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1692109

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	15919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ any staff directly. The staff are employed by their parent departments primarily the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government. The payment of the apprenticeship levy and access to any funding generated is the responsibility of the employing parent departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 05/03/2024 12:50:22 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1689088

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	14017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Scotland Office is not a direct employer and staff are seconded on either Ministry of Justice or Scottish Government terms.</p><p> </p><p>The Scotland Office press and media team is made up of five employees. Roles range from grades IO/B2 to Grade 6 and have salaries between £35,867 - £41,013 and £75,810 - £80,370.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are for the Scotland Office press and media team only.</p><p> </p><p>There are 12 other communications staff in various teams including the Director of Communications, Strategic Engagement, Visit and Events, and Digital.</p><p> </p><p>Roles range from grades A4 to SCS 1 and have salaries between £27,513 - £29,677 and £75,000 - £117,800.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 23/02/2024 10:47:32 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1688576

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	13760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>Yes; all buildings and workplaces that staff from the Scotland Office occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 20/02/2024 14:15:18 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1685929

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Patrol Craft and Wind Power: Highlands of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will hold discussions with the Scottish Government on taking steps to help support the manufacture of (a) offshore patrol vessels and (b) wind turbines in the Highland region of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	12114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to working constructively with the devolved administrations and I would be open to engaging with the Scottish Government on Maritime Patrol Vessels in the Highland region of Scotland. However, this is a devolved matter and I have not received any representations from Scottish Government Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the manufacture of Wind Turbines, the Government has announced the £960 million Green Industries Growth Accelerator to support manufacturing capacity, including for offshore wind. This will attract private investment, see the creation of high-skilled, well-paying jobs and ensure the UK stands ready to take the opportunity presented by the Net Zero Transition.</p><p> </p><p>The Government works directly with the Scottish Government and industry through the Offshore Wind Industry Council. The Council is engaged in assessing the needs of the offshore wind supply chain, finding opportunities for its development, and the establishment of a long-term Industrial Growth Plan<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 05/02/2024 14:57:39 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1686072

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Ministerial Boxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	12175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text The Scotland Office has not had any ministerial red boxes reported lost or stolen in the last three years. The departmental security unit records and investigates each reported loss from the Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries. answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 01/02/2024 15:08:52 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1685432

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which policies under each arms length body reporting to their Department fall within the scope of the Environmental principles policy statement, published on 31 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	11762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The duty does not require us to maintain a comprehensive list of policies within scope of the duty. The duty applies to all policies made from 1 November 2023, whether developed by a central department or an arm’s length body, which are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>made by Ministers of the Crown; and</li><li>not covered by the exemptions for the armed forces, defence or national security, taxation, spending or the allocation of resources within government.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The environmental principles policy statement provides further information on what is considered policy in scope of the duty. Examples include strategies and frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 05/02/2024 15:00:10 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1685551

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on public information campaigns promoting Government policies in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 financial years; and how much it has spent on such campaigns in the 2023-24 financial year as of 29 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	11807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Office has spent the following on social media platforms to support UK Government policies and information campaigns in Scotland:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>23-24 (to date)</strong></p></td><td><p>17,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>22-23</strong></p></td><td><p>49,893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21-22</strong></p></td><td><p>39,818</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 05/02/2024 14:49:37 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1685579

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Information Officers
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 communications staff in the (a) 2022-23 financial year and (b) 2023-24 financial year as of 29 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	11808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Expenditure on communications staffing costs, including employer’s pensions and national insurance contributions, but excluding any VAT where applicable, was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>23-24 (to end Dec 23)</strong></p></td><td><p>1,081,263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>22-23</strong></p></td><td><p>1,166,270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 05/02/2024 14:50:31 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1685583

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Special Advisers
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 special advisers in the (a) 2022-23 financial year and (b) 2023-24 financial year as of 29 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	11809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the Scotland Office and Office for the Advocate General annual report and accounts for financial year 2022-23. This can be accessed using the following link <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1170084/SO_Report_2022-23_-_web_version.pdf" target="_blank">Scotland Office Annual Report 2022-23</a>. The figures for the current financial year 2023-24 will be published in the department’s next annual report and accounts for financial year 2023-24 and laid in parliament by the set deadlines later this calendar year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to any salary costs, the department has incurred the following travel and subsistence costs in relation to Special Advisors during financial year 2022-23.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel &amp; Subsistence (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p>61,857</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 01/02/2024 15:10:37 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1684449

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what targets his Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments on net zero.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	11073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government set out how we would meet our commitments in the Net Zero Strategy in 2021, which included a detailed breakdown of actions required across all sectors of the economy. This was updated in 2023 through the publication of 'Powering Up Britain'.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has halved its emissions, ahead of every other major economy, and we have grown our economy by over 70% since 1990. The UK over-achieved against the first and second carbon budgets, and the latest projections show that we are on track to meet the third.</p><p> </p><p>We have one of the most ambitious decarbonisation targets in the world, and we have set more stretching targets for 2030 than most countries. We plan to cut emissions by 68% by 2030, which is more than the EU, Japan or the United States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 29/01/2024 10:57:19 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord