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Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: West Bank (20 Oct 2009)

David Cairns: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the United States Administration on the security situation in the West Bank.

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental ICT (10 Sep 2008)

David Cairns: The Scotland Office shares an information technology system (SCOTS) with the Scottish Executive, which is responsible for the development, administration and maintenance of the system; consequently, the Office does not directly undertake IT projects.

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Paper (10 Sep 2008)

David Cairns: The Scotland Office participates in a contract, let by the Scottish Executive, which allows for the purchase of photocopy paper from recycled sources. All areas with purchasing authority have been advised to procure recycled paper for the purpose of photocopying. The Office obtains printed publications from a variety of sources. Figures are not held centrally of the percentage of recycled...

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Pay (10 Sep 2008)

David Cairns: Direct payments to press officers in the last three financial years were. £ 2005-06 2,738 2006-07 647 2007-08 1,006

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Procurement (10 Sep 2008)

David Cairns: In 2007-08, the Scotland Office paid 99.53 per cent. of its invoices within 30 days. The Office has few directly negotiated contracts and endeavours to utilise existing contracts of other government departments whenever possible; the prices negotiated under these contracts take into account the obligation to make prompt payment.

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Public Buildings (10 Sep 2008)

David Cairns: The Scotland Office does not charge fees for the use of its premises for events held by external organisations. All events are held with the permission of the Secretary of State for Scotland. The external organisations meet all the catering and entertainment costs.

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Public Participation (10 Sep 2008)

David Cairns: The Scotland Office has undertaken two targeted and time-limited public consultations; one entitled "Scottish Parliament Elections May 2007: Ballot Paper Design", the other, "Sorting the Ballot". The Office also participated in a joint consultation with the Ministry of Justice and the Wales Office on "Fees for the Marked Register of Electors produced at UK Elections". The Office has...

Written Answers — Scotland: Hypothermia (10 Sep 2008)

David Cairns: The registration of deaths in Scotland is a matter for the General Register Office for Scotland, part of the devolved administration.

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Alcoholic Drinks (22 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: All Scotland Office expenditure, including all money spent on hospitality, is incurred in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money and the Treasury handbook on "Regularity and Propriety".

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Appeals (22 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: The Scotland Office was established on 1 July 1999. Since that date the Scotland Office has not instructed the Treasury Solicitor to seek leave to appeal to the House of Lords from (a) the Court of Appeal and (b) the House of Lords itself in any of the last 10 years.

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Public Participation (22 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: Since 27 June 2007, the Scotland Office has undertaken one public consultation, "Sorting the Ballot".

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Responsibilities (22 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: The Scotland Office, along with the Wales Office and Ministry of Justice, is funding a series of reports on devolution from University College, London. The Scotland Office has agreed to contribute £25,000 over three years towards this work.

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Sick Leave (21 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: All staff in the Scotland Office are on secondment from the Scottish Executive or the Ministry of Justice. The Office does not maintain a central record of sick absences; such records are held by the parent Departments.

Written Answers — Scotland: Domestic Visits (21 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: As of 30 June 2008, in the previous two years I have visited the following parliamentary constituencies in a Scotland Office ministerial capacity as detailed in the following table: Constituency Visits Aberdeen, North 2 Aberdeen, South 1 Argyll and Bute 4 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 3 Banff and Buchan 1 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 2 Central Ayrshire 1...

Written Answers — Scotland: Government Communications (21 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: Two.

Written Answers — Scotland: Lost Working Days (21 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: The Scotland Office was established on 1 July 1999. All staff in the Office are on secondment from the Scottish Executive or the Ministry of Justice; the Office does not maintain a central record of absences due to industrial action; such records are held by the parent Departments.

Written Answers — Scotland: Olympic Games 2012 (21 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: I attend various meetings with ministerial colleagues where matters surrounding the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are discussed. I also recently discussed this matter in the House during Scottish Questions when I encouraged all businesses, Scottish-based or otherwise, to bid for contracts in relation to the games

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental Computers (16 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: The Scotland Office shares an information technology system (SCOTS) with the Scottish Executive, which is responsible for the development, administration and maintenance of the system. The Office does not maintain records of devices left on overnight. However, the recent introduction of new software on SCOTS will ensure that desktop personal computers are automatically shut down each night...

Written Answers — Scotland: Departmental ICT (16 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: The Scotland Office has five security devices for use with laptops that are available to staff and which provide access to the corporate IT network.

Written Answers — Scotland: Fish (14 Jul 2008)

David Cairns: The Scotland Office has no in-house catering facilities and the provision of food is generally limited to catering associated with official hospitality and is supplied by external contractors. The Office does not separately record the purchase of fish.