Asked by: Gary Sambrook (Conservative - Birmingham, Northfield)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of increasing support for Scotland's space exploration and innovation sector.
Answered by David Duguid
The UK Government is working closely with colleagues in the Scottish Government, and with innovation and enterprise agencies, to maximise the opportunities offered by launch from Scotland - and ensure the benefits are shared across the UK.
Scotland Office Ministers attended the Farnborough Airshow in July, meeting with a number of industry stakeholders with a large footprint in Scotland, demonstrating the UK Government's ongoing commitment to the space sector.
Asked by: Gary Sambrook (Conservative - Birmingham, Northfield)
Question to the Scotland Office:
What steps his Department is taking to support the Scottish fishing sector.
Answered by David Duguid
My Department meets with representatives of the Scottish fishing sector on a regular basis.
At the end of 2020, we will be out of the Common Fisheries Policy and will take back control of our waters.
We have also guaranteed to maintain funding throughout this Parliament to support both our fishermen and the regeneration of our coastal communities across all four of the UK’s nations.