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1728656

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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 positions in his Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job was in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	5198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has not had any positions that have included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity or (d) equality in their job title in any of the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 13/09/2024 09:05:16 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
tabling member	5158

1727164

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	A75: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent progress his Department has made with the Scottish Government on upgrading the A75.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	John Cooper
uin	4163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The previous Government publicly committed to providing £8m in development funding to complete a detailed feasibility study for specific upgrades to the A75 and to fund targeted improvements identified by the study, subject to the Scottish Government’s business cases at various stages throughout the process. We recognise the importance of this project to communities in Southwest Scotland and remain in regular contact with DFT on it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 10/09/2024 09:17:36 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
tabling member	5358

1725691

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	3047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>In accordance with the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, paid Ministers below the age of 65 are entitled to a loss of office payment of one quarter of their claimed annual ministerial salary when they cease to hold office.</p><p>Details of ministerial severance payments can be found in the Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 09/09/2024 09:15:03 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1726060

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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 steps he plans to take to improve broadband access and connection speed in rural Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Blair McDougall
uin	3361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>Digital connectivity is key to delivering our priority mission of growing the economy. Building Digital UK continues to work with the Scottish Government on the delivery of Project Gigabit procurements across Scotland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Project Gigabit procurements are targeted at the remaining premises that are not expected to receive a gigabit-capable connection as part of a suppliers’ commercial rollout, or any other subsidised delivery in Scotland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Scottish Government launched the first two Project Gigabit procurements in Scotland in May 2024, in the Borders and East Lothian area and in the Aberdeenshire, Dundee, Angus, and Moray Coast areas. Further local and regional procurements are expected to launch in phases throughout the rest of 2024, including Shetland and Orkney, Fife and Perth &amp; Kinross and Dumfries &amp; Galloway. The remainder of Central and North Scotland will be included in a procurement under the cross-regional framework which has been awarded to Openreach.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 06/09/2024 09:08:08 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
tabling member	5076

1726265

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Engineering: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to work with the Scottish Government to (a) support and (b) increase engineering apprenticeships in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and Dollar
tabling member printed	Graeme Downie
uin	3592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Scotland has always produced world-class engineers, and this Government is committed to growing the economy and supporting the sector all across the UK.</p><p>Scotland is at the forefront of the Government’s mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030, which in itself will create a range of new opportunities for engineering apprentices in Scotland. Great British Energy, our new publicly-owned clean energy company, will be headquartered in Scotland; in addition to delivering energy security and lower prices for consumers, it will create thousands of jobs and build supply chains across the UK as new technologies are deployed. In addition to GB Energy, further opportunities for engineering apprentices will arise from the National Wealth Fund, which will unlock further investment opportunities for the local ports, heavy industry and manufacturing companies that have a crucial role to play in creating quality jobs and in our transition to net zero.</p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 09/09/2024 09:21:59 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
tabling member	5275

1726266

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scottish Cities Alliance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to work with the Scottish Cities Alliance.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and Dollar
tabling member printed	Graeme Downie
uin	3593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>The Scottish Cities Alliance is an important stakeholder. There is a clear synergy in the work of the Scottish Cities Alliance and how this Government wants to kickstart economic growth in all parts of the country. Therefore, I have plans to meet with the Scottish Cities Alliance in the future to hear about their very important plans for the economic potential across Scotland’s eight cities and better understand how they can better work in partnership with this Government.</p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 04/09/2024 14:00:26 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
tabling member	5275

1726267

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Ferries and Railways: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to work with the Scottish Government to improve (a) rail and (b) ferry provision in (i) Fife and (ii) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and Dollar
tabling member printed	Graeme Downie
uin	3594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Scotrail run rail services in both Fife and wider Scotland, and responsibility for these services lie with the Scottish Government. Similarly, ferry services are also devolved to the Scottish Government. This Government is, however, working to ensure public ownership across rail services. The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill will ensure that ScotRail is kept in public hands.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government is committed to resetting the relationship with the Scottish Government to ensure we can work together to deliver for the people of Scotland on the things that matter most to communities, including on transport links between Scotland and the rest of the UK. I have already met with the Deputy First Minister on numerous occasions to discuss a variety of issues. My officials regularly engage with their counterparts in the Scottish Government, working with their colleagues in the Department for Transport, to identify opportunities for collaboration on improving transport and other services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 09/09/2024 09:24:14 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
tabling member	5275

1726268

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Veterans: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to work with the Scottish Government to improve services for veterans in (a) Dunfermline and Dollar constituency and (b) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and Dollar
tabling member printed	Graeme Downie
uin	3595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting those who served and risked their lives for this country - a great number of whom I know live in my honourable Friend’s constituency. The Office for Veterans Affairs continues to work closely with the Scottish Government as key areas of policy and support delivered to veterans are devolved. This includes support with employment, mental health, and housing. For example, the veteran employment pathway provides employment and career development support for veterans across the UK, and veterans in Scotland who are homeless can access a UK-wide referral housing pathway.</p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 09/09/2024 09:18:53 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
tabling member	5275

1727221

registered interest
date	27/08/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Public Sector: 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 Scottish Government on the potential impact of the Chancellor’s statement on public spending inheritance of 29 July 2024 on public sector pay in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Dr Zubir Ahmed
uin	900240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>The financial inheritance - the worst inherited by any incoming Government since World War 2 - was compounded by the unforeseen £22 billion black hole in spending left by the previous Government. This means we face hard choices we didn’t expect or want to make to fix the foundations of our economy.</p><p>What the previous Government did - spending the Treasury reserves three times over by July - was reckless and unforgivable. They also for the first time excluded an affordability clause from the Pay Bodies and the SNP had no set pay back either.</p><p>The Scottish Government is responsible for public sector pay awards for devolved workforces. Barnett consequentials and Supplementary Estimates for 2024-25 will be confirmed at the budget in October and the Spending Review will set block grant funding up to at least 2027-28. This will allow the devolved governments to financially plan over a longer period of time.</p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 04/09/2024 16:22:18 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
tabling member	5213

1727222

registered interest
date	27/08/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Potatoes: UK Internal Trade
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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the commercial movement of potatoes from Scotland to Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	900241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework has lifted the ban on the movement of seed potatoes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Plant Health Label scheme.</p><p>Once planted in Northern Ireland, the new crop of seed potatoes can be sold with no restrictions. This reflects long-standing arrangements for biosecurity, and our commitment to upholding a smooth flow of trade with Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Midlothian answering member printed Kirsty McNeill question first answered 04/09/2024 14:04:50 answering member 5114
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart