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179269

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Services: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Scottish Ministers on the sharing of Scottish NHS data with HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	224311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p><ins></ins><ins><br></ins></p><p> </p><p>Treasury ministers discuss a wide range of issues with their ministerial counterparts, including in the Scottish Government. In line with the practice followed by previous administrations, details of such discussions are not routinely disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/02/2015 16:53:48 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

179271

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Services: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what safeguards he plans to put in place to ensure the security of Scottish NHS data shared with HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	224312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Any taxpayer data held by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is subjected to strict safeguards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC take their duty of confidentiality very seriously and cannot disclose any information acquired or held unless specifically provided for by law. All HMRC information is subject to stringent data security controls and unlawful disclosure of taxpayer information is potentially a criminal offence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/02/2015 16:54:38 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

179348

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Medical Records: Data Protection
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 (a) Ministers of the Scottish Government and (b) his ministerial colleagues on the sharing of Scottish NHS data with HM Revenue and Customs in relation to implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	224309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>The Scottish Government is consulting until the end of February on whether HMRC should be allowed access to NHS Scotland data (name, date of birth, postcode and gender data) to support the identification of Scottish taxpayers, who will pay tax at the Scottish rate of income tax from April 2016. Discussions have taken place between the two administrations and there will be further discussions after the conclusion of the consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 24/02/2015 15:10:10 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

179349

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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, how many children in Scotland are living in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	224310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative and absolute low income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income series. These estimates are available as three-year averages to 2012/13, and show that in 2010/11-2012/13 the number and percentage of children in relative and absolute low income was 0.2 million (17%) and 0.2 million (18%) respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 24/02/2015 15:12:22 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

171904

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 7 January 2013 to Question 135835, on Dover House, whether building work on the first floor of 70 Whitehall has been concluded; and when the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is expected to vacate Dover House.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	219681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Under plans agreed prior to the 2010 General Election, 70 Whitehall is undergoing modernisation works. As a result, there are no current plans for the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office to vacate Dover House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 08/01/2015 16:26:30 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

171909

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Tax Yields
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on oil and gas receipts of the fall in the price of Brent crude to $56 a barrel.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	219662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published forecasts for oil and gas revenues in the December 2014 Economic and Financial Outlook. The report shows that these tax receipts are expected to be £15.8bn over the forecast period. The March 2015 forecast will incorporate the impact of recent changes in the oil price.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The global fall in oil prices should provide a boost to the economy and support UK and global growth. Falling oil prices contributed to annual CPI inflation of 1.0 per cent in November, the lowest level of inflation in 12 years, and reductions in petrol and diesel prices, which are now at their lowest levels since September 2010. On 5th January 2015, diesel was down 18.28p/l on its July 2014 peak, at 117.93p/l, and petrol down 20.05p/l at 111.06p/l.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/01/2015 12:20:48 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

171910

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Oil: Prices
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 effect on employment in Scotland of the fall in the price of oil.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	219668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>While sustained lower oil prices are challenging for companies active in the North Sea, it is important to recognise that the industry is cyclical. The majority of operators and investors make their assessments on long term outlooks taking into account potential fluctuations in prices.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to supporting this vital industry that creates jobs and generates investment. This support includes the full implementation of the Wood Review recommendations and the package of fiscal changes and initiatives announced by the Treasury in early December designed to ease the tax burden on the industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 08/01/2015 15:31:34 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

171985

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where testing of samples from patients in Scotland suspected of having Ebola takes place.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	219666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Since 1 December 2014, Ebola testing facilities are being provided through NHS Lothian by the Scottish National Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Test Service, based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Prior to December, all samples were sent to the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory testing facility at Porton Down in Wiltshire.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/01/2015 16:44:37 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

171986

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of the protocols on joint working between the NHS in Scotland and England on Ebola.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	219667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no written protocols on joint working between the National Health Service in Scotland and England which focus specifically on Ebola. NHS England works very closely with colleagues in Scotland and other Devolved Administrations to ensure effective joint working to respond to a wide variety of issues, including Ebola.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England works to the Service Specification for High Level Isolation Units, covering the two high secure units in England located at the Royal Free Hospital in London and the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with both units serving the whole United Kingdom. This specification has been attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department and the Health and Safety Executive published the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens’ Guidance on “Management of Hazard Group 4 viral haemorrhagic fevers and similar human infectious diseases of high consequence” in November 2014. A copy has been attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens.pdf title Advisory committee on dangerous pathogens 2 file name Service specification for High Level Isolation Units.pdf title Service specification- high level isolation units question first answered 08/01/2015 16:04:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

169941

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to respond to Question 213722 tabled on 6 November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	218488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>I have done so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/12/2014 17:49:16 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran