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1523100

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people held electronic purchasing cards that allowed them to make purchases against his Department’s budget as of 31 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	63984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>Three staff in the Scotland Office held electronic purchasing cards that allowed them to make purchases against the Scotland Office’s budget as of 31 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 20/10/2022 10:11:52 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1521944

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	North Sea Oil: Tax Yields
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the forecasted geographic share of North Sea Revenue for Scotland is in the next ten financial years from 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	62919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The production forecasts produced by the North Sea Transition Authority are for the whole of the UK continental shelf up to 2050; forecasts are not produced for each individual constituent part of the UK. Historical trends show that the share in Scotland’s geographical waters averages around 80% and the UK Government expects this trend to continue over the next ten financial years.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 21/10/2022 09:03:23 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1520926

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Tax Rates and Bands: 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 (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on tax rates in Scotland and other parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	901588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The Growth Plan takes steps to deliver a pro-growth tax system that provides the conditions needed for businesses and people to succeed.</p><p>Our plans to cut income and property tax south of the border will generate additional funding for the Scottish Government over this spending period – adding to its already record annual block grant of £41 billion.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 12/10/2022 13:06:29 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1520927

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Ports: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of trade and biosecurity controls at the ports of Cairnryan and Stranraer.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	901591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>Through the Port Infrastructure Fund, the UK Government has provided over £600,000 to Cairnryan and Loch Ryan to build the infrastructure needed for customs and biosecurity checks.</p><p>And while biosecurity is the responsibility of the Scottish Government, our two Governments work together to ensure that biosecurity is maintained.<em> </em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 12/10/2022 13:52:56 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1520928

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Innovation and Spaceflight: Scotland
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 Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of increasing support for Scotland's space exploration and innovation sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	901593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with colleagues in the Scottish Government, and with innovation and enterprise agencies, to maximise the opportunities offered by launch from Scotland - and ensure the benefits are shared across the UK.</p><p><br>Scotland Office Ministers attended the Farnborough Airshow in July, meeting with a number of industry stakeholders with a large footprint in Scotland, demonstrating the UK Government's ongoing commitment to the space sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 12/10/2022 13:53:52 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1507309

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many official representations abroad ministers in his Department made in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2021-2022; in which countries those representations took place; in what capacity those representations were undertaken; and what the cost to the public purse was of each of those representations.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	53308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>In the financial year 2018-19, Ministers made five official representations abroad in their ministerial capacity. These representations were to Iceland, the United States of America, New Zealand, Uruguay and Chile. The cost of these was £17,807.66.</p><p> </p><p>In the financial year 2019-20, Ministers made one official representation abroad in their ministerial capacity. This representation was to Hungary. The cost of this was £240.68.</p><p> </p><p>In the financial year 2021-22, Ministers made three official representations abroad in their ministerial capacity. These representations were to India, Finland and Norway. The cost of these was £2,383.93.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the purpose and details of these visits are available in the Ministerial transparency returns, which are published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland&amp;parent=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland&amp;parent=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:50:14 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1507310

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many official trade representations abroad did ministers from his Department make in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019–20 and (c) 2021–2022; and in which countries those representations took place.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	53309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Scotland visited Uruguay and Chile on an official trade representation in September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Across the financial years 2018-19, 2019–20 and 2021–2022, Ministers from the Scotland Office visited Iceland, the United States of America, New Zealand, India, Finland and Norway to promote trade with Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the purpose and details of these visits are available in the Ministerial transparency returns, which are published on:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland&amp;parent=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland&amp;parent=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:39:53 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1507311

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Advocate General for Scotland and Scotland Office: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the running costs of the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Advocate-General for Scotland were in each year 2015–2022; how much of the budget in each year was allocated to (a) staff costs, (b) maintenance, (c) travel costs and (d) other expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	53310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The running costs of the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Advocate-General for Scotland in each year between 2015–2022, broken down by (a) staff costs, (b) maintenance, (c) travel costs and (d) other expenditure are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff </strong> <strong>Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Maintenance (Accommodation Costs)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel </strong> <strong>Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,926</p></td><td><p>£1,585</p></td><td><p>£587</p></td><td><p>£633</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,821</p></td><td><p>£1,293</p></td><td><p>£628</p></td><td><p>£1,051</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,204</p></td><td><p>£1,620</p></td><td><p>£546</p></td><td><p>£950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,838</p></td><td><p>£1,360</p></td><td><p>£643</p></td><td><p>£773</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>£7,611</p></td><td><p>£1,591</p></td><td><p>£752</p></td><td><p>£1,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>£7,806</p></td><td><p>£3,405</p></td><td><p>£119</p></td><td><p>£832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>£8,479</p></td><td><p>£1,865</p></td><td><p>£297</p></td><td><p>£564</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:36:16 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1507313

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Expenditure and Staff
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 (a) staffing levels and (b) running costs of his Department in (i) 2022–23 and (ii) 2023–24.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	53311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Spending Review Settlement agreed with HM Treasury voted the Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General a Resource DEL provision (excluding depreciation) of £13.4m for 2022-23 and £13.7m for 2023-24. This calculation was based on a staffing structure across both offices of 137 in 2022-23 and 135 in 2023-24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:47:09 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1506977

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Staff
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 27 April 2022 to Question 155783, for what reason his Department does not employ staff directly.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	51733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>As with other, comparable small Ministerial departments e.g. the Northern Ireland Office, Wales Office, the Scotland Office benefits from access to the recruitment services of larger organisations. In the case of the Scotland Office, it is the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>This supports our commitment to managing the public finances in a responsible way, promoting intergovernmental relations and providing easily accessible, rewarding career opportunities for civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:32:30 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock