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1364875

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Contingencies Fund: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the Written Statement on Contingencies Fund Advance, 29 October 2021, HCWS359, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the £12 billion advance from the Contingencies Fund; and for what reason the advance is required.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	67124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement on 29 October, the £12 billion contingencies fund advance will meet the Scottish Government’s cash requirement in advance of parliamentary approval at Supplementary Estimates 2021-22, at which point this advance will be repaid. The Scottish Government is operating within its budgets, so this does not represent additional expenditure, but ensures they have the cash they need on top of what was included at Main Estimates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 04/11/2021 11:00:21 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1362657

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Tidal Power: 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 Cabinet colleagues in (a) the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) HM Treasury on ring-fenced support for Scottish renewable tidal energy in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 4 (AR4) process; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	61137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>I regularly discuss issues of importance to Scotland with Cabinet colleagues, including the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and HM Treasury. There is significant potential for Scotland to benefit from the development of tidal stream energy and I recently wrote, in my capacity as a champion of the Scottish renewables sector, urging my Cabinet colleagues in both BEIS and HM Treasury to look closely at a separate allocation to support tidal stream development in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 4.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/10/2021 10:23:48 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1360084

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what contribution his Office is making to the development of the Scottish Retail Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	56974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>We have been engaged with the Scottish Retail Consortium Board at Ministerial level to discuss ongoing challenges facing the retail sector. A number of the Covid-19 measures that impact retailers in Scotland are devolved. My officials have continued to engage with the retail sector to provide support and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 20/10/2021 14:15:52 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1352293

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scottish Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations he has received from Scottish Government Ministers by (a) email, (b) letter and (c) other means of communication on matters which are reserved to the UK Government since August 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	41815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>In the time period outlined, the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has received 11 letters (attached to emails) from Scottish Ministers in relation to reserved matters.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is unable to provide information on other means of communication.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 09/09/2021 10:17:07 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1352294

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scottish Government: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of funding from the public purse spent by the Scottish Government on reserved areas, including (a) overseas offices, (b) the constitution and (c) work undertaken by civil servants on reserved areas in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	41816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The International Relations reservation set out in the Scotland Act 1998 is clear that the United Kingdom Government is responsible for international relations. The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) promotes the international interests of the United Kingdom and all its constituent parts. The UK Government recognises that the devolved administrations will have an interest in international policy making in relation to devolved matters and also in obligations touching on devolved matters that the UK may agree as a result of concluding international agreements (including UN Conventions). Such work is conducted by the Scottish Government, including from a number of overseas offices, which are usually co-located with British overseas missions.</p><p>The UK Government has been very clear that our immediate responsibility must be the economic recovery from the consequences of the pandemic, supporting people back into work and building back better.</p><p>In accordance with the Statement of Funding Policy and the Scottish Fiscal Framework, the Scottish Government is not required to set out its spending decisions to the UK Parliament. The Scottish Parliament, its MSPs, the committees and independent bodies, such as Audit Scotland, scrutinise the Scottish Government’s spending decisions.</p><p>In addition, the Scottish Government published this year’s National Statistics on public spending in Scotland - <em>Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland </em>- on 18 August 2021, including estimates of public sector expenditure by organisation and type of spend.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 09/09/2021 10:20:00 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

839168

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	British Transport Police: 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 future viability of the Scottish component of the British Transport Police pension fund when it is transferred to the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	127726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to working with the Scottish Government, the British Transport Police Authority and the Scottish Police Authority, to ensure that the pensions of officers and staff transferring to Police Scotland are maintained. Scottish Government Ministers have provided assurances to the Scottish Parliament that British Transport Police officers and staff in Scotland will transfer to Police Scotland with their current terms and conditions of service, including pensions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 20/02/2018 10:08:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

839173

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	British Transport Police: 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 of the merger of the Scottish component of the British Transport Police into Police Scotland on cross border policing; and what estimate he has made of the cost of cross border activities as a result of that merger.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	127731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with the Scottish Government as well as the two police forces and police authorities through a Joint Programme Board, to ensure that effective arrangements are in place for cross-border railway policing once responsibilities have been transferred, so that we continue to have a railway policing service which protects the safety of passengers.</p><p> </p><p>The direct costs of the transfer are being borne by the British Transport Police Authority which is wholly funded by the railway operators. The current estimated cost of the transfer to the Authority, which includes the costs of the British Transport Police, is £1.17m. Post-merger it is expected that the aggregate costs for railway operators of charges for policing from the British Transport Police and Police Scotland will be similar to current costs. Future policing charges in Scotland will be a matter for the Scottish Police Authority.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 20/02/2018 10:11:34 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

839177

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	British Transport Police: 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 cross border policing of the proposed merger of British Transport Police (Scotland) with Police Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	127735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with the Scottish Government as well as the two police forces and police authorities through a Joint Programme Board. A central, ongoing focus of that Board is to deliver a seamless and orderly transfer of responsibilities and to ensure that the overall level of policing, including policing across the border, remains fully effective so that we continue to have a railway policing service which protects the safety of passengers.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 20/02/2018 10:12:52 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

746180

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: 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 Prime Minister on the agreement between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party; and what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to Scotland as a result of that agreement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	1745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Prime Minister and Cabinet colleagues on matters of importance to Scotland and the UK.</p><p>This agreement will enable us to work together in the interest of the whole United Kingdom, give us the certainty we require as we embark on our departure from the European Union, and help us build a stronger and fairer society at home.</p><p>Scotland and Wales will continue to receive direct investment from the UK Government to support growth. Since 2014, the UK Government has committed over £1bn of investment in Scotland and Wales through City Deals, and the government is committed to further City Deals in both nations. As you are aware, funding for City Deals is provided in addition to the block grant and does not attract Barnett consequentials for other parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 03/07/2017 16:33:49 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

707318

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether paragraph 55 of the Smith Commission Agreement applies to payments made under part 3 of the Scotland Act 2016 related to the calculations of the benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	66365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>New benefits or discretionary payments introduced by the Scottish Parliament will not be included in calculations of the benefit cap. I look forward to hearing details of new benefits or discretionary payments that the Scottish Government intend to include in their forthcoming Social Security Bill, as these are substantial powers in the Scotland Act 2016, both of which came into force in September 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 08/03/2017 13:25:14 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray