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1301067

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Broadcasting: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on ensuring that public sector broadcasters uphold obligations on impartiality during election periods in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	913105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Scotland has raised concerns previously about BBC Scotland broadcasting the First Minister's daily press briefing, which so frequently is about SNP politics rather than public health information. In the run-up to the Holyrood elections, BBC Scotland must look carefully at its legal requirement for impartiality.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 10/03/2021 15:22:05 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1232634

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will hold discussions with the Scottish Government on steps to increase the number of people being tested for covid-19 in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	905560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to work with the Scottish Government and provide support where it is needed.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the six drive-in sites, and eighteen mobile units, the recently opened walk-in testing centre in St Andrews is also helping to provide significant support and resource for testing capacity in Scotland, in addition to NHS Scotland’s own capacity.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Scottish Government to decide policy for the use of that capacity.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 09/09/2020 14:01:55 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1219603

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will make a comparative assessment of the effect of covid-19 on the BAME community in Scotland and England.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	903999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Both Public Health England and Public Health Scotland have published early analysis looking at the impact of COVID-19 on BAME Communities.</p><p> </p><p>There is much more work to do to understand what is driving these disparities and how the different risk factors interact, and we are absolutely determined to get to the bottom of this and find ways of closing that gap.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has committed to commission further research and Scottish Government have established a group on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 01/07/2020 14:53:59 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1259340

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Communication
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of people employed in the Union Unit or Union Taskforce in each financial year since 2018-19 were press and communications employees.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	126907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Office does not hold figures for the Union Unit or Union Taskforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 15/12/2020 14:40:16 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1657214

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Inquiries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what has been the average time taken to respond to public inquiries by his Department in each of the last five years; and whether he plans to introduce measures to improve this.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	196858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has not held policy responsibility for any public inquiries for the past 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 11/09/2023 17:04:12 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1224031

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scots Gaelic Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department produces documents available to the public in both English and Gaelic.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
	uin	72792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>In accordance with statutory requirement, and with due consideration for the principle of value for money to the taxpayer, the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland publishes documents in English only.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 22/07/2020 14:15:12 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1385822

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2021
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, (a) how much his Department spent on communications staff and (b) how many communications staff were employed by his Department in 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	88759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The number of staff working at the Office to deliver the communications functions in 2020-21 was 13.</p><p>Expenditure on communications staffing was £906,177 in 2020-21.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack grouped question UIN 88758 question first answered 10/12/2021 14:21:28 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1550664

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, by what date they expect their Department to be carbon neutral in its day to day operations.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	108322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering Net Zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Central Government reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% in 2019-20 compared to a 2009-10 baseline, exceeding its target of 43%.</p><p> </p><p>The Greening Government Commitments set out the actions that UK government departments and their agencies will take to reduce their impacts on the environment, including targets for departmental reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, with current targets for the period 2021-25. The Scotland Office is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions wherever possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 20/12/2022 10:44:03 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1304980

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	DNACPR Decisions: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, following on from the Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) review by the Care Quality Commission in England, which found 508 cases where decisions had been taken which may have broken the Equality Act 2010, if he will order a similar review into DNACPR decisions in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	174225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>DHSC has been clear that blanket application of DNACPRs is unacceptable and that standards and quality of care should be maintained even in pressurised circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that we work across the health and care system, throughout the whole of the UK, to build understanding of the role DNACPR decisions play in high quality personalised care. Any advanced care decisions, including DNACPRs, must be discussed with patients and families, who must be given all the relevant information and any critical decisions must be made on an individual basis.</p><p> </p><p>As Public Health is a devolved matter, I would call on the incoming Scottish Government, following Scottish elections in May, to listen to patients, families and care organisations who have serious concerns about the use of DNACPR orders during the covid pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 26/03/2021 12:02:31 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1180844

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Flags
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) Union Jack, (b) St George, (c) Scottish Saltire and (d) Flag of Wales flags his Department owns.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	21194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland owns 8 Saltires and 6 Union flags.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 04/03/2020 10:39:36 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies