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Written Question
Transport: Scotland
Wednesday 17th May 2023

Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on improving transport connectivity between the mainland of Scotland and the islands.

Answered by John Lamont - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

Connectivity between the Scottish mainland and islands is essential to the livelihoods and well-being of our island communities.

The Scotland Office routinely engages with stakeholders on this and other matters impacting our islands. Indeed, my Ministerial colleague, Lord Offord, attended the first Islands Forum last year.

I am confident that continued collaboration will help island communities tackle shared challenges and unlock their full potential.


Written Question
Defence: Scotland
Wednesday 22nd February 2023

Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Scotland Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of the level of defence spending in Scotland on the Scottish economy.

Answered by John Lamont - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

Defence spend contributes significantly to delivering thousands of high-skilled jobs and investment in Scotland, not least through shipbuilding at which we are a world leader.

The latest figures show that in 2021/22, MoD expenditure with industry and commerce in Scotland totalled more than £2 billion.

That is the equivalent of £370 per person and higher than the average of £310 per person for the whole UK.


Written Question
Genetic Engineering: Scotland
Wednesday 29th June 2022

Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland)

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 allowing gene editing in Scotland.

Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland

It is the UK Government's ambition for the whole of the UK to benefit from the cutting edge technology that the development of gene edited plants offers.

Agriculture and the legislation of gene edited plants is a devolved matter and the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill currently extends to England only. However, we are keen that all parts of the UK have the ability to unlock the potential of these technologies and are having ongoing discussions on the proposed policy changes with the Devolved Administrations. We have also invited them to join us in bringing forward this legislation and this invitation remains open as the Bill continues its passage through Parliament.


Written Question
UK Internal Trade
Wednesday 12th February 2020

Asked by: Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland)

Question to the Scotland Office:

What steps the Government is taking to support the operation of the UK internal market.

Answered by Douglas Ross

The UK internal market is essential to promote growth, drive productivity and deliver an economy that works for all parts of the UK and the Government is committed to supporting this.

The Scottish Government’s own statistics make clear that 60% of Scottish exports go to the rest of the UK, 1.5 times higher than is exported to the EU and the rest of the world combined.