Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings he has had with whom and on what dates on the Borderland Growth Deal.

I have met on a number of occasions with the Borderlands Partners, stakeholders and locally elected representatives to progress the Borderlands Growth Deal.

My officials continue to engage with UK Government Departments across Whitehall, the Scottish Government and the Borderlands partners to further develop their proposition.