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Written Question
Royal Bank of Scotland
Tuesday 6th February 2018

Asked by: Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions she had with RBS on bank branch closures between 1 November 2017 and 31 January 2018.

Answered by Theresa May

Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly and made available on the gov.uk website.


Written Question
Mortality Rates
Thursday 26th May 2016

Asked by: Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the main reasons for recent changes in the death rate.

Answered by Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Prison Officers: Scotland
Thursday 14th April 2016

Asked by: Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to transfer responsibility for Scottish prison officers' pensions to the Scottish Government.

Answered by Matt Hancock

Prison Officers employed in the Scottish Prison Service are members of the Civil Service. Under Schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 the Civil Service is a reserved matter and legislation on pensions and compensation is a matter for Parliament at Westminster.