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1401505

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	INTERREG Programme: Scotland
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 Scotland-based organisations currently in receipt of Interreg Funding from the European Regional Development Fund.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	100496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>Interreg (or European Territorial Cooperation) programmes are not managed directly by the UK Government, but by independent Managing Authorities who are responsible for making payments to organisations acting as project partners. Each Managing Authority has a regulatory responsibility to publish details of the organisations in receipt of funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 13/01/2022 09:44:54 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1400022

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Lord Advocate: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what communications he has received from the Scottish Parliament regarding changes to the Scotland Act 1988 relating to the constitutional role of the Lord Advocate.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	98454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>I have not received any communications from the Scottish Parliament regarding changes to the role of the Lord Advocate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 10/01/2022 16:16:41 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1399278

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Seed Potatoes: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the imposition of trade barriers between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK as a result of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the (a) proportion and (b) value of the domestic UK market for Scottish seed potatoes.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	97168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>My officials are in regular contact with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for International Trade, who continue to press the EU to reconsider its position, in line with its own regulations, on the import of seed potatoes from Great Britain to the EU.</p><p>We fully appreciate the importance of Scotland’s seed potato industry, not only for our production across the UK but also for export, and its deserved reputation for high quality.</p><p>Prior to the EU import ban, Scotland exported approximately 20,000t of seed potatoes to the EU and around 2,000t to Northern Ireland, worth in the region of £11M pa. The Scottish potato sector’s output contributes over £208 million to the economy. Scottish seed potatoes are high quality and before the EU ban were exported to more than 40 countries.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 12/01/2022 16:46:51 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1399565

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Broadcasting: Scots Gaelic Language
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 Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on support for Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland in the forthcoming Broadcasting White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	96848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from this Department are in regular contact with counterparts from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on a range of matters.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has a strong record of demonstrating its commitment to minority language broadcasting to ensure that our broadcasting sector services all audiences of the UK nations and regions.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has been undertaking a strategic review of public service broadcasting, which includes the important role of minority language broadcasting to audiences such as Gaelic speakers. The conclusions from that review will be set out in the Broadcasting White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 10/01/2022 16:15:04 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1388748

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Scotland
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 negotiations between the Government and the Scottish Government on the Fiscal Framework.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	94332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>In October 2021, the UK Government reached agreement with the Scottish Government to jointly commission an independent report that will cover the Block Grant Adjustment arrangements. This independent report will inform a broader review of the Scottish Government’s Fiscal Framework later this year.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working with the Scottish Government to finalise the arrangements for commissioning the independent report.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 10/01/2022 10:05:49 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1388749

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	PAYE: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to page 49 of Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts, published by the Scottish Fiscal Commission in December 2021, what assessment his Department has made of the reason for the increase in PAYE employees between February 2020 and October 2021 being substantially lower in Scotland than other regions and nations of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	94333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK and Scottish economies have proven remarkably resilient during the pandemic, and whilst the pandemic is not over, it proves the UK Government’s Plan for Jobs is working, with latest labour market data showing unemployment is down and the numbers of people on the payroll across Scotland above pre-pandemic levels.</p><p> </p><p>The specific performance of Scotland relative to the rest of the UK in the PAYE data is complex. North Eastern Scotland significantly underperforms on this indicator and this is likely to be as a result of its industrial mix and reliance on the oil and gas sector as the Commission suggests. The Commission’s analysis that the labour market impact of the recent upturn in oil prices is probably not reflected in this data release either is one with which the Scotland Office would agree. Moreover, the North East of Scotland’s PAYE data probably dampens Scottish PAYE activity relative to the UK average and, therefore, this is likely to overstate the level of difference between Scotland and the other regions and nations of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 10/01/2022 16:18:49 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1388016

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) Shared Prosperity Fund on the devolution settlement for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	904694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>We have a responsibility to support economic growth UK-wide. This year the Levelling Up Fund has delivered over £170m to locally championed Scottish projects, with MPs Scotland-wide supporting these applications.</p><p>The £2.6bn UK Shared Prosperity Fund will launch next year building on this success to support communities in every corner of our UK.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 15/12/2021 15:10:10 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1388017

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Storms: 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 adequacy of support provided by the Government to people in Scotland affected by Storm Arwen.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	904695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>One of the main impacts of both Storm Arwen and Storm Barra was disruption to electricity networks.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government worked closely with local network operators to provide support, particularly to the most vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>Our fantastic British armed forces responded rapidly to a request from Aberdeenshire Council, and service personnel were deployed door-to-door, providing a lifeline to many.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 15/12/2021 17:03:24 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1388018

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	904696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>We have, and have had, a number of apprentices in the Department.</p><p>We remain committed to apprenticeships as part of a modern employment route into the Civil Service and across the wider economy.</p><p>This year we also had a number of diversity interns as part of a wider Civil Service scheme.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 15/12/2021 15:08:54 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1388019

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Energy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the impact of energy price rises on Scottish businesses.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	904697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>I regularly discuss issues of importance to Scotland with Cabinet colleagues, including the impact on businesses of recent global energy price rises.</p><p>Energy security is an absolute priority for this Government and we continue to actively monitor market activity and prices.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 15/12/2021 15:07:38 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier