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850093

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Voyeurism: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Scottish Government on the effectiveness of the provisions relating to up-skirting in the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of bringing forward such legislative proposals for England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	129661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scottish Government is responsible for criminal justice in Scotland. Ministry of Justice officials engage regularly with colleagues in the Scottish Government on a broad range of criminal justice issues, has included upskirting, sharing information and best practice as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>I am also in regular discussion with the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on such matters.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 17:25:20 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

850310

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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, how many meetings he has had with whom and on what dates on the Ayrshire Growth Deal.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	129878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>I have met on a number of occasions with the Ayrshire Partners, stakeholders and locally elected representatives to progress the proposed Ayrshire Growth Deal. On the 12<sup>th</sup> of January I met with Council Chief Executives and leaders of the proposed Ayrshire Growth deal to discuss ways to support the future growth of Ayrshire’s economy.</p><p> </p><p>My officials continue to engage with UK Government Departments across Whitehall, the Scottish Government and the Ayrshire partners to further develop their proposition.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 17:23:45 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

850311

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: Borderlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings he has had with whom and on what dates on the Borderland Growth Deal.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	129879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>I have met on a number of occasions with the Borderlands Partners, stakeholders and locally elected representatives to progress the Borderlands Growth Deal.</p><p> </p><p>My officials continue to engage with UK Government Departments across Whitehall, the Scottish Government and the Borderlands partners to further develop their proposition.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 12:00:04 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

847730

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Flexible Working
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 staff in his Department worked in (a) departmental accommodation, (b) from home and (c) in any other location in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>All Scotland Office staff work from departmental accommodation. In the last five years, no formal contracts were issued to staff that would set their work location to home or any other location. However, Scotland Office managers consider any flexible working request objectively and with sensitivity, and treat all applicants equally and fairly. We have staff who make use of informal flexible options such as working from home.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 11:58:58 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

846965

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
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 NFU Scotland on the employment of EU agricultural workers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	129139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>I am in regular contact with NFU Scotland on a wide range of issues affecting the agriculture sector in Scotland, including the employment of EU agricultural workers, and am due to meet them again in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 11:54:00 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

847098

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of his Department's spend on day-to-day goods comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not have canteen facilities. The only expenditure on food is purchases for occasional events and receptions. The Scotland Office does not keep separate records of the spending on fair trade products. Spending on food follows Government policy on sustainability and Fair Trade.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 11:55:01 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847116

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the organisations that his Department has outsourced functions to since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has not outsourced any functions since 2011.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 11:55:57 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847136

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what percentage of workers employed directly by his Department belonged to a trade union in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly; all staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies. The Scotland Office does not hold information on trade union membership.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 11:56:53 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847177

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) full-time staff, (b) part-time staff, (c) temporary staff and (d) any other staff were directly employed on zero-hours contracts by his Department in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scotland Office do not directly employ staff. All staff that join are on assignment, loan or secondment predominantly from the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government or are employed on an Agency basis. No staff working in the Scotland Office are employed on a zero-hours contract.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 11:57:44 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

843843

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Food Banks
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 March.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	128279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 22/02/2018 14:16:00 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden