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1312533

registered interest
date	28/04/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on preparations for COP26 in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	914683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>Scotland Office Ministers are in regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues and the Scottish Government on the preparations for COP26 in Glasgow.</p><p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State met the COP President last month and Scotland Office Ministers attended the COP26 Devolved Administration Ministerial Group.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 28/04/2021 16:14:22 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1312534

registered interest
date	28/04/2021
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	What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation of the covid-19 vaccination programme in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	914686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>UK Government Ministers are in frequent contact with Scottish Government Ministers on all aspects of the response to Covid-19, including the vaccination programme.</p><p>The UK Government's vaccine taskforce has successfully procured the vaccines we need and ensured they are available to all across the whole of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/04/2021 16:16:47 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1312535

registered interest
date	28/04/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Television Licences: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on people over the age of 75 in Scotland of the removal of free TV licences.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	914687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains deeply disappointed with the BBC’s decision to restrict the over-75 licence fee concession to only those in receipt of pension credit.</p><p>We recognise the value of free TV licences for over-75s in Scotland and the rest of the UK and believe they should be funded by the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 28/04/2021 16:15:09 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

1311445

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
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, what the cost of his Department's communication team was in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	185928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Communications team cost for 2019-20 was £870,159, and for 2020-21 was £906,177.</p><p> </p><p>The Office is resourced to enable effective engagement and communication with the public and organisations across Scotland. These functions have been essential to supporting the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and providing information to people and businesses as we left the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 29/04/2021 08:53:56 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1311446

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on social media advertising in each month since October 2020; and on which platforms that money was spent.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	185929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Office delivers public information campaigns in Scotland to communicate important messages to the public, such as national awareness campaigns and policy initiatives. Total Office expenditure on digital campaigns from 1 October 2020 to 24 March 2021 was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Twitter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Facebook</strong> <strong>&amp; Instagram</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LinkedIn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong> <strong>Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>£ 1,512.90</p></td><td><p>£ 2,730.61</p></td><td><p>£ 507.54</p></td><td><p>£4,751.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>£ 2,141.13</p></td><td><p>£ 5,202.38</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£7,343.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>£ 2,643.06</p></td><td><p>£ 4,622.46</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£7,265.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2021</strong></p></td><td><p>£ 790.86</p></td><td><p>£ 8,238.15</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£9,029.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2021</strong></p></td><td><p>£ 2,722.62</p></td><td><p>£ 7,296.12</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£10,018.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2021*</strong></p></td><td><p>£ 2,811.22</p></td><td><p>£ 5,868.42</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£8,679.64</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The Office has not run any public information campaigns since 24 March 2021, in line with pre-election requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 29/04/2021 08:59:59 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1311536

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Fisheries: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what role his Department has played with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in establishing the £100 million fishing support fund.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	185933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>My officials and I are in regular contact with counterparts from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on a range of issues of importance to the seafood sector in Scotland, including the establishment of the UK Government's new £100 million support fund. We will provide further information after 6 May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 29/04/2021 08:52:00 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1309422

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Contact Tracing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has allocated any financial or other resources from his Department's budget to investigate potential future uses by his Department of the NHS Test and Trace database system.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	181306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland is not the lead UK Government Department responsible for the NHS Test and Trace database system, therefore does not allocate resources, including financial resources to investigate future uses of the system. The lead department is the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 21/04/2021 11:39:52 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1309423

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Contact Tracing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department plans to use the NHS Test and Trace database system.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	181307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland is not the lead UK Government Department responsible for the NHS Test and Trace database system and does not therefore develop policy relating to the use of the system. The lead department is the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 21/04/2021 11:41:08 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1309424

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Contact Tracing
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 on using the NHS Test and Trace database system.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	181308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>I discuss a wide range of issues relating to the Coronavirus pandemic with Cabinet colleagues on a regular basis. However, The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland is not the lead UK Government Department responsible for the NHS Test and Trace database system policy. The lead department is the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).</p><p> </p><p>Public Health is a devolved matter in Scotland. NHS Scotland has created NHS Test and Protect and supports the Scottish Government’s test, trace, isolate and support strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 21/04/2021 11:42:59 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

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