John Cooper MP: written questions

Written questions

• A75: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20475More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Leader of the House in response to the question from the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway of 14 November 2024, Official Report, column 935, when she plans to

  Answer: In the Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor committed to move forward feasibility work on improvements to the A75 by providing up to £5 million to the Scottish Government in 2025-26. Initial work has been done by Transport Scotland to scope out possible opt...

  Answered 18 Dec 2024

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• Armed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15293More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in Scotland on (a) the potential impact of armed forces' training activities on (i) nature conservation and (ii) public access to the countryside in Dumfries a

  Answer: Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials have engaged with Scottish counterparts on the impact of Armed Forces training on nature conservation and public access to the countryside in Dumfries and Galloway.MOD officials have developed Integrated Rural Managemen...

  Answered 27 Nov 2024

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• Great British Energy: AberdeenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7384More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) evaluation and (b) assessment process his Department undertook when choosing Aberdeen as the headquarters of GB Energy.

  Answer: We considered a range of factors including (1) labour market analysis, (2) mapping of Government estate availability and costs, and (3) proximity to strategic partners and establishments. I am confident that Aberdeen is the right place for Great British E...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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• Harbour Energy: LetterOneCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5757More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Scotland in response to the question from the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway of 4 September 2024, Official Report, column 298, when he

  Answer: This was an acquisition of Harbour Energy shares by BASF and LetterOne, with LetterOne receiving a class of non-voting shares which does not give it the ability to influence Harbour Energy. On 30 July 2024, following a detailed national security assessmen...

  Answered 8 Oct 2024

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• Investment Zones: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4334More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) implement the Northern Ireland Enhanced Investment Zone and (b) extend that zone to cover Stranraer and Cairnryan.

  Answer: The Government remains committed to working in partnership with the Northern Ireland Executive on delivering growth for Northern Ireland. Given the need to repair the public finances we must ensure that we are making responsible decisions about public spe...

  Answered 13 Sept 2024

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• A75: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4163More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent progress his Department has made with the Scottish Government on upgrading the A75.

  Answer: The previous Government publicly committed to providing £8m in development funding to complete a detailed feasibility study for specific upgrades to the A75 and to fund targeted improvements identified by the study, subject to the Scottish Government’s bu...

  Answered 10 Sept 2024

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