Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2018 to Question 905625 on industry: Scotland, whether his discussions on the economic effect of the industrial strategy on Scotland included the involvement of trade unions.

The Industrial Strategy has been developed following thorough consultation with a wide range of stakeholders including trade unions. As part of our ongoing engagement on the implementation of the Industrial Strategy in Scotland Lord Duncan of Springbank attends the quarterly meetings of the Scottish Business Growth Group at which the Scottish Trades Union Congress is represented. The forum has looked at the role of the Industrial Strategy in contributing to the development of workplaces and working practices in Scotland.