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626086

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether progress was made in discussions on the apprenticeship levy at the meeting of the Joint Ministerial Council on 24 October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	51018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>On 25 October, the UK Government published its funding plans which underpin how the levy will operate in England. These plans will provide more support for younger apprentices and disadvantaged people, as well as more flexibility for employers. More details on the policy are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-apprenticeship-funding-to-transform-investment-in-skills" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-apprenticeship-funding-to-transform-investment-in-skills</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As skills policy is devolved, it is for the Scottish Government to decide how it will use its share of the funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/11/2016 13:03:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

626087

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many officials of his Department have opted out of the EU Working Time Directive.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	51136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>No officials in the Scotland Office have opted out of the EU Working Time Directive.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 04/11/2016 10:51:45 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

622696

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent estimate he has made of the level of procurement of British steel by his Department in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	50643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has not procured any steel in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/11/2016 12:00:56 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

622697

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many apprenticeships have been created in his Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	50815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly; all staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally from the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/11/2016 13:04:18 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

621966

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of senior civil service graded posts in his Department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader and (iv) policy manager have been based outside London in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	50406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has no Senior Civil Service roles classified as Assistant Director, Team Leader or Policy Manager.</p><p> </p><p>The Scotland Office had two Deputy Director roles based outside London in 2014 and 2015, and three Deputy Director roles based outside London in 2016. This is equivalent to 40% of its Deputy Director headcount in 2014 and 2015, and 60% in 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/11/2016 13:01:26 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

621021

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many members of the public have contacted his Department on the implementation of the Pensions Act 1995, the Pension Act 2011 and the campaign to equalise state pensions for women in 2016; and what proportion of those people have received a response from his Department.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	50222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has received 38 enquiries from members of the public this year in relation to the implementation of the Pensions Act 1995, the Pension Act 2011 and the campaign to equalise state pensions for women. My Department has directly responded to 6 of these, with the Department for Work and Pensions handling the remaining enquires.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/10/2016 10:23:45 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

621022

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has set a target time in which to respond to correspondence from members of the public; and what the average response time for such responses is.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	50219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has a 15 working day target deadline to respond to correspondence from the public; 84% of correspondence from the public has received a response within 15 working days in fiscal year 2015/16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/10/2016 10:25:17 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

621023

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether a recent assessment has been undertaken of the extent of the sale of counterfeit electrical goods in Scotland which includes the (a) cost to the economy of such sales, (b) amounts of such goods being imported and (c) extent of the sale of such goods.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	50277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK-wide Intellectual Property Office works with law enforcement and industry partners across Scotland to reduce the availability of all types of counterfeits, including electrical goods. The Intellectual Property Crime Group, which is comprised of representatives from private sector, law enforcement agencies and government departments, publishes an annual report into intellectual property crime, including the sale of counterfeit goods in the UK. The latest report can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-ip-crime-report-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-ip-crime-report-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/11/2016 15:14:33 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

621024

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the effectiveness of the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 in preventing counterfeit electrical goods being sold and imported by online retailers in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	50281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on a range of matters. I also have regular discussions with cabinet colleagues to consider issues relating to the Government’s parliamentary business and implementation of its legislative programme, including the Digital Economy Bill, which was introduced earlier this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 50143 50144 question first answered 01/11/2016 15:16:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

621025

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on provisions in the Digital Economy Bill to protect Scottish consumers from counterfeit electrical goods being sold online.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	50143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on a range of matters. I also have regular discussions with cabinet colleagues to consider issues relating to the Government’s parliamentary business and implementation of its legislative programme, including the Digital Economy Bill, which was introduced earlier this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 50144 50281 question first answered 01/11/2016 15:16:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson