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155563

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what total amount his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	214282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Scotland Office spend on ministerial travel by the Government Car and Despatch Agency and other car hire in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 was as follows:</p><p><strong>2007-08</strong> £ 57,913.40</p><p><strong>2008-09</strong> £ 98,602.88</p><p><strong>2009-10</strong> £145,508.75</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 18/11/2014 14:56:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

155564

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether (a) all staff in his Department's offices in London and Edinburgh and (b) contractors who provide services in his Departments properties are paid the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	214406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join the Office do so on an assignment, secondment or loan agreement from other Government bodies. All staff on such arrangements are paid more than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p>The Scotland Office has one contract which provides security for the office in Edinburgh. The Scotland Office does not set the wages paid by the contractors to its workers; however, the wage paid by the contractor is above the national minimum wage. Otherwise, the Office uses framework contracts for building services held by the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 18/11/2014 14:38:26 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

155566

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many buildings his Department sold in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	214223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has not owned any buildings since its inception in 1999 and did not sell any buildings in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.</p><p>The Scotland Office is making an appropriate contribution to the Government’s land and property strategy by making more efficient use of its leasehold property and making more space available to other government bodies in its buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 18/11/2014 14:58:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

147638

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many contracts signed by his Department with suppliers of services or consultants include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	214015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Other than minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not undertake direct procurement or tendering projects. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government or the Ministry of Justice. No contracts signed by the Scotland Office since 2010 with suppliers of services or consultants include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 18/11/2014 14:54:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

114917

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Rendition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether Police Scotland has concluded its investigation of alleged rendition flights which may have landed in Scottish airports.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Tyrie
uin	213472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Policing in Scotland is a devolved matter and any requests for information relating to investigations should be made to the Scottish Government and Police Scotland. The UK Government does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/11/2014 12:48:36 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

106205

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Poverty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) adults and (b) children were living in poverty in each UK parliamentary constituency in Scotland in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	213246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of adults and children in relative low income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. This information is captured using the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and has been reported since 1998/99. These estimates are available for each financial year up to 2012/13, the latest period for which estimates are available.</p><p>The number and proportion of adults and children in relative poverty is not available at constituency level. This is because the survey sample sizes are too small to support the production of robust estimates at this level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:07:40 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106364

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
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 number of children in Scotland living in poverty in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	213245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative low income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. This information is captured using the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and has been reported since 1998/99. These estimates are available for each financial year up to 2012/13, the latest period for which estimates are available.</p><p>Average figures for three survey years have been combined for region and individual countries; this is because single year estimates are not considered to be sufficiently reliable for geographies at a lower level than the UK. The estimates for Scotland can be found below:</p><p><strong>Estimated number (millions) and proportion of children in relative low income by country and region (Before Housing Costs)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number (and percentage) of children in relative low income</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007/08 – 2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (20%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09 – 2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (19%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10 – 2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (17%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11 – 2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (17%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(Source: HBAI 2012/13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 12:56:36 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106365

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014, HC Deb, 15 October 2014, column 286, what details regarding the implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax are still under discussion; when he expects those discussions to conclude; and which government department will have responsibility for providing information to income tax payers about changes to the tax system in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	213288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax is being led by an HMRC project with oversight provided by a programme board with representatives from HMRC, HM Treasury, the Scotland Office and Scottish Government. The project is progressing a range of issues associated with defining the detail of the implementation and operation of the Scottish rate and the project is on track to make the necessary changes in readiness for April 2016.</p><p>HMRC will have prime responsibility for informing tax payers about these changes and will work with the Scottish Government to ensure that individuals and business have access to the information they will need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:01:03 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106366

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Pay
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 the Scottish Government on the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and if he will place in the Library any such representations.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	213289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I have received no representations from the Scottish Government regarding the Living Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:02:25 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106459

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met with his ministerial counterparts in HM Treasury to discuss implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	213396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with cabinet colleagues, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, where a wide range of topics are discussed.</p><p>Additionally, my officials are very actively engaged in a wide ranging work programme concerning the implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax. This includes working closely with UK Government and Scottish Government officials to support the timely introduction of all fiscal powers of the Scotland Act 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:04:46 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran