Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1684672

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on bringing Afghan female medical students to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	901058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>My Department is working with the Home Office, the FCDO, the Scottish Government and Scottish Universities to support the efforts of the Norgrove Foundation.</p><p> </p><p>This is a complex issue and discussions remain ongoing to determine what pathway might be available to the students.</p> answering member constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk answering member printed John Lamont question first answered 24/01/2024 14:15:32 answering member 4608 label Biography information for John Lamont
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1182099

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing fiscal support to businesses in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	901058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We regularly engage with colleagues across Whitehall including the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how we can support businesses across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>£1.4 billion in city region and growth deals has been invested by UK Government in Scotland, including £150 million for the Tay Cities Deal in the hon Member's constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Since November 2014, the British Business Bank has supported over 6,500 SMEs in Scotland to a value of £1.3 billion, and its Start-up Loans Programme has issued over 4,200 loans worth over £32 million.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 03/03/2020 14:52:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

390510

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to promote cycling.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	901058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to increasing the number of people cycling and to making it the natural choice for short journeys or as part of longer ones.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Infrastructure Act 2015 places a duty on Government to produce a Cycling and Walking Strategy; I have instructed my officials to begin work on this and we will soon lay the secondary legislation required to commence the relevant section of the Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/07/2015 11:45:43 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow