Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)
Question to the Scotland Office:
What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation of the covid-19 vaccination programme in Scotland.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
UK Government Ministers are in frequent contact with Scottish Government Ministers on all aspects of the response to Covid-19, including the vaccination programme.
The UK Government's vaccine taskforce has successfully procured the vaccines we need and ensured they are available to all across the whole of the UK.
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)
Question to the Scotland Office:
If he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on ensuring that public sector broadcasters uphold obligations on impartiality during election periods in Scotland.
Answered by Iain Stewart
The Secretary of State for Scotland has raised concerns previously about BBC Scotland broadcasting the First Minister's daily press briefing, which so frequently is about SNP politics rather than public health information. In the run-up to the Holyrood elections, BBC Scotland must look carefully at its legal requirement for impartiality.