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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

1506979

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, whether his Department includes the costs of staff seconded to his Departments from elsewhere in Government in its annual departmental budget.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	51734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The costs of all staff seconded to the Department from elsewhere in Government are included within the annual departmental budget.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:27:59 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1506982

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: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff are employed by his Department on (a) full time, (b) part time and (c) flexible working arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	51735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ any staff directly. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2022" target="_blank">Civil Service Statistics: 2022</a> reports that the Scotland Office (including the Office of the Advocate General) had 110 full time staff and 10 part time staff in post as at 31 March 2022. Information on flexible working arrangements is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 10:05:46 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1507154

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: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occasions the provision of mandatory training for his Departmental staff regarding their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 has been cited by his Department as a defence against Section 109 proceedings since the commencement of that Act.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	51539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>On no occasion has the Scotland Office cited the provision of mandatory training for its staff regarding their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 as a defence against Section 109 proceedings since the commencement of that Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:34:44 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1506224

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Transport: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent progress the Government has made on improving transport connections between Scotland and the North West.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	49764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to forging and strengthening transport bonds that will create a more cohesive and connected United Kingdom. Connections between the North West of England and Scotland are a popular and indeed essential link for citizens on business and enjoying leisure time in many of our great cities and towns. The Government is grateful to Sir Peter Hendy for his independent Union Connectivity Review which details a number of recommendations that would improve links between Scotland and North West England. One example is the A75, a route of significant importance for people and businesses in terms of UK connectivity, linking Northern Ireland and North West England via Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 16/09/2022 08:34:49 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503937

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many officials in their Department are working on Retained EU Law legislation.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	45599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>Officials in my Department support the UK Government's legislative programme across all legislation, including on the development of legislation reforming retained EU law, but there is not a specific FTE allocation of time against individual bills.</p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 08/09/2022 15:24:22 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie