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Written Question
Scotland Office: Remote Working
Tuesday 22nd March 2022

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the impact of increased homeworking during the covid-19 outbreak on his Department’s carbon footprint.

Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland

The Government monitors and reports on its greenhouse gas emissions - information on this is published in the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Carbon Emissions
Thursday 17th March 2022

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to measure its carbon footprint.

Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland

Greenhouse gas emissions are published annually in the Greening Government Commitments Annual Reports.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Carbon Emissions
Thursday 17th March 2022

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has published a plan setting out the steps it plans to take to transition to net zero emissions.

Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland

The Scotland Office is committed to reducing emissions and energy consumption wherever possible, as part of the UK’s transition to net zero. The Government’s current targets to make progress on reducing emissions have been published, as part of the Greening Government Commitments.

The Government published the Net Zero Strategy in October 2021, which sets out policies and proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy to meet our net zero target by 2050.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Training
Thursday 17th March 2022

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has implemented a training programme to provide civil servants with skills to support its transition to net zero.

Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland

The new Government Curriculum will include modules on the implications of Net Zero, climate change and wider environmental issues for government. In the first phase, the Government Skills & Curriculum Unit (GSCU) is working with other Departments (including BEIS, DEFRA and FCDO) to create an awareness level training resource for all civil servants. This will be piloted from April 2022. In the next phases, GSCU will look at tailored provision for specific Functions and Professions, and will signpost the training and other resources on Net Zero, which are already being provided internally at practitioner and expert levels by government Departments.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Sustainable Development
Thursday 17th March 2022

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether a senior official in his Department has responsibility for departmental sustainability.

Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland

The Government is committed to making its estate and operations more sustainable and resilient through the Greening Government Commitments. We report on these commitments every quarter. In the Scotland Office, this is led by senior officials.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Buildings
Thursday 13th January 2022

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the floor area of his Department's estate was in each year from 2010-11 to 2020-21.

Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland

The floor area of the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland’s (OSSS) managed estate for the period requested is shown below.

Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

Year

Holding Floor Area (sqm)

2020-21**

0

2019-20*

767

2018-19

2,613

2017-18

2,613

2016-17

2,613

2015-16

2,613

2014-15

2,653

2013-14

2,653

2012-13

2,653

2011-12

2,653

2010-11

2,653

*The lease of our London office was passed to the Government Property Agency.

**Our Edinburgh office moved to the UK Government Hub in Edinburgh.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Buildings
Friday 12th June 2020

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer on 15 May 2020 to Question 43779 on Civil Servants, at how many multi-hub locations employees of his Department work together with employees of another Department or agency in London managed by the Government Property Agency; what the addresses are of those locations; and what other Departments and agencies employ staff at those locations.

Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 12 June 2020 (UIN 54314).