The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2016-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on renovations and repairs to Dover House in 2015-16.
David Mundell
The Scotland Office spend on renovations, repairs and maintenance to Dover House in 2015-16 was £660,715.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2015-11-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the decision was made by Defence Equipment and Support to transport special nuclear materials through Glasgow on 29 July 2015.
Mr Philip Dunne
The decision to withdraw the High Security Vehicle from service on 31 July 2015 was made in February 2015.
Decisions and timings on the routes to be used for the transportation of Defence Nuclear Material are part of the operational planning process. I am withholding further information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2015-12-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote coding as part of the curriculum or otherwise amongst young people.
Nick Gibb
The new computing curriculum, introduced in September 2014 and compulsory for ages 5-16, has been designed to ensure the study of topics such as computational logic, algorithms and coding.
The government has spent more than £4.5 million over the past three years to support schools in delivering high quality computing teaching. This includes £3 million for Computing At School to build a national network of over 350 ‘Master Teachers’ in computer science whom schools can commission to provide training for their teachers.
In primary school, pupils will be looking at designing, writing and debugging programs. With these skills, pupils can create games or useful tools like a number generator for maths.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2016-01-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the screening of asylum seekers in Scotland.
David Mundell
UK and Scottish Government officials have regular discussions regarding immigration matters, including screening of asylum seekers in Scotland.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when the next meeting of the Tata Steel Task Force is due to take place; and who will attend that meeting as a representative of his Department.
Stephen Crabb
The Welsh Taskforce was convened on 20 January and met subsequently on 1 February. The next meeting will be held on 15 February.
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, attended the meeting on 1 February and will attend future meetings whenever practicable. Due to prior commitments he was unable to attend the first meeting and the Wales Office Director represented the Department. UK Government officials also attend Taskforce meetings.
The Taskforce is chaired by Welsh Government Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, Edwina Hart. Minutes of the Taskforce and any agreed programme of work are matters for the Welsh Government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) fraud and (b) financial error in his Department in each of the last five years.
David Mundell
The Scotland Office keeps the risk of fraud and financial error under constant review and is subject to audit by the National Audit Office. There have been no confirmed cases of fraud or known financial errors in the Scotland Office in each of the last five years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for Europe on 8 June 2016, Official Report, column 137WH, when the UK last maintained cluster munitions held by Saudi Arabia.
Michael Fallon
The UK has never maintained cluster munitions held by Saudi Arabia.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2016-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on air, rail and taxi travel in 2015-16.
David Mundell
The Scotland Office spend on air, rail and taxi travel in 2015-16 is shown below.
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Air |
Rail |
Taxi |
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£209,037.45 |
£63,698.82 |
£23,244.64 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2015-11-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 1.203 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, when the energy intensive industry exemption from the cost of Renewable Obligation and Feed-in Tariff will come into effect.
Andrea Leadsom
Following consultation, state aid clearance and necessary amendments to Renewables Obligation and Feed in Tariff scheme legislation, we intend to switch from compensation to exemptions as soon as possible.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2015-12-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the page on the National Crime Agency website entitled, Cyber crime: Preventing young people from getting involved, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on interest in coding and possession of independent learning material on computing being considered possible indicators of risk of involvement in cyber crime.
Nick Gibb
The Secretary of State holds discussions on a range of topics with Cabinet Ministers.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has recently published guidance on preventing young people from becoming involved in cyber-crime: www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/crime-threats/cyber-crime/cyber-crime-preventing-young-people-from-getting-involved
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