Asked by: Joani Reid (Independent - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on the future of FCDO jobs in East Kilbride.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to its three locations in the UK: King Charles Street in London, Hanslope Park in Milton Keynes and Abercrombie House in East Kilbride. Location is not a factor when making decisions in the FCDO restructuring process and all roles will be available to staff across all three locations, except in a very small number of cases where a specific business requirement has been identified. The FCDO has been consulting with trade unions throughout the restructure process and will continue to do so.
Asked by: Joani Reid (Independent - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed restructuring within the FCDO on staff based in East Kilbride.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to its three locations in the UK: King Charles Street in London, Hanslope Park in Milton Keynes and Abercrombie House in East Kilbride. Location is not a factor when making decisions in the FCDO restructuring process and all roles will be available to staff across all three locations, except in a very small number of cases where a specific business requirement has been identified. The FCDO has been consulting with trade unions throughout the restructure process and will continue to do so.
Asked by: Joani Reid (Independent - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent engagement she has had with trade unions representing FCDO staff in East Kilbride on restructuring proposals.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to its three locations in the UK: King Charles Street in London, Hanslope Park in Milton Keynes and Abercrombie House in East Kilbride. Location is not a factor when making decisions in the FCDO restructuring process and all roles will be available to staff across all three locations, except in a very small number of cases where a specific business requirement has been identified. The FCDO has been consulting with trade unions throughout the restructure process and will continue to do so.
Asked by: Joani Reid (Independent - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he has made an estimate of the total output of Torness nuclear power station over the last year and what proportion of Scottish generation this represents.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Joani Reid (Independent - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department made an assessment of the impact of zonal pricing of electricity on inward investment into Scottish low carbon electricity.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Joani Reid (Independent - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many days in the last year the electricity grid in Scotland was supplied with electricity generated elsewhere in the UK.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Joani Reid (Independent - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on the issue of zonal pricing for electricity.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Joani Reid (Independent - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was between approval of an Access to Work application and support being put in place in 2025.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Joani Reid (Independent - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Access to Work (a) assessments and (b) decisions.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Joani Reid (Independent - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) response times to (i) queries and (ii) complaints and (b) other communication between the Child Maintenance Service and service users.
Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.