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447431

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Asylum
	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 20 January 2016 to Question 22198, on asylum, what the (a) dates, (b) minutes and (c) outcomes were of the discussions referred to in that answer.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	24000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The West Coast main line was closed between Glasgow and Carlisle on 31 December 2015. Since then, Ministers in the Scotland Office and the Department for Transport have sought to assure themselves that all appropriate steps are being taken to repair Lamington Viaduct and to mitigate the impact of the closure of the line for rail users.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">I refer the honourable Gentleman to my answer of 20 January 2016 and to my Written Ministerial Statement of 11 January 2016, which sets out the progress on this issue.</ins></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 28/01/2016 15:33:20 question first ministerially corrected 10/02/2016 09:52:09 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell previous answer version 41840 answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	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

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

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

389924

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Act 2012
	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 13 July 2015 to Question 6014, if he will publish a summary of the findings of the Office of Government Commerce's Gateway 0 strategic assessment of the Scotland Act 2012 implementation programme.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	7113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely place ‘programme’ documents for live projects in the library of the House. This Government is committed to keeping Parliament updated on the implementation of the financial provisions of the Scotland Act 2012 through the Annual Report, which is publically available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 24/07/2015 09:41:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell previous answer version 16062 answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

389923

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Act 2012
	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 13 July 2015 to Question 6014, for what reason it is the Government's policy not to place such documents in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	7112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The government has an agreed and published Transparency Policy on major projects that sets out the project information it will publish. Outside this, departments consider public requests for individual project review reports on a case-by-case basis according to the Freedom of Information Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 24/07/2015 09:40:51 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell previous answer version 16061 answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	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

707318

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2017
	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, whether paragraph 55 of the Smith Commission Agreement applies to payments made under part 3 of the Scotland Act 2016 related to the calculations of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	66365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>New benefits or discretionary payments introduced by the Scottish Parliament will not be included in calculations of the benefit cap. I look forward to hearing details of new benefits or discretionary payments that the Scottish Government intend to include in their forthcoming Social Security Bill, as these are substantial powers in the Scotland Act 2016, both of which came into force in September 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 08/03/2017 13:25:14 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	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

388336

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Act 2012
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Third Annual Report on the Implementation and Operation of Part 3 (Financial Provisions) of the Scotland Act 2012, published in March 2015, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Office of Government Commerce's Gateway 0 strategic assessment of the Scotland Act 2012 implementation programme; and if he will undertake to place in the Library the reports of subsequent such reviews by that Office.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	6014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not normally place such documents in the Library of the House and has committed to keeping Parliament updated on the implementation of the financial provisions of the Scotland Act 2012 through the Annual Report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 13/07/2015 14:41:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray