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746736

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising in each month since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	1974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Scotland Office social media advertising spend for the given period is shown below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£370.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£126.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,070.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£529.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£403.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£449.77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£235.41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£469.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£925.81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£11,745.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£86.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun3 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£468.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£16,880.82</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/07/2017 10:49:45 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

746738

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost to the public purse was of his Department's communications team in the most recent financial year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	1976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The cost of the communications team at the Scotland Office was £686,166.29 in 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/07/2017 10:50:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

746193

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he will seek additional resources for Scotland under the Barnett Formula principle as a result of the agreement reached between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party on confidence and supply.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	1606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave on 5 July 2017 (UIN 1595).</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 06/07/2017 11:08:22 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

746194

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether additional resources will be made available for Scotland under the Barnett Formula principle as a result of the agreement between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party on confidence and supply.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	1607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>This agreement will enable us to work together in the interests of the whole United Kingdom, give us the certainty we require as we embark on our departure from the European Union, and help us build a stronger and fairer society at home.</p><p> </p><p>Scotland and Wales will continue to receive direct investment from the UK Government to support growth. Since 2014, the UK Government has committed over £1bn of investment in Scotland and Wales through City Deals, and the Government is committed to further City Deals in both nations. Combined with other sources, this will unlock over £4bn of investment. As you are aware, funding for City Deals is provided in addition to the block grant and does not attract Barnett consequentials for other parts of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 1595 1603 question first answered 05/07/2017 12:01:07 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

746195

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he is seeking additional resources for Scotland as a result of the agreement reached between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party on confidence and supply.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	1595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>This agreement will enable us to work together in the interests of the whole United Kingdom, give us the certainty we require as we embark on our departure from the European Union, and help us build a stronger and fairer society at home.</p><p> </p><p>Scotland and Wales will continue to receive direct investment from the UK Government to support growth. Since 2014, the UK Government has committed over £1bn of investment in Scotland and Wales through City Deals, and the Government is committed to further City Deals in both nations. Combined with other sources, this will unlock over £4bn of investment. As you are aware, funding for City Deals is provided in addition to the block grant and does not attract Barnett consequentials for other parts of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 1603 1607 question first answered 05/07/2017 12:01:07 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

746198

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	General Election 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he participated in negotiations between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party on the confidence and supply agreement reached between those two bodies.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	1603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>This agreement will enable us to work together in the interests of the whole United Kingdom, give us the certainty we require as we embark on our departure from the European Union, and help us build a stronger and fairer society at home.</p><p> </p><p>Scotland and Wales will continue to receive direct investment from the UK Government to support growth. Since 2014, the UK Government has committed over £1bn of investment in Scotland and Wales through City Deals, and the Government is committed to further City Deals in both nations. Combined with other sources, this will unlock over £4bn of investment. As you are aware, funding for City Deals is provided in addition to the block grant and does not attract Barnett consequentials for other parts of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 1595 1607 question first answered 05/07/2017 12:01:07 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

541084

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether the Government plans to devolve the areas of law and policy on fishing formerly dealt with by the EU to Scotland's Government and Parliament after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	43585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>While the United Kingdom remains a member of the European Union, the current arrangements for fisheries remain in place.</p><p> </p><p>Preparations for our negotiations to leave the EU will include looking at future approaches to fisheries management and the UK Government will fully involve the Scottish Government in this process.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 05/09/2016 10:57:58 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

539698

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether projects in Scotland presently receiving EU structural funds will receive equivalent funding from the Government after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	43165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>While the United Kingdom remains a member of the European Union, we expect to retain the full benefits of membership, including the receipt of EU structural funds. Preparations for a negotiation to leave the EU should involve all the devolved administrations to make sure the interests of all parts of the UK are taken into account.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 20/07/2016 11:20:27 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

532559

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Communication
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost was of his Department's communications team in each year since 2007; and what the projected costs are for 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	41719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The communications team in the Scotland Office has been resourced during this period to enable effective engagement and communication with the public on the constitutional arrangements for Scotland. This includes the Scotland Act 2012, the UK Government’s position on the Scottish independence referendum and the Scotland Act 2016.</p><p>The cost of the communications team at the Scotland Office since 2007 are shown below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total salary bill</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p>£113,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>£115,356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>£144,084</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>£108,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>£169,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>£180,954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>£241,636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>£348,895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£426,223</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/07/2016 12:22:36 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

383936

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he plans to take to reduce his Department's running costs between 2015 and 2020; and what savings he plans to make from reducing his Department's running costs in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	3128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>All running cost expenditure in the Scotland Office is subject to rigorous control. The Office’s plans for spending in years after the current financial year will be agreed with HM Treasury in the light of the department’s settlements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/06/2015 14:09:35 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock