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Written Question
Brexit: Scotland
Wednesday 29th March 2023

Asked by: Kirsten Oswald (Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire)

Question to the Scotland Office:

Whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of the UK leaving the EU on Scotland.

Answered by John Lamont - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

There are many benefits of leaving the EU for Scotland.

These include the ability to agree new trade deals and strategic partnerships; to ensure that regulation fits the needs of Scotland and the entire UK; to control our fishing waters; and to improve the competitiveness of our economy whilst maintaining high standards.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Telephone Services
Monday 29th June 2020

Asked by: Kirsten Oswald (Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of calls to his Department have gone unanswered in each of the last six months.

Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not have the facility to capture call data and therefore does not hold data on the proportion of unanswered calls.


Written Question
UK Membership of EU: Scotland
Wednesday 11th May 2016

Asked by: Kirsten Oswald (Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU.

Answered by David Mundell

I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon Members for North Ayrshire and Arran, Paisley and Renfrewshire North, Ochil and South Perthshire, Motherwell and Wishaw, Angus and East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow.