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1156381

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Invergarry-Kyle of Lochalsh Trunk Road (A87) Extension (Skye Bridge Crossing) Toll Order (Variation) Order 1999
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what records his office holds on the creation of the assignation statement for the Invergarry-Kyle of Lochalsh Trunk Road (A87) Extension (Skye Bridge Crossing) Toll Order 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	5449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Skye Bridge Crossing is not a reserved matter under the Scotland Act 1998. Extant records on the Skye Bridge tolls, whether pre-devolution or post-devolution, are therefore held by the Scottish Government or the National Records of Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 31/10/2019 11:49:44 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1156382

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Whisky: 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 (a) trends in the level of investment in the Scotch Whisky industry and (b) the effect of that investment on the UK economy in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	5476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Scotland's Whisky industry plays a vital role in both the UK and Scottish economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Scotch Whisky industry invested more than £500 million in capital projects over the last five years and for every £100 of added value the industry produces, another £45 is generated in the broader economy. Overall, this industry is estimated to have contributed £5.5 billion to the UK economy in GVA in 2018. This is a 10% increase when compared to the industry's GVA in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The industry continues to support 42,000 jobs across the UK. This includes 10,500 directly in Scotland, and 7,000 in rural communities. Globally, a record high of over £4.7 billion of Scotch Whisky was exported in 2018 to around 180 countries.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 31/10/2019 11:53:02 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1156383

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Whisky: 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 contribution of the Scotch Whisky industry to tourism in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	5477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Scotch Whisky industry is strategically important to the economy of Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of continued industry investments, Scotch Whisky tourism saw record numbers of visitors in 2018. Over 2 million tourists from over 20 different countries visited Scotch Whisky distilleries for the first time. Also, spending at visitor centres was up by 12.2% to £68.3m - additional £7.4m compared with 2017, and 154% more than in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Collectively, Scotch Whisky distilleries remain the third most visited attraction in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 31/10/2019 11:51:54 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1167026

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: International Men's Day
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans his Department has to mark International Men's Day on 19 November 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	7105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has no particular plans in place at this time to mark International Men’s Day on 19 November 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 05/11/2019 12:33:05 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1167370

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, who is responsible for digitisation in his Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	7671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Office does not have a dedicated member of staff wholly responsible for digitisation. The Office works closely with the Government Digital Service (GDS) to make a wide range of digital information available to the public through gov.uk and the <a href="http://www.deliveringforscotland.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.deliveringforscotland.gov.uk</a> microsite also provides clear digital routes to many key public services provided by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 04/11/2019 09:37:48 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1167822

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2019
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Honours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	8607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> as is a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at: <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity</a></p><p>Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 05/11/2019 12:46:56 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1168408

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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 December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>I did not visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in December 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 07/01/2020 10:40:05 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1168409

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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 January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 07/01/2020 10:41:15 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1168892

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the Answer of 3 September 2019 to Question 286275 on Scotland Office: Freedom of Information, if he will take steps to ensure that all future responses to Freedom of Information requests are published.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>There is no obligation to publish responses to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Where requests relate to matters of wider public interest we consider publishing the responses on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 14/01/2020 10:53:44 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1168893

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2018 to Question 136969 on Scotland Office: Freedom of Information, if he will publish his Department's review of its practices on publication of Freedom of Information responses.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>In 2018, the Office considered carefully whether or not it should retrospectively seek to publish online all of the responses to FOI requests since August 2014. We concluded that we did not have the resources to do so, and that the benefit to the public would not be proportionate to the cost.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 14/01/2020 10:55:07 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock