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5107

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2013
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the rate of underemployment in each UK parliamentary constituency in Scotland in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	153939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/02/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name Letter from ONS for uin 153939.docx title Letter from Office for National Statistics
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

5108

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2013
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the total loss to the economy as a result of underemployment in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	153940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2014 answer text <p>This is not a matter for Cabinet Office Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/02/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

42695

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged 18 to 24 years old in Scotland have been unemployed for (a) six months, (b) one year, (c) two years and (d) more than two years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	191751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ191751.pdf title Unemployment in Scotland - ONS Letter
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

46840

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support the First Minister of Scotland has received from UK Trade & Investment ahead of his upcoming visit to the US.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) in New York and San Francisco have worked closely with the First Minister's team in planning arrangements for his visit.</p><p> </p><p>The Consul-General in New York hosted a lunch at his residence on 7 April 2014 in association with Scottish Development International (SDI) and Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) for the First Minister and 17 Scottish companies in the accompanying trade mission, to which key business figures in the US were invited.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 April 2014 SDI and mission delegates attended a UKTI briefing discussion on marketing in the US. Mission companies will have access to meeting rooms for one-to-one meetings throughout the week, as well as UKTI staff who will be available to discuss business opportunities in the US market. UKTI staff are also supporting a number of events during the week, including the US office launch on 5 April 2014, of Scottish based Smarter Grid Solutions and other events where mission delegates will be present.</p><p> </p><p>For the visit of the Scottish Government's External Affairs and International Development Minister, Huzma Yousaf, UKTI contributed to the guest list for Mr Yousaf's Scotland Week reception in San Francisco. UKTI also contributed to energy sector invitees for the World Trade Centre-Northern California breakfast event for the Minister, as requested by the World Trade Centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106195

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government regarding the national minimum wage; and if he will place in the Library any representations so received.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>We have received no representations from the Scottish Government regarding the national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/11/2014 14:00:35 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106198

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how many people earned less than the national minimum wage in Scotland in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The most reliable estimates come from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. These are set out below for Scotland. However, there are limitations to the survey. In particular, there is limited scope to use the data to identify where the National Minimum Wage apprentice rate would apply, rather than the equivalent age rate, prior to 2013-14. The apprentice minimum wage rate is lower than for the equivalent minimum age rates for workers. Not taking into account when the apprentice rate would apply will therefore tend to over-estimate the level of non-compliance. An estimate for 2013-14 is also provided below taking into account where the lower apprentice rate would apply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Estimates of NMW non-compliance in Scotland</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Not taking into account when the apprentice rate would apply</p></td><td><p>Taking into account when the apprentice rate would apply</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>19,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>20,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>16,000</p></td><td><p>11,000</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: ASHE datasets for 2010-14</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="3"><p>NMW rates are caclulated by taking age into account, data on apprentices is only available for 2013-14</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. Individuals should contact the Pay and Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368. HMRC investigates every complaint made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/11/2014 13:56:59 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106199

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how many people earn exactly the national minimum wage in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>Using 2013-14 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data, an estimated 85,000 people earn the National Minimum Wage in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most reliable estimate comes from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. However, there are limitations to the survey. In particular, there is limited scope to use the data to identify where the apprentice rate would apply, rather than the equivalent age rate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/11/2014 13:58:10 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

156157

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Low Pay: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on the living wage; and if he will place in the Library any correspondence on this issue between his Department and the Scottish Government.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	214844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>We have received no representations from the Scottish Government regarding the living wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 24/11/2014 11:12:12 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

47148

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in England and Wales identified themselves as (a) British, (b) Scottish and (c) British and Scottish in the 2011 census.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name 195616 ONS 174.pdf title 2011 Census - ONS Letter
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

47150

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged under 25 years in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland have claimed jobseeker's allowance for more than (a) one and (b) two years in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ177.xls title Excel Attachment 2 file name 195613 ONS177.pdf title Jobseekers Allowance - ONS Letter question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106208

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women over the age of 50 in Scotland have been classed as economically inactive in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 213341 question first answered 06/11/2014 15:30:12 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 213341 & 213311.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Economically Inactive
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106209

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women over the age of 50 in Scotland had been unemployed for six months or more in September (a) 2014, (b) 2013, (c) 2012, (d) 2011 and (e) 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 213311 question first answered 06/11/2014 15:30:12 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 213341 & 213311.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Economically Inactive
	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

46880

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies have been awarded sub-contracts for construction of HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales since June 2013; at which sites he expects work under each such contracts to be carried out; and what the monetary value is of each such contract.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 June 2013 (Official Report, column 1279W).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard extract 6 June 2013.doc title Hansard extract 6 June 2013 2 file name Hansard extract 28 November 2012.doc title Hansard extract 28 November 2012 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

156242

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department made of the implications for his decision to pay subcontracted staff in his Department the living wage of the EU public procurement regime as set out in Directive 2004/18/EC and 2004/17/EC.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	214971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced back in April that the department would pay all of its employees the Living Wage from 1 April 2014. Legal advice was sought during consideration and implementation of this policy. At the time no implications in respect of the EU public procurement regime were identified.</p><p>Payment of the Living Wage may fall foul of European Community law, in particular the Posted Workers Directive (PWD). This point rests on whether payment of the Living Wage is mandated, in which case there is a risk of being in breach of the PWD, or achieved through voluntary agreement. Since from a contractual perspective the changes needed mutual consent, there was no option for DECC other than to negotiate with suppliers to gain their agreement. We are satisfied therefore that this policy is compliant with EC law.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 25/11/2014 16:41:09 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

46922

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the First Minister of Scotland has received from (a) the British embassy in Washington and (b) consular offices in the US ahead of his upcoming visit to that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Washington, and the New York Consulate, have provided support for the visit this week of the First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, to the US. The Consul General in New York hosted a lunch at his residence on 7 April, in association with Scottish Development International (SDI), for the First Minister and 17 Scottish companies from the First Minister's accompanying trade mission, to which key business figures were invited. The British Embassy in Washington worked with the New York Consulate to organise port courtesies for the First Minister, upon arrival in New York ,to allow the Scottish Affairs Office (based in the British Embassy Washington) to greet the First Minister at the airport and expedite customs and immigration procedures.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

114724

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which overseas trips by Scottish Government Ministers have been supported by his Department or British embassies and consulates in each year since 2010; what the purpose of these trips was; and what support was offered.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>UK Embassies provide considerable support for Scottish Government Ministers when they are overseas. In 2013, UK Embassies supported more than 40 overseas visits by Scottish Government Ministers and in 2014 (up to October 2014), a further 14. The nature of the visits varies widely, as do the destinations, from supporting the First Minister of Scotland’s visit to Washington for Tartan Week, a full cultural programme in Berlin for the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, to the Minister for External Affairs and International Development’s trade engagements in the Gulf. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold central records from before this period.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/11/2014 14:42:39 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

155479

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2014 to Question 213577, when the cultural programme in Berlin for the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs took place; what engagements were part of that programme; what the cost to his Department was of providing support to the Cabinet Secretary on this programme; and if he will place in the Library correspondence relating to this programme.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	214211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text Fiona Hyslop, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs visited Berlin on 16-17 April 2013. Scottish Development International (SDI) Dusseldorf arranged and attended parts of the programme, with local support from British Embassy Berlin. The UK Government costs were met from within existing resources. Ms Hyslop met German State Minister Cornelia Pieper and the Europe Director General in the Germany Foreign Ministry. She hosted a lunch for Bundestag members from three parties. Ms Hyslop met Berlin based Glaswegian artist Douglas Gordon and visited an exhibition of his work as well as visiting the Neues Museum. The Embassy Residence hosted a trade focused dinner for Ms Hyslop. SDI sourced salmon, beef and whisky from Scottish suppliers for guests from the food and drink sector. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold any correspondence on this visit. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/11/2014 17:24:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

155489

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2014 to Question 213577, which Scottish ministers made the visits in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014; and what the destination of each visit was.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	214210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Details of these visits are the responsibility of the Scottish Government. However, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office holds the information attached.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/11/2014 17:16:47 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington attachment 1 file name Response to PQ 214210.docx title Lists of visits
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

156273

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 214210, what the cost to his Department was of providing support to the Scottish Minister for External Affairs and International Development on his visits to (a) Geneva in November 2014, (b) Brussels in July 2014, (c) Brussels in June 2014, (d) Vancouver and San Francisco in April 2014, (e) Vienna in February 2014, (f) UAE and Qatar in November 2013, (g) Pakistan in October 2013, (h) India, Delhi and Mumbai in October 2013, (i) Geneva in September 2013, (j) Latvia in July 2013, (k) China and Hong Kong in June 2013 and (l) Hanover in May 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	215082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer to my previous answers (213577, 214210) on this matter. The UK’s global diplomatic network - employing over 14,000 people in 267 Embassies, High Commissions, Consulates and other offices in 154 countries and 12 Overseas Territories around the world – works to achieve the international policy objectives that benefit the whole of the UK, including promoting Scottish companies and products, its culture, and Scotland as a destination for investment, tourism and study. However, the information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/11/2014 14:55:08 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

156277

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 214210, what the cost to his Department was of providing support to the Scottish Minister for Environment and Climate Change on his visit to Chile in October 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	215104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text The Scottish Minister for Environment and Climate Change visited Chile in October 2014. Foreign and Commonwealth Office assistance for this visit largely consisted of support from the British Embassy in Santiago provided from within existing resources. Specific additional costs amounted to £398 for transport. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 25/11/2014 16:41:01 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

156279

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 214210, what the cost to his Department was of providing support to the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs on his visits to (a) Dublin in October 2014, (b) Brussels in October 2014, (c) Italy in October 2014, (d) Ireland in May 2014, (e) Poland in May 2014, (f) Paris in April 2014, (g) Helsinki in March 2013, (h) Paris in December 2013, (i) Denmark and Sweden in December 2014, (j) Brussels in November 2013, (k) Rome in October 2013, (l) Philadelphia in July 2013, (m) Venice in May 2013, (n) Dublin in May 2013 and (o) Berlin in April 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	215083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer to my previous answers (213577, 214210) on this matter. The UK’s global diplomatic network - employing over 14,000 people in 267 Embassies, High Commissions, Consulates and other offices in 154 countries and 12 Overseas Territories around the world – works to achieve the international policy objectives that benefit the whole of the UK, including promoting Scottish companies and products, its culture, and Scotland as a destination for investment, tourism and study. However, the information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/11/2014 14:54:27 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	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

46941

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual cost to her Department is of providing UK border control services at (a) Paris Gare Du Nord station, (b) Bruxelles Midi station and (c) Calais port and Eurotunnel terminus.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The annual costs of providing UK border control services are as follow:<br>Paris Gare Du Nord station - £4.6 million<br>Bruxelles Midi station - £3.3 million<br>Calais port - £21.8 million<br>Eurotunnel terminus (Coquelles) – £21.2 million<br><br>The above resource costs are based on the last financial year's data(2013/14) <br>and are taken from the Home office accounting system Adelphi. These have not <br>yet been audited. Publication of the annual set of accounts will not present <br>these costs in this level of detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

46801

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunals in Scotland have been processed by HM Courts and Tribunals Service in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to working across the employment law (including the employment dispute resolution) system to help to make it easier for companies to hire and manage staff, while protecting workers' rights. This encourages employers to create new jobs, supporting enterprise and growth.</p><p> </p><p>Workload before the employment tribunals is affected by several factors, including underlying economic performance trends, the impacts of reforms of employment legislation and tribunals process, and the number of collective disputes (for example involving insolvencies, and equal pay complaints) that lead to large-scale multiple claims.</p><p> </p><p>The number of claims accepted by employment tribunals and processed by HMCTS in each calendar year, since 2010, is set out in the table below.</p><p><strong>Employment tribunal claims accepted in Scotland for Calendar years 2010 to 2013, inclusive</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. Claims Accepted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>18,795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>16,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>12,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>7,506</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: ET Database</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

46803

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when the next Joint Ministerial Council (a) Plenary, (b) Domestic and (c) Europe meeting will take place; and what will be discussed at each such meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Joint Ministerial Committees take place in their Plenary, Domestic and European forms on a regular basis. Dates for future meetings are subject to agreement with the devolved administrations, as are the agendas which are agreed in advance via the JMC joint secretariat.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

47151

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people of pensionable age there were in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland at the most recent date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information below is arranged by UK Parliamentary constituency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Constituency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aged 65+</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen North</p></td><td><p>12,983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen South</p></td><td><p>14,123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airdrie and Shotts</p></td><td><p>12,923</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angus</p></td><td><p>17,127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Argyll and Bute</p></td><td><p>19,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock</p></td><td><p>19,258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Banff and Buchan</p></td><td><p>16,356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk</p></td><td><p>20,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross</p></td><td><p>12,654</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Ayrshire</p></td><td><p>17,069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill</p></td><td><p>13,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East</p></td><td><p>13,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfries and Galloway</p></td><td><p>21,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale</p></td><td><p>18,492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee East</p></td><td><p>16,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee West</p></td><td><p>14,357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dunfermline and West Fife</p></td><td><p>15,018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>16,838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow</p></td><td><p>17,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Lothian</p></td><td><p>17,911</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Renfrewshire</p></td><td><p>16,362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh East</p></td><td><p>12,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh North and Leith</p></td><td><p>12,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh South</p></td><td><p>13,427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh South West</p></td><td><p>13,364</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh West</p></td><td><p>16,712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkirk</p></td><td><p>17,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow Central</p></td><td><p>8,907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow East</p></td><td><p>13,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow North</p></td><td><p>7,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow North East</p></td><td><p>13,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow North West</p></td><td><p>13,025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow South</p></td><td><p>12,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow South West</p></td><td><p>12,735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glenrothes</p></td><td><p>15,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon</p></td><td><p>15,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverclyde</p></td><td><p>14,837</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey</p></td><td><p>17,346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kilmarnock and Loudoun</p></td><td><p>16,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath</p></td><td><p>17,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lanark and Hamilton East</p></td><td><p>17,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Linlithgow and East Falkirk</p></td><td><p>17,744</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Livingston</p></td><td><p>14,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlothian</p></td><td><p>14,074</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moray</p></td><td><p>17,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motherwell and Wishaw</p></td><td><p>14,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Na h-Eileanan an Iar</p></td><td><p>6,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Ayrshire and Arran</p></td><td><p>18,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Fife</p></td><td><p>16,492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ochil and South Perthshire</p></td><td><p>18,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Orkney and Shetland</p></td><td><p>8,065</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paisley and Renfrewshire North</p></td><td><p>14,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paisley and Renfrewshire South</p></td><td><p>14,708</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perth and North Perthshire</p></td><td><p>19,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ross, Skye and Lochaber</p></td><td><p>13,424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutherglen and Hamilton West</p></td><td><p>15,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirling</p></td><td><p>15,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine</p></td><td><p>14,336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>14,988</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: General Register Office for Scotland, December 2013</p><p> </p><p>More information can be found on the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/estimates/special-area/ukpc.html" target="_blank">http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/estimates/special-area/ukpc.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael previous answer version 5893 answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106205

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Poverty: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) adults and (b) children were living in poverty in each UK parliamentary constituency in Scotland in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of adults and children in relative low income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. This information is captured using the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and has been reported since 1998/99. These estimates are available for each financial year up to 2012/13, the latest period for which estimates are available.</p><p>The number and proportion of adults and children in relative poverty is not available at constituency level. This is because the survey sample sizes are too small to support the production of robust estimates at this level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:07:40 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106364

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of children in Scotland living in poverty in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of the number and proportion of children in relative low income are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. This information is captured using the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and has been reported since 1998/99. These estimates are available for each financial year up to 2012/13, the latest period for which estimates are available.</p><p>Average figures for three survey years have been combined for region and individual countries; this is because single year estimates are not considered to be sufficiently reliable for geographies at a lower level than the UK. The estimates for Scotland can be found below:</p><p><strong>Estimated number (millions) and proportion of children in relative low income by country and region (Before Housing Costs)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number (and percentage) of children in relative low income</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007/08 – 2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (20%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09 – 2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (19%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10 – 2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (17%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11 – 2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>0.2 million (17%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(Source: HBAI 2012/13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 12:56:36 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106365

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Income Tax
	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 15 October 2014, HC Deb, 15 October 2014, column 286, what details regarding the implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax are still under discussion; when he expects those discussions to conclude; and which government department will have responsibility for providing information to income tax payers about changes to the tax system in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax is being led by an HMRC project with oversight provided by a programme board with representatives from HMRC, HM Treasury, the Scotland Office and Scottish Government. The project is progressing a range of issues associated with defining the detail of the implementation and operation of the Scottish rate and the project is on track to make the necessary changes in readiness for April 2016.</p><p>HMRC will have prime responsibility for informing tax payers about these changes and will work with the Scottish Government to ensure that individuals and business have access to the information they will need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:01:03 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106366

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and if he will place in the Library any such representations.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I have received no representations from the Scottish Government regarding the Living Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:02:25 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106459

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Income Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met with his ministerial counterparts in HM Treasury to discuss implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with cabinet colleagues, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, where a wide range of topics are discussed.</p><p>Additionally, my officials are very actively engaged in a wide ranging work programme concerning the implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax. This includes working closely with UK Government and Scottish Government officials to support the timely introduction of all fiscal powers of the Scotland Act 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 11/11/2014 13:04:46 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

155564

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether (a) all staff in his Department's offices in London and Edinburgh and (b) contractors who provide services in his Departments properties are paid the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	214406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join the Office do so on an assignment, secondment or loan agreement from other Government bodies. All staff on such arrangements are paid more than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p>The Scotland Office has one contract which provides security for the office in Edinburgh. The Scotland Office does not set the wages paid by the contractors to its workers; however, the wage paid by the contractor is above the national minimum wage. Otherwise, the Office uses framework contracts for building services held by the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 18/11/2014 14:38:26 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

156420

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Pay
	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 relative pay of men and women among staff of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	215034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff; all staff that join, do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice. Both of these bodies and other employers of Scotland Office staff hold information relating to pay and the diversity of staff. Additionally, information on the gender breakdown of staff by grade is published in the Office’s annual report. The annual report for 2013-14 is available in the House of Commons Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 21/11/2014 14:03:57 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

156421

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many 18 to 24 year olds in Scotland had been unemployed for 12 months or more in each year since 2007.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	215035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Latest official statistic shows that the number of young people (18-24 year olds) claiming Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) has fallen dramatically from its peak as a result of the recession. The overall number of 18 to 24 year old JSA claimants fell by 21,000 between 2011 and 2014 or more than 52%. Those aged 18 to 24 year olds claiming JSA for more than 12 months fell by 4,500 to 2,700 or over 60%. Further details are available in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Claimant count - age and duration</strong></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>ONS Crown Copyright Reserved [from Labour Market figures]</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="3"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="3"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Aged 18-24</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Aged 18-24, claiming for over 12 months</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2007</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>19,400</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>400</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2008</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>24,500</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>300</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2009</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>37,300</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>800</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2010</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>36,100</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,700</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2011</p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>40,200</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,800</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2012</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>36,900</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>7,200</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2013</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>28,200</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5,500</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>October 2014</p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>19,200</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2,700</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong><em>Peak to Oct 2014 - level</em></strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><em>-21,000</em></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>-4,500</em></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong><em>Peak to Oct 2014 - percentage</em></strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><em>-52.2</em></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><em>-62.5</em></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="3"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Claimants of Universal Credit are not yet included in the Claimant Count. An article provides further information: http://bit.ly/1p9mkq7 (pdf).</em></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 21/11/2014 15:04:02 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

167552

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Income Tax
	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 11 November 2014 to Question 213288, what the name and job title is of each member of the programme board.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	216948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The members of the HMRC's Scotland Act Implementation Programme Board are:</p><p>Sarah Walker (HMRC, Senior Business Sponsor)</p><p>Geoff Yapp (HMRC, Senior Business Sponsor Stamp Duty Land Tax)</p><p>Angela Walker (HMRC, Senior Business Sponsor Scottish Rate of Income Tax)</p><p>David Swift (HMRC, Deputy Director - Strategic Finance Budget Controller)</p><p>Sean Neill (Scottish Government)</p><p>HMT, (Fiscal Devolution)</p><p>Scotland Office, (Economic Adviser)</p><p>HMRC, (Internal Audit)</p><p>HMRC, (Programme Manager)</p><p>HMRC, (Landfill Tax Policy)</p><p>HMRC, (Chief Digital Information Office).</p><p>Freedom of Information principles have been applied and names of staff below SCS grade are not released.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orkney and Shetland answering member printed Mr Alistair Carmichael question first answered 05/12/2014 15:56:21 answering member 1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael
	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

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

46951

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which parliamentary constituencies in Scotland are part of local authority areas whose electoral registration officers did not reach the required performance indicators on Standard 3 in respect of electors who failed to register to vote.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission informs me that no EROs in Scotland reported not meeting standard 3 at the recent 2013 canvass. The Commission is in the process of conducting a detailed analysis of EROs' electoral registration data from the 2013 canvass, following which it will publish its final assessment of EROs' performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

46728

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the next meeting of the Finance Ministers Quadrilateral will take place; and what will be discussed at this meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The last Finance Quadrilateral was held on 18 November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>No formal minutes of the meeting were taken, but Ministers present discussed the general economic outlook for the UK and for each of the devolved administrations, as well as looking forward to the forthcoming Autumn Statement. Agreement was reached at the meeting regarding the framework under which the devolved administrations could carry forward Financial Transactions capital into future years.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Finance Ministers from the devolved administrations aim to meet regularly in Quadrilateral format, complimenting bi-lateral meetings and conversations throughout the year. It is anticipated the next Quadrilateral will take place over the coming months. No date or agenda has yet been set.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 195135 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

46729

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the last Finance Ministers Quadrilateral met; and if he will place in the Library the minutes of that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The last Finance Quadrilateral was held on 18 November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>No formal minutes of the meeting were taken, but Ministers present discussed the general economic outlook for the UK and for each of the devolved administrations, as well as looking forward to the forthcoming Autumn Statement. Agreement was reached at the meeting regarding the framework under which the devolved administrations could carry forward Financial Transactions capital into future years.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Finance Ministers from the devolved administrations aim to meet regularly in Quadrilateral format, complimenting bi-lateral meetings and conversations throughout the year. It is anticipated the next Quadrilateral will take place over the coming months. No date or agenda has yet been set.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander grouped question UIN 195134 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

93755

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Pensions Technical Group and Income Tax Technical Group established to examine issues arising from the introduction of a Scottish rate of income tax have completed their work.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	210913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The advisory groups set up by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to examine issues from the introduction of the Scottish rate of income tax have completed their work. The Government’s proposals for the detailed consequential changes needed to implement the Scottish Rate of Income Tax were set out in the Technical Note published by HMRC in May 2012. In December 2013 HMRC announced arrangements to ensure that from 2016 Scottish taxpayers will receive the appropriate tax relief on their pension contributions to relief at source schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/10/2014 16:46:03 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

93756

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests the Scottish Government has made using the powers of Part 3 of the Scotland Act 2012 for the addition of new devolved taxes.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	210914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Scottish Government has not made any requests to create new devolved taxes under this power.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/10/2014 16:51:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

93757

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department are working on the Scottish rate of income tax project.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	210915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to the answer that I gave her on 13 June 2013 (OR,WA, COL: 390W).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm130613/text/130613w0001.htm#13061354000143" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm130613/text/130613w0001.htm#13061354000143</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/10/2014 10:01:23 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106213

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2014 to Question 210913, when he plans to begin public information campaigns in Scotland to inform taxpayers and businesses about changes to the tax system in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Scottish rate of income tax will be introduced from April 2016. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will contact individuals who will be affected by the introduction of the Scottish rate from autumn 2015. HMRC will continue to work with stakeholders and provide updates to businesses about the changes ensuring those affected will have the information and support they need in advance of the introduction of the Scottish rate.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/11/2014 17:01:11 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

142111

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how adjustments to the Scottish block grant will be calculated following implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	213722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has agreed a block grant adjustment mechanism through the operation of the Barnett formula with the Scottish Government in relation to the Scottish rate of income tax.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During two or three transitional years, the deduction will reflect the tax generated by a Scottish rate of 10p. Following this transitional period, the first year deduction will again reflect the tax generated by a Scottish rate of 10p, and then in subsequent years this deduction will be indexed against growth in the UK non-savings non-dividend income tax base.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government’s overall funding will therefore be partly determined by the relative growth in the Scottish and UK non-savings non-dividend income tax base.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/12/2014 17:51:13 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	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

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