of issues on a regular basis, including in the Glasgow area.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 25/10/2019 09:11:36 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1151026

	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	Citizens Advice Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on which date he last met representatives of Citizens Advice Scotland; and what issues were discussed at that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	2931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>I met with the Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Advice Scotland on 24 September 2019 during which a wide range of current issues were discussed.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 25/10/2019 09:13:16 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1150676

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Food Poverty: 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 effect on levels of food poverty in Scotland of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	1932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that leaving the EU with a deal is its preferred option and is in the interests of Scotland and the UK as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put in place contingency plans for a range of exit scenarios. These contingencies include ensuring that the Department for Work and Pensions can continue to provide its vital services and that individuals will continue to be able to access benefits and services on the same basis as they do now.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 24/10/2019 14:22:08 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1150677

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Police Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for the effectiveness of Police Scotland of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	1933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Home Secretary and other colleagues on a number of matters. I am aware that Home Office officials have been working closely with counterparts in the Devolved Administrations as well as with policing representatives to ensure that a joined up approach is taken to planning for EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government remains committed to managing the policing implications of EU Exit in the UK through a collective approach, working with the devolution of policing in Northern Ireland and Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Police Scotland is represented at a number of strategic groups created for EU Exit, including the police-led EU Exit Strategic and Regional Leads Group, and input into key planning structures.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 24/10/2019 14:24:21 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1148859

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	City Region Deals and Local Growth Deals: Scottish Islands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the Prime Minister’s announcement of 28 July 2019 on City Region and Growth deals, when an announcement will be made on the Islands Deal.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	84
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2019 answer text <p>My officials are awaiting receipt of the latest suite of proposals from the Islands partners. Once this is received, we will consider the contents and announce next steps towards agreeing an Islands Deal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 18/10/2019 13:56:10 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1148194

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: 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 the Secretary of State for Department for Work and Pensions on the effect of section 75 of the Pensions Act 1995 on (a) plumbing pensions and (b) multi-employer pension schemes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	294205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>My Department works closely with the Department for Work and Pensions on a range of issues that are relevant to Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that the existing arrangements provide sufficient flexibility for employers to manage their section 75 debts and that maintaining the current calculation method is the most viable way of ensuring that members receive their pension benefits over the longer term.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 08/10/2019 10:24:04 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown