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Written Question
Scotland Office: Apprentices
Wednesday 15th December 2021

Asked by: Robert Halfon (Conservative - Harlow)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in his Department.

Answered by Iain Stewart

We have, and have had, a number of apprentices in the Department.

We remain committed to apprenticeships as part of a modern employment route into the Civil Service and across the wider economy.

This year we also had a number of diversity interns as part of a wider Civil Service scheme.

Written Question
Scotland Office: Apprentices
Wednesday 9th December 2020

Asked by: Robert Halfon (Conservative - Harlow)

Question to the Scotland Office:

What steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in the Scotland Office.

Answered by Iain Stewart

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly; all staff that join - including apprentices - do so on an assignment, loan, or secondment from other Government bodies.

The Office remains committed to apprenticeships as part of a modern employment route into the Civil Service and across the wider economy.

Written Question
Scotland Office: Third Sector
Wednesday 4th March 2020

Asked by: Robert Halfon (Conservative - Harlow)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much funding he has allocated to civil society and campaigning bodies in each of the last three years.

Answered by Lord Jack of Courance

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has not allocated any funding to civil society and campaigning bodies in any of the last three years.

Written Question
Fuels: Excise Duties
Wednesday 17th October 2018

Asked by: Robert Halfon (Conservative - Harlow)

Question to the Scotland Office:

What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the freeze on fuel duty on low income families in Scotland.

Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Government recognises that transport is a major cost for households and businesses in Scotland.

That is why the Prime Minister recently announced that fuel duty will be frozen in 2019/20, a ninth successive freeze. This will benefit all drivers in Scotland and across the UK.

As a result of the last eight years of freezes, the average car driver has saved a cumulative £850 compared to pre-2010 escalator plans.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"12. Whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on their abolition of hospital car parking charges. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jan 2018
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"The vast majority of national health service hospitals in Scotland do not charge for car parking. Will my right hon. Friend initiate discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to explore the options for extending that to England?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jan 2015
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"Q13. Has my right hon. Friend seen the story of White Van Alison in The Sun, on page 6, today? Is he aware that under this Government white van women are flourishing? Over 20% of businesses are run by women and over 53% of apprenticeships are started by females. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
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"Does my hon. Friend not agree that the best way to achieve the living wage in Scotland and elsewhere in the country is by continuing to take millions of low earners out of paying income tax altogether?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
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"Q4. The world has seen the tragic and brutal murders of three Israeli youngsters, most probably by Hamas. Will my right hon. Friend give the Israeli Government every possible support at this time? Does he agree that, far from showing restraint, Israel must do everything possible to take out Hamas …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Jan 2013
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"The Government have done their bit in cutting fuel duty at the pumps. Will my right hon. Friend lobby the oil companies to take on their responsibility in this respect, because when international oil prices fall, prices still remain high at the pumps?..."
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