Asked by: Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the effect on Scotland of the state of democracy in the UK.
Answered by Iain Stewart
The United Kingdom is a family of nations that embodies parliamentary democracy.
The Scottish Parliament is one of the most powerful devolved parliaments in the world and the UK Government will continue to respect and uphold the current devolution settlement.
Asked by: Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the export potential of Scotland's renewable sector.
Answered by Iain Stewart
I regularly discuss issues of importance to Scotland with Ministerial colleagues including Scotland’s renewable energy sector exports.
Scotland is well positioned to become a centre of global excellence in energy and climate technology and the Government is committed to supporting Scotland’s clean energy exports.
Asked by: Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 155850, what steps his Department is taking to enable Gaelic speakers to complete official documents for (a) the Department for Work and Pensions and (b) other government departments in their native language.
Answered by David Mundell
The Office and wider UK Government would support anyone who requires such assistance on a case-by-case basis.
Asked by: Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to enable Gaelic speakers to complete official Government documents in their native language.
Answered by David Mundell
I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave on 10 May 2018 (UIN 141353).
Asked by: Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to enable Gaelic speakers to complete official documents in that language.
Answered by David Mundell
The work of the Office rarely requires members of the public to complete official documents. The Office would support anyone who requires it on a case-by-case basis.
Asked by: Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the effect on democratic participation of the extension of the franchise in the Scottish independence referendum to 16 and 17 year olds.
Answered by David Mundell
It was inspirational to see the level of engagement in Scotland during the independence debate. Following the vote to remain within the United Kingdom, and in line with Smith recommendations, we devolved the power for the Scottish Parliament to legislate to reduce the minimum voting age to 16 at Scottish Parliament and local government elections.