Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the Government's policy paper, Collaboration on Science and Innovation: A Future Partnership Paper, published on 6 September 2017, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the devolution of powers over research and innovation to Scotland.

The Scottish Government and the UK Government are working together to ensure we get the best deal for Scotland and the whole of the UK as we exit the EU. The government has been clear that we expect leaving the EU to result in a significant increase in the decision-making powers of the devolved administrations.