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1167468

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date	30/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Angus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the local economy in Angus constituency of (a) spending and (b) investment by (i) his Department and (ii) the armed forces since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	7783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) over-riding priority is to provide national security for the UK as a whole and its extensive regional footprint exists to provide UK national security.</p><p>Spending or investment decisions are appraised on the basis of costs and benefits to UK society overall irrespective of the location of the expenditure, as required by HM Treasury Green Book.</p><p>The department does not routinely undertake assessments of the effect of national spending or investment decisions on local economies.</p><p>MOD Regional Expenditure with UK Industry and Commerce and Supported Employment is published at the Government Office Regional level as a National Statistic at the following link:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774871/Finance_and_economics_annual_statistical_bulletin_201718.pdf</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 7715 7723 7738 7761 7772 7790 7794 7796 question first answered 04/11/2019 16:25:40 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1156382

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Whisky: 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 (a) trends in the level of investment in the Scotch Whisky industry and (b) the effect of that investment on the UK economy in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	5476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Scotland's Whisky industry plays a vital role in both the UK and Scottish economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Scotch Whisky industry invested more than £500 million in capital projects over the last five years and for every £100 of added value the industry produces, another £45 is generated in the broader economy. Overall, this industry is estimated to have contributed £5.5 billion to the UK economy in GVA in 2018. This is a 10% increase when compared to the industry's GVA in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The industry continues to support 42,000 jobs across the UK. This includes 10,500 directly in Scotland, and 7,000 in rural communities. Globally, a record high of over £4.7 billion of Scotch Whisky was exported in 2018 to around 180 countries.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 31/10/2019 11:53:02 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1156383

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Whisky: 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 contribution of the Scotch Whisky industry to tourism in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	5477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Scotch Whisky industry is strategically important to the economy of Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of continued industry investments, Scotch Whisky tourism saw record numbers of visitors in 2018. Over 2 million tourists from over 20 different countries visited Scotch Whisky distilleries for the first time. Also, spending at visitor centres was up by 12.2% to £68.3m - additional £7.4m compared with 2017, and 154% more than in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Collectively, Scotch Whisky distilleries remain the third most visited attraction in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 31/10/2019 11:51:54 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1141628

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Biodegradability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on the Scottish Government's targets relating to the ending of biodegradable municipal waste being sent to landfill by 2021.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	281771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2019 16:31:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1141347

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	UK Research Partnership Investment Fund: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the latest round of funding from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund will be allocated to projects in Scotland; and how much private investment will be leveraged for those projects.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	281064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2019 answer text <p>The UK Research Partnership Investment Fund is a competitive research capital programme to support strategic research and development collaborations between universities, businesses and charities. It is managed by Research England, working with counterparts from devolved funding bodies, and only supports large scale infrastructure projects which are built on demonstrable research excellence, value for money, and can generate at least double in private co-investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2012 over £900m of science and research capital has been committed from the Fund to 54 projects which have secured an initial commitment of over £2bn in private investment. No projects were awarded to universities in Scotland from the latest round. In the first 5 rounds, £58.98m was committed to 5 projects in Scotland which collectively secured over £121m of private co-investment. This represents 6.5% of total funding allocated and 5.5% of the initial private co-investment.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 281065 question first answered 21/08/2019 15:31:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1141348

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	UK Research Partnership Investment Fund: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of funding from all rounds of the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund has been allocated to projects in Scotland; and how much private investment has been committed to those projects.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	281065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2019 answer text <p>The UK Research Partnership Investment Fund is a competitive research capital programme to support strategic research and development collaborations between universities, businesses and charities. It is managed by Research England, working with counterparts from devolved funding bodies, and only supports large scale infrastructure projects which are built on demonstrable research excellence, value for money, and can generate at least double in private co-investment.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2012 over £900m of science and research capital has been committed from the Fund to 54 projects which have secured an initial commitment of over £2bn in private investment. No projects were awarded to universities in Scotland from the latest round. In the first 5 rounds, £58.98m was committed to 5 projects in Scotland which collectively secured over £121m of private co-investment. This represents 6.5% of total funding allocated and 5.5% of the initial private co-investment.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 281064 question first answered 21/08/2019 15:31:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1141349

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Angus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support is being provided to businesses in Angus to access new foreign markets and increase export volumes.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	281066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade provides support to companies in Angus, Scotland and the rest of the UK through key programmes including the GREAT campaign, sector specific export initiatives, assistance for exporters in 108 overseas markets and the financial assistance to exporters offered by UK Export Finance. We are committed to seeking continuity in current trade and investment relationships, including those covered by EU third country Free Trade Agreements and other EU preferential arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 31/07/2019 12:22:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair