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758844

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Coastal Communities Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which projects in Wales have benefited from the coastal communities fund in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Since 2012, the Coastal Communities Fund in Wales has provided £12,262,000 for 57 projects in Wales to help create new jobs and promote economic development on the Welsh coast.</p><p>Descriptions and funding levels for each project are available on the BIG Lottery website:</p><p><a href="https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/ccf" target="_blank">https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/ccf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2017 10:25:19 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758845

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tidal Power: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent meetings he has had with Cabinet colleagues on tidal lagoons.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>I have had a number of discussions with Cabinet colleagues, including on tidal lagoons. I remain supportive of a tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay, however it is essential that we fully assess the costs and benefits of the project to ensure it represents value for money.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2017 10:26:48 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758846

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	UK Trade With EU: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of Welsh exports and imports were traded with the EU in each year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below show the proportion of Welsh exports and imports that were traded with the EU between 2014 and 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of Welsh imports that come from EU countries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of Welsh exports that go to EU countries</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>42.9</p></td><td><p>64.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>48.1</p></td><td><p>66.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>48.6</p></td><td><p>67.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: HMRC Regional Trade Statistics</p><p> </p><p>Data before this period is not available due to an improvement in methodology made by HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not receive information in respect of goods that move wholly within the UK. Goods partially created in Wales before being finalised by a separate company, in another region of the UK and exported are not included in the above figures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2017 14:35:53 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758847

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much in EU structural funds has been spent in each local authority area of Wales in each year for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The distribution of EU structural funds in Wales is the responsibility of the Welsh Government. The UK Government does not hold these figures.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2017 10:27:55 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758848

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Poverty: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people in work were living in poverty in Wales in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The poverty threshold as measured by the UK Government and the European Union is 60 per cent of median household income. Statistics are published as part of the Department for Work &amp; Pensions (DWP) Households below Average Income (HBAI) release.</p><p> </p><p>HBAI statistics are not classified by those who are in employment and those who are not on a regional basis. HBAI statistics are however classified by those who are of working age on a regional basis. These can be found in the table below for the years 1994-2016. The figures are published to the nearest hundred thousand, as is recommended by the HBAI data convention.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2017 10:31:58 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns attachment 1 file name Table - PQ UIN 9542.docx title Table - UIN 9542
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758849

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which railway stations in Wales are being considered for remodelling to accommodate bimodal trains.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>No stations in Wales require remodelling to accommodate the bi-mode Hitachi Super Express trains.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2017 10:29:06 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758850

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding Wales has received from the public purse in real terms under the Barnett Formula in each of the last 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Table 1 below shows funding Wales has received from the public purse for each of the past 12 years. This information is published by HM Treasury as part of their Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses. Data before this period is not available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Total identifiable expenditure on services in Wales 2004-16</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£ millions)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004-05</strong></p></td><td><p>21,894</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong></p></td><td><p>23,362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-07</strong></p></td><td><p>24,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p>25,623</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>27,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>29,171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>30,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>29,902</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>29,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>30,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>30,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>30,978</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2017</p><p> </p><p>The funding Wales has received from the public purse in real terms is only available for the past 5 years. This can be found in table 2 below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Total identifiable expenditure on services in Wales in real terms 2011-16</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£ millions)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>31,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>30,653</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>30,684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>30,706</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>30,978</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2017 11:06:28 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758851

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	South Wales Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the timescale is for the completion of rail electrification to Cardiff.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving services to and from South Wales through our programme of investment in the Great Western Main Line. Electrification of the Great Western Main Line to Cardiff will be completed by December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2017 11:10:39 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758852

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of foreign inward investment in Wales was from other EU member states in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Between 2011/12 and 2015/16, 112 of the 367 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects into Wales came from EU countries. This represented 31% of the total FDI projects into Wales during this time.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16, 90 out of the 97 FDI projects in Wales were supported by the Department for International Trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2017 14:34:04 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758853

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Devolution: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much (a) central, (b) Welsh and (c) local government has spent on the (i) Cardiff City Deal, (ii) Swansea City Deal and (iii) North Wales growth deal to date; and what projections he has made of spending on each of those City Deals in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed to invest over £600m in City Deals in Wales. Of this, £500m will be invested in the Cardiff City Deal, and £115.6m will be invested in the Swansea City Deal. It is estimated that between the two deals up to 34,000 jobs could be created.</p><p>The government also remains committed to agreeing a North Wales Growth Deal.</p><p>Full details of each partner’s commitments can be found in the enclosed table.</p><p>Further detail on the funding of the Cardiff and Swansea City Deals can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508268/Cardiff_Capital_Region_City_Deal.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508268/Cardiff_Capital_Region_City_Deal.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/611685/Swansea_City_Deal_-_English.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/611685/Swansea_City_Deal_-_English.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2017 11:14:24 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns attachment 1 file name Table - PQ UIN 9609.docx title Table - PQ UIN 9609
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane