Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)
Question to the Scotland Office:
What recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on preparations for COP26 in Glasgow.
Answered by David Duguid
Scotland Office Ministers are in regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues and the Scottish Government on the preparations for COP26 in Glasgow.
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State met the COP President last month and Scotland Office Ministers attended the COP26 Devolved Administration Ministerial Group.
Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many non-UK EU nationals work in his Department.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly.
Details of the nationality of staff working in the Scotland Office are retained by the parent department.
Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the level of government funding for the energy sector in Scotland.
Answered by David Mundell
I have had a number of discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regarding the energy sector in Scotland, a thriving sector which benefits from having unrestricted access to the integrated Great Britain Energy market.
Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Department for Exiting the European Union on the contents of the White Paper entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, Cm 9417, published in February 2017.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scotland Office, and other Departments, are working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union on all aspects of exiting the European Union. I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on matters relating to the UK’s Exit. In addition, the White Paper was the subject of discussion with the devolved administrations at the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations on 8 February. The third chapter of this White Paper explains how, as we leave the EU, we will aim to strengthen the union between the four nations of the United Kingdom. To this end we are working to ensure we get the best possible deal for the whole of the UK.