Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to help support a just energy transition in the North Sea.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The UK Government is committed to making Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030.
As we make the carefully phased transition to clean energy, we will build alternative opportunities for oil and gas workers - to which we’ve already committed £22bn of investment.
What’s more, we have created the National Wealth Fund to invest in our clean energy industries. I have seen first hand what great work is taking place - including just last week at Dundee Port.
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
In accordance with the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, paid Ministers below the age of 65 are entitled to a loss of office payment of one quarter of their claimed annual ministerial salary when they cease to hold office.
Details of ministerial severance payments can be found in the Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General annual report and accounts.
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Scottish Government on the effectiveness of the provisions relating to up-skirting in the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of bringing forward such legislative proposals for England and Wales.
Answered by David Mundell
The Scottish Government is responsible for criminal justice in Scotland. Ministry of Justice officials engage regularly with colleagues in the Scottish Government on a broad range of criminal justice issues, has included upskirting, sharing information and best practice as appropriate.
I am also in regular discussion with the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on such matters.