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1240947

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date	06/10/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on allocating funding to the Scottish maritime industry to support decarbonisation.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	99675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is working actively with the maritime sector to support decarbonisation at both international and domestic level. My office works closely with the Department for Transport which leads on this work, and which is focussing on supporting the decarbonisation of the industry throughout the whole of the UK. Officials from my office and DfT are meeting regularly with their counterparts in HMT.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically, the UK Government has published research exploring the opportunities and challenges arising from decarbonisation and this will provide the sector with greater clarity on what is required to achieve decarbonisation. In support of this, the Department for Transport has provided £1.5m of grants through Maritime Research and Innovation UK, supporting clean maritime innovation throughout the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Internationally, we are working with other high ambition states and the sector to develop and adopt pragmatic, effective, short and medium term measures that will peak and reduce emissions from the sector.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 12/10/2020 09:05:03 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1200470

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he next plans to visit Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>I currently have no plans to visit Linlithgow and East Falkirk in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>I would consider any invitation from the Hon. Member to visit the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency very carefully at the appropriate time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 12/06/2020 11:44:42 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199951

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many times he has visited Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in an official capacity since assuming office.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>I have not yet visited Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 12/06/2020 11:42:01 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

765956

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Tumble Dryers: 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 (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) Scottish Government on tackling problems with tumble dryer safety in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	106293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Scottish Government ministers on a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has legislation in place which requires manufacturers to place only safe products on the market and to take action where a safety issue is identified. BEIS is in regular contact with white goods manufacturers and AMDEA (the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances) and established a Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety to further improve the safety of white goods and the recalls system. The group made its final recommendations in July of this year and actions are underway to implement a number of their recommendations:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-to-margot-james" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-to-margot-james</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 13/10/2017 10:46:18 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

757018

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: 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 the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Scottish Government on tackling the importing of counterfeit electrical goods into Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	8285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>I have had a range of discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Scottish Government ministers.</p><p> </p><p>UK bodies including the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and HMRC work closely with Police Scotland, Trading Standards, the Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group, and industry partners across Scotland, to reduce the importation and sale of all types of counterfeits, including electrical goods.</p><p> </p><p>There is close collaboration between law enforcement bodies based at the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh, and more widely, to tackle this threat. For example, the IPO has recently provided funding to support training courses for 70 Trading Standards officers in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The Intellectual Property Crime Group publishes an annual report into intellectual property crime, including the sale of counterfeit goods in the UK. The latest report can be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-ip-crime-report-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-ip-crime-report-2015-to-2016</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2017 12:42:53 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day