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Digital Identity, Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers, Farming, Scotch Whisky14:00
Subject: Defence in Scotland
31 Jan 2022, 2 p.m. View calendar
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Subject: Defence in Scotland
31 Jan 2022, 2:30 p.m.
At 3.00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Trevor Taylor - Director of the Defence, Industries and Society Programme at Royal United Services Institute
Professor Phillips O'Brien - Professor of Strategic Studies at University of St Andrews
At 4.00pm: Oral evidence
Maria Lyle - Director at Royal Air Force Families Federation
Lieutenant General (retd) Sir Andrew Gregory KBE CB DL - Chief Executive at SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity
Collette Musgrave - Chief Executive at Army Families Federation
Sarah Clewes - Chief Executive Officer at Naval Families Federation
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14:30
Subject: Airports in Scotland
1 Feb 2022, 2:30 p.m.
At 3.00pm: Oral evidence
Robert Courts MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Transport
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voted No - in line with the party majority
One of 300 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 306
I have given way to the hon. Gentleman. That money was provided to support individuals, families and communities across Scotland. …
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support she is providing to Buckie Job Centre to …
15:30
30 December 2021, payment of £1,790.83. Hours: approx. 160 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2022)
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will …
Division Voting information
Douglas Ross voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Conservative Aye votes vs 352 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 353
Douglas Ross voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 14 Conservative No votes vs 327 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 279
Debates during the 2019 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
(14 debate interactions)
(12 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(64 debate contributions)
(61 debate contributions)
(37 debate contributions)
(14 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(7,058 words contributed)
(3,333 words contributed)
(2,127 words contributed)
(883 words contributed)
Moray Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 36,101 signatures (0.30%)
of 110,286 signatures (0.22%)
of 63,354 signatures (0.21%)
of 108,137 signatures (0.17%)
of 108,367 signatures (0.16%)
of 228,834 signatures (0.12%)
of 110,286 signatures (0.22%)
of 108,137 signatures (0.17%)
of 108,367 signatures (0.16%)
of 108,235 signatures (0.15%)
Petition Closed
Do not give consent for another Scottish Independence Referendum
closed 6 months, 1 week ago
The SNP government appears solely intent on getting independence at any cost.
Latest EDMs signed by Douglas Ross
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Douglas Ross, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Douglas Ross has not been granted any Urgent Questions
1 Adjournment Debate led by Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
1 Bill co-sponsored by Douglas Ross
Online News Platforms (Regulation) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Damien Moore (CON)
4 Written Questions in the current parliament
(View all written questions)Through our Plan for Jobs, the Department is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers. Currently, support includes the Kickstart scheme, Job Finding Support, Sector Based Work Academy Programmes and Job Entry Targeted Support in Scotland.
In addition, the government is investing an additional £150 million into the Flexible Support Fund, which will increase the capacity of the Rapid Response Service, supporting people through redundancy and providing additional local support to claimants by removing barriers to work such as travel expenses for attending interviews and child care.
Our Jobcentre Work Coaches provide support on finding a job, help with retraining or skills advice, CV, job applications and access to the new vacancies we record every day, as well as signposting to our Jobhelp website.
To date, in Scotland, the Department has recruited 823 Work Coaches since March 2020, bringing the total number of Work Coaches in Scotland to 2,255. Within the Morayshire Cluster (Forres, Elgin and Buckie Jobcentres) six new Work Coaches have joined team with a further six due to start shortly.
The Morayshire Cluster works closely with the Moray Pathways which is a consortium of partners and providers across Moray offering customers skills, training, employment support. We deliver a multi-agency service to support our younger customers move forward towards employment from the Moray Community Hub.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Through our Plan for Jobs, the Department is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers. Currently, support includes the Kickstart scheme, Job Finding Support, Sector Based Work Academy Programmes and Job Entry Targeted Support in Scotland.
In addition, the government is investing an additional £150 million into the Flexible Support Fund, which will increase the capacity of the Rapid Response Service, supporting people through redundancy and providing additional local support to claimants by removing barriers to work such as travel expenses for attending interviews and child care.
Our Jobcentre Work Coaches provide support on finding a job, help with retraining or skills advice, CV, job applications and access to the new vacancies we record every day, as well as signposting to our Jobhelp website.
To date, in Scotland, the Department has recruited 823 Work Coaches since March 2020, bringing the total number of Work Coaches in Scotland to 2,255. Within the Morayshire Cluster (Forres, Elgin and Buckie Jobcentres) six new Work Coaches have joined team with a further six due to start shortly.
The Morayshire Cluster works closely with the Moray Pathways which is a consortium of partners and providers across Moray offering customers skills, training, employment support. We deliver a multi-agency service to support our younger customers move forward towards employment from the Moray Community Hub.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Through our Plan for Jobs, the Department is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers. Currently, support includes the Kickstart scheme, Job Finding Support, Sector Based Work Academy Programmes and Job Entry Targeted Support in Scotland.
In addition, the government is investing an additional £150 million into the Flexible Support Fund, which will increase the capacity of the Rapid Response Service, supporting people through redundancy and providing additional local support to claimants by removing barriers to work such as travel expenses for attending interviews and child care.
Our Jobcentre Work Coaches provide support on finding a job, help with retraining or skills advice, CV, job applications and access to the new vacancies we record every day, as well as signposting to our Jobhelp website.
To date, in Scotland, the Department has recruited 823 Work Coaches since March 2020, bringing the total number of Work Coaches in Scotland to 2,255. Within the Morayshire Cluster (Forres, Elgin and Buckie Jobcentres) six new Work Coaches have joined team with a further six due to start shortly.
The Morayshire Cluster works closely with the Moray Pathways which is a consortium of partners and providers across Moray offering customers skills, training, employment support. We deliver a multi-agency service to support our younger customers move forward towards employment from the Moray Community Hub.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Spending Review 2020 is for the whole of the UK. For Scotland, SR20 confirms an additional £2.4 billion for the Scottish Government on top of its baseline for 2021-22, building on an unprecedented upfront guarantee of £8.2 billion in 2020-21 to support the Covid response; SR20 confirms several UK-wide programmes, such as for vaccines, green growth clusters, offshore wind capacity and digital infrastructure, which will benefit people and businesses in Scotland; SR20 also provides targeted support by reprofiling City and Growth Deals in Moray, Tay Cities, Borderlands and the Scottish Islands from 15 to 10 years to accelerate investment in local economic priorities.
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster