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385125

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Fire Services: Pensions
	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 the Scottish Government on Firefighters' Pension Scheme reforms.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	3619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I have not discussed Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Reforms with the Scottish Government. The design of the reformed Firefighter Pension Scheme was led by Roseanna Cunningham MSP when Minister for Community Safety and the administration of both the new and old Fire Pension Schemes in Scotland falls to the Scottish Public Pensions Agency which is an agency of the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/07/2015 14:17:19 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

385126

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Fire Services: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations he has made to the Department for Communities and Local Government on the effect of Firefighters' Pension Scheme reforms in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	3620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I have not made representations to the Department for Communities and Local Government on the effect of Firefighters’ Pension Scheme reforms in Scotland. The design of the reformed Firefighter Pension Scheme was led by Roseanna Cunningham MSP when Minister for Community Safety and the implementing regulations were laid before the Scottish Parliament on 11 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/07/2015 14:19:21 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

385127

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will discuss levels of food bank use in Scotland with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in order to assess the potential link between reductions in welfare provision and food bank usage.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	3621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and we discuss a wide range of issues including welfare provision. The reasons behind foodbank use are complex and can be affected by issues that are already the responsibility of the Scottish Government in areas such as education, health and social care, housing and justice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/07/2015 15:20:38 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

385128

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations he has made to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on changing the benefit sanctions regime in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	3622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to discuss a wide range of welfare related matters. The Government believes that unemployment benefits must be conditional on recipients taking action to find work if we are to maintain confidence in the welfare system. This is a view shared by most practitioners and the Scottish Government’s own Expert Group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/07/2015 14:21:04 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

385432

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: 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 the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the timescale for the rollout of universal credit in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	4180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to discuss a wide range of welfare related matters. Details of the rollout of universal credit is available on the UK Government website which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://dwpstats.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.html?appid=1713828f61dc4c01a98eb9df1dcc5ab9" target="_blank">http://dwpstats.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.html?appid=1713828f61dc4c01a98eb9df1dcc5ab9</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/07/2015 14:41:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

385433

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Welfare State: 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 the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the commissioning of analysis on the effect of welfare changes since 2010 on poverty levels in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	4181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to discuss a wide range of welfare related matters. DWP considers carefully the impact of individual policy changes, including the effect on individuals with protected characteristics in line with its legal obligations. The Scottish Government own statistics (drawn from Households Below Average Income dataset, DWP), published in the “Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland: 2013/14 report” shows that relative poverty for all groups is either lower or at the same level in 2013/14 compared in 2009/10.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p><strong>Group</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Numbers in relative low income, </strong></p><p><strong>thousands (percentage)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>All individuals</strong></p></td><td><p>Before Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>870 (17)</p></td><td><p>730 (14)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>After Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>970 (19)</p></td><td><p>940 (18)</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Children</strong></p></td><td><p>Before Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>200 (20)</p></td><td><p>140 (14)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>After Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>240 (24)</p></td><td><p>210 (22)</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Working-age</strong></p></td><td><p>Before Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>500 (16)</p></td><td><p>440 (14)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>After Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>600 (19)</p></td><td><p>600 (19)</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Pensioners</strong></p></td><td><p>Before Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>170 (16)</p></td><td><p>160 (15)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>After Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>120 (12)</p></td><td><p>120 (12)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The full report is available at <a href="http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/06/7453" target="_blank">http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/06/7453</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/07/2015 14:24:10 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

386755

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met the Minister of State for Trade and Investment to discuss trade and investment opportunities for Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	4734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues on a range of issues including opportunities to promote Scotland. I plan to meet the Minister of State for Trade and Investment shortly to discuss trade and investment opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/07/2015 15:09:36 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

386756

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to lead trade and investment missions for Scottish companies to North America.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	4735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>UKTI leads a wide programme of engagement to promote opportunities for UK companies in North America. I will be working with Scottish business leaders over the coming months to consider options for specific trade and investment engagement in North America.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/07/2015 15:10:46 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

386757

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to lead trade and investment missions for Scottish companies to Asia.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	4736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>UKTI leads a wide programme of engagement to promote opportunities for UK companies in Asia. I will be working with Scottish business leaders over the coming months to consider options for specific trade and investment engagement during the life of this parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/07/2015 15:11:48 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

386758

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish a strategy for the promotion of Scotland as a location for trade and investment.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	4737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>UKTI and SDI work in partnership to promote Scotland as a location for trade and investment. The Scotland Office will work with both UKTI and SDI to take forward the recommendations raised in the Wilson Review of support for Scottish Exporting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/07/2015 15:12:57 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier