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Written Question
Sovereignty: Scotland
Tuesday 9th March 2021

Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish any audience targeting information used by the (a) Union Unit and (b) Union Taskforce for (i) advertising, (ii) campaigning or (iii) promotional purposes in the last 12 months.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

In line with the practice of successive administrations, the Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. Details of expenditure are available in the Cabinet Office annual report and expenditure over £25,000 is published on gov.uk, in line with our transparency policy. Staff organograms are published periodically and available on gov.uk. Future details will be published in the usual way.


Written Question
Sovereignty: Scotland
Tuesday 9th March 2021

Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many individuals were employed by (a) the Union Unit and (b) the Union Taskforce in each financial year since 2008-09; and how many and what proportion of those people were employed in an (a) press or (b) communications capacity.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

In line with the practice of successive administrations, the Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. Details of expenditure are available in the Cabinet Office annual report and expenditure over £25,000 is published on gov.uk, in line with our transparency policy. Staff organograms are published periodically and available on gov.uk. Future details will be published in the usual way.


Written Question
Sovereignty: Scotland
Tuesday 9th March 2021

Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the (a) Union Unit and (b) Union Taskforce spent on paid-for listing in search results in each financial year since 2010-11; and how much is budgeted for that purpose for each of those groups for 2021-22.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

In line with the practice of successive administrations, the Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. Details of expenditure are available in the Cabinet Office annual report and expenditure over £25,000 is published on gov.uk, in line with our transparency policy. Staff organograms are published periodically and available on gov.uk. Future details will be published in the usual way.


Written Question
Sovereignty: Scotland
Tuesday 9th March 2021

Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the (a) Union Unit and (b) Union Taskforce spent on paid-for social media advertising and promotion in each financial year since 2010-11; and how much is budgeted for that purpose for each of those groups for 2021-22.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

In line with the practice of successive administrations, the Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. Details of expenditure are available in the Cabinet Office annual report and expenditure over £25,000 is published on gov.uk, in line with our transparency policy. Staff organograms are published periodically and available on gov.uk. Future details will be published in the usual way.


Written Question
Sovereignty: Scotland
Tuesday 9th March 2021

Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) total expenditure on and (b) cost to the public purse of the Union Unit was; what the cost to the public purse of the Union Taskforce was in each financial year since 2010-11; and what the budget for that taskforce will be in the financial year 2021-22.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

In line with the practice of successive administrations, the Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. Details of expenditure are available in the Cabinet Office annual report and expenditure over £25,000 is published on gov.uk, in line with our transparency policy. Staff organograms are published periodically and available on gov.uk. Future details will be published in the usual way.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Dec 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Secretary of State has regularly explained that, as we leave the EU, the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill will serve to strengthen the UK’s economy and the Union as a whole. Does he feel that the announcement yesterday from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Dec 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"As the Secretary of State knows, Scotland voted to remain in the EU. The Scottish Government subsequently published a framework for how Scotland could still have access to the single market post Brexit. That was rejected outright by the UK Government. Given that Northern Ireland has been promised the very …..."
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Written Question
Coronavirus: Scotland
Thursday 23rd July 2020

Asked by: Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what comparative assessment he has made of trends in the level of per capita deaths as a result of covid-19 in Scotland and England.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"I would like to echo the remarks of the Secretary of State with regard to the events in Glasgow. Our thoughts are with all those affected.

The Secretary of State says that the Chancellor will be updating the House with regard to the furloughing scheme, so I will note that …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Let us also not undermine public health when it comes to the decisions that we make. Scotland has sought to trial universal basic income in four separate locations. Given that the Scottish Government would be providing the funding for this, does the Secretary of State know why the UK Government …..."
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