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Written Question
Overseas Trade: Scotland
Wednesday 10th March 2021

Asked by: Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)

Question to the Scotland Office:

What recent discussions he has had with Scottish exporters on the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on their ability to trade.

Answered by David Duguid

This year my Ministerial colleagues and I have had an unprecedented number of meetings with Scottish exporters and their sectoral representative organisations.

On issues like supporting seafood, this Government has held extensive consultations with the industry.

We have been working tirelessly to resolve issues around the new arrangements for getting our world class seafood to customers in Europe.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Apprentices
Thursday 4th February 2021

Asked by: Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.

Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland remains committed to apprenticeships as part of a modern employment route into the Civil Service and across the wider economy.

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly; all staff that join - including apprentices - do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies.

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, has previously, and continues to recruit Modern Apprentices through Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice. However, due to the number involved, an estimate of apprentices working at the Department cannot be provided to protect the privacy and identity of those concerned.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Brexit
Thursday 2nd November 2017

Asked by: Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has a contingency fund in case no deal is reached between the UK and the EU.

Answered by David Mundell

Like all departments, the Scotland Office is planning for a number of EU Exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on Day 1.

Over £250m of additional funding has been approved across a number of departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit. The Scotland Office has received additional funding this year, and has reprioritised to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations. Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/18 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates and decisions on funding in future years will be confirmed at a later date.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Brexit
Wednesday 1st November 2017

Asked by: Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much funding his Department has allocated to prepare for the contingency of no deal being reached in negotiations between the UK and the EU.

Answered by David Mundell

Like all departments, the Scotland Office is planning for a number of EU Exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on Day 1.

Over £250m of additional funding has been approved across a number of departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit. The Scotland Office has received additional funding this year, and has reprioritised to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations. Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/18 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates and decisions on funding in future years will be confirmed at a later date.