Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on ongoing support provided by the armed forces in Scotland in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
I am in regular contact with Ministers in the Ministry of Defence about the support provided by our armed forces in Scotland in response to Covid-19.
Currently, service personnel are providing acute care to a number of hospitals in Scotland, driving ambulances and providing other services to the Scottish Ambulance Service, and they are administering vaccinations across Scotland.
Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what levels of apprenticeships are offered by his Department; and how many apprenticeship starts there were at each level in each of the last three years.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office offers a range of intermediate level modern apprenticeships. In each of the years 2016/17 and 2017/18, we had one modern apprentice. In 2018/19 to date, there are currently two modern apprentices.
Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will request from the Scottish Government details of (a) the land it holds and (b) the proportion of that land which has been judged surplus; and if he will place that information in the Library.
Answered by David Mundell
Information on the Scottish Government’s land holdings is a matter for the Scottish Government. I would suggest contacting them in the first instance.