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968351

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scottish Islands: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress the UK Government has made on an islands' deal; and when the Government plans to publish details on that deal.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	170902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>My officials continue to engage with the Islands Councils in order to understand their aspirations for a Deal.</p><p> </p><p>We have either agreed a Deal or have agreed to negotiate a Deal, for each of Scotland’s seven cities, along with Ayrshire and our Borderlands. This amounts to a commitment so far of over £1 billion to support economic growth across Scotland. In consultation with HM Treasury, I hope to agree commitments to further Deals in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 10/09/2018 15:08:20 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

967777

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Kelp: 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 effect on the (a) environment and (b) animal welfare of Marine Biopolymer’s application for industrial scale wild kelp harvesting.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	170288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>None. Consideration of all such applications is a matter for Marine Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 10/09/2018 15:00:37 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

967858

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: Ayrshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress has been made on the Ayrshire Growth Deal.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	170394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>My officials continue to engage with the Ayrshire Partners to refine the Deal proposals and met with the Head of the Ayrshire Growth Deal Team in Kilmarnock on Thursday 6 September where progress with individual projects and the Deal timeline were discussed.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government began formal negotiations with the three Ayrshire Councils following an announcement by the Prime Minister on 29 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2018 10:00:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

964371

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	169769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/09/2018 11:52:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

964427

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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, what the total cost to the public purse of his Department’s work preparing for the UK to leave the EU has been since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	168887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>£286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18).</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</strong></a>.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of which can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on 13 March.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</strong></a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2018 09:49:26 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964447

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of leaving the EU in accordance with (a) the proposals set out in the Government’s White Paper and (b) a no-deal scenario.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	168907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor also set aside £1.5 billion of additional funding for EU Exit preparations in 2019/20. Departments will be invited to bid for 2019/20 EU Exit preparation funding later in the year. Details of timings and process will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2018 09:51:15 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964531

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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, what the cost to the public purse has been of his Department hiring additional staff to cover issues related to the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	168939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not hold the information requested as we have not accounted for these costs separately.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2018 09:52:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

964794

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Brexit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the Scottish economy of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	169699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is undertaking a wide range of ongoing analysis in support of our EU negotiations and preparations. The UK Government firmly believes it is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal. That remains the goal on both sides and we are confident that this will be achieved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2018 09:53:50 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

964795

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Royal Bank of 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect on access to banking services of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s branch closure programme in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	169700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Bank of Scotland’s decision to close bank branches, the format of the provision of service and publication of its data are commercial decisions for the Royal Bank of Scotland. However, the impact on communities must be understood, considered and mitigated where possible.</p><p> </p><p>That is why Government supports the industry’s Access to Banking Standard, launched in May 2017, which commits banks to ensure personal and business customers are better informed about branch closures and the reasons for them closing, along with the options they have locally to continue to access banking services, including specialist assistance for customers who need more help. The Access to Banking Standard is monitored and enforced by the independent Lending Standards Board.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office’s commercial agreement with 28 high street banks also ensures continued access to banking when a branch closes.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury wrote to the Post Office and UK Finance to ask them to raise public awareness of these important services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to widespread free access to cash. LINK, the organisation that runs the UK’s ATM network, operates a Financial Inclusion Programme, which subsidises ATMs in areas that have poor access to cash and would not otherwise be viable. LINK has committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p><p>In July, LINK announced it was cancelling its third interchange fee reduction, due in January 2020, and putting on hold its fourth reduction, due in January 2021, pending a further review next year. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has welcomed these adjustments to future interchange rates, having stated that LINK must carefully review its decisions on interchange fees to reflect changing market conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Systems Regulator Limited (PSR) has committed to using their powers to maintain widespread free access to cash should they need to.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2018 09:55:10 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

942875

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Trade Unions: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what meetings he or officials of his Department have had with (a) the Scottish Trades Union Congress and (b) individual affiliated trades unions since 1 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	165086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>I regularly meet with a wide range of stakeholders on a variety of issues to ensure that Scotland has a voice in Westminster. The Government publishes a list of all ministerial meetings with external bodies on departmental business on a quarterly basis and are available at gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 23/07/2018 08:44:04 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens