Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Scottish Independence and the Scottish Economy
"As my hon. Friend will be aware, during the last referendum campaign we were continually told that we were in a Union of equal partnership. As she has touched on, even if every single seat in Scotland—all 59 seats—was SNP, the city of London, for instance, has 73 MPs. Is …..."Mhairi Black - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Scottish Independence and the Scottish Economy
"On the intervention of the right hon. Member for Vale of Glamorgan (Alun Cairns), of course the last few years have shown how unpredictable the world can be and how many unexpected challenges we can face, but does that not just hammer home how important it is for Scotland in …..."Mhairi Black - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs advised people in poverty to buy value products, the safeguarding Minister suggested that people should just work “more hours” or get a “better-paid job”, and the Chancellor said that it would be “silly” to help people struggling with the cost …..."Mhairi Black - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Apart from the fact that that is not true, let me say that the Scottish Government have already spent over £1 billion mitigating the worst of Tory cuts. We are investing £770 million per year in the cost of living crisis, increasing Scottish benefits by 6%, doubling the Scottish child …..."Mhairi Black - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"The strength of any Union rests upon the confidence people have in those who are running things. I know that I disagree with the Minister’s political judgment, so let me appeal to his business judgment. Hypothetically, if he were handed evidence that the man running his company had been incompetent …..."Mhairi Black - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"I find it quite incredible. Many of the public believe that this Prime Minister has a long history of racism, homophobia and misogyny. He has lost numerous jobs due to his level of dishonesty. He has presided over 150,000 deaths and the loss of nearly £5 billion of public money …..."Mhairi Black - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 14th December 2021
Asked by:
Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question
to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Departments total overall spending was in 2020-21.
Answered by Lord Jack of Courance
As reported in the annual report and accounts publication, the Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General’s spending for 2020-21 was £12.8m.
This does not include the transfer of £43.371 billion of funding to the Scottish Consolidated Fund, the details of which can be found at:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002998/Office_of_the_Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland_and_Office_of_the_Advocate_General_for_Scotland_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2020-2021.pdf
Written Question
Tuesday 14th December 2021
Asked by:
Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question
to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff were employed by his department in 2020-21.
Answered by Lord Jack of Courance
The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland is a small Ministerial Department, which does not employ staff directly. Those that join, do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government Departments, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice who remain the employers.
Detailed staffing information is already published annually, within the Staff Report of the Scotland Office Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21 - Scotland Office Annual Report 20/21. Copies are also available from the Library of the House.
Written Question
Friday 10th December 2021
Asked by:
Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question
to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on advertising in 2020-21.
Answered by Lord Jack of Courance
In 2020-21, the Office spent a total of £75,681 on advertising.
Written Question
Friday 10th December 2021
Asked by:
Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question
to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, (a) how much his Department spent on communications staff and (b) how many communications staff were employed by his Department in 2020-21.
Answered by Lord Jack of Courance
The number of staff working at the Office to deliver the communications functions in 2020-21 was 13.
Expenditure on communications staffing was £906,177 in 2020-21.