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1453259

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Dawnfresh: Uddingston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to support workers at the Dawnfresh site in Uddingston who are waiting to receive support from the Redundancy Payment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	144882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>My office engages regularly with other Government Departments at official and Ministerial level.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre Plus, working with Skills Development Scotland’s ‘Partnership Action for Continuing Employment’, has deployed their Rapid Response Service to the Dawnfresh site at Uddingston. This is to give access to Jobcentre Plus’ services to those affected, ensuring full support, by both of Scotland’s Governments, is available to all those affected.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 29/03/2022 15:19:25 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1433684

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether the UK Government's Warm Homes Discount will continue to apply in full to individuals and organisations in Scotland after 31 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	126618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to extending the Warm Home Discount to at least 2025-2026 and expanding the scheme spending envelope from the current £350 million to £475 million (in 2020 prices) per year. This will enable us to provide around 3 million rebates each winter across Great Britain, which is an increase of a third compared to the current scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We have consulted on apportioning a fair amount of the overall £475 million annual funding to Scotland for a Warm Home Discount scheme in Scotland from the 2022-2023 scheme year. We are agreeing a position with the Scottish Government on the future scheme and any scheme in Scotland would be consulted on.</p><p> </p><p>Should the UK Government implement a scheme for Scotland, our intention would be to have consulted and have Regulations in place in advance of the summer Parliamentary recess.</p><p> </p><p>The current scheme is continuing to operate across Great Britain for the year 2021-2022.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 24/02/2022 16:03:44 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1402707

registered interest
date	13/01/2022
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, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2022 to Question 100496, if his Department will publish a list of all independent Managing Authorities responsible for making payments to organisations supported by Interreg in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	103536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>A table is provided which outlines each Managing Authority supporting ongoing Interreg projects in Scotland, organised according to the select Interreg programmes that the UK Government has oversight on.</p><p>Managing Authorities (MAs) are responsible for the day-to-day delivery of Interreg, or European Territorial Cohesion, programmes. MAs are normally local or regional authorities based in one of the countries participating in the programme. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has insight on the programmes listed in the first column.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 19/01/2022 11:38:10 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack attachment 1 file name Table - PQ 103536.DOCX title Table - PQ 103536
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

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

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

1364875

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Contingencies Fund: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the Written Statement on Contingencies Fund Advance, 29 October 2021, HCWS359, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the £12 billion advance from the Contingencies Fund; and for what reason the advance is required.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	67124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement on 29 October, the £12 billion contingencies fund advance will meet the Scottish Government’s cash requirement in advance of parliamentary approval at Supplementary Estimates 2021-22, at which point this advance will be repaid. The Scottish Government is operating within its budgets, so this does not represent additional expenditure, but ensures they have the cash they need on top of what was included at Main Estimates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 04/11/2021 11:00:21 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1362657

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Tidal Power: Scotland
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 Cabinet colleagues in (a) the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) HM Treasury on ring-fenced support for Scottish renewable tidal energy in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 4 (AR4) process; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	61137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>I regularly discuss issues of importance to Scotland with Cabinet colleagues, including the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and HM Treasury. There is significant potential for Scotland to benefit from the development of tidal stream energy and I recently wrote, in my capacity as a champion of the Scottish renewables sector, urging my Cabinet colleagues in both BEIS and HM Treasury to look closely at a separate allocation to support tidal stream development in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 4.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/10/2021 10:23:48 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1360084

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what contribution his Office is making to the development of the Scottish Retail Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	56974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>We have been engaged with the Scottish Retail Consortium Board at Ministerial level to discuss ongoing challenges facing the retail sector. A number of the Covid-19 measures that impact retailers in Scotland are devolved. My officials have continued to engage with the retail sector to provide support and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 20/10/2021 14:15:52 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray