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435949

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with (a) his ministerial colleagues and (b) his counterpart in the Welsh Government on the operation of the apprenticeship levy in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	18929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>We are currently discussing the operation of the apprenticeship levy with the Welsh Government, and other devolved administrations, to ensure they can get their fair share of the revenue and, as far as possible, develop a system for administering the levy which complements the skills and apprenticeship policies of each of the devolved administrations.</p><p>We are committed to doing all we can to make the system work for employers wherever they are in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 10/12/2015 15:51:21 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

434065

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many times he has visited each parliamentary constituency in Wales in an official capacity in the 2015-16 session of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	18755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>Wales Office Ministers regularly visit Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. In each instance, the respective honourable Member is notified of the visit.</p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Wales Office website, and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office Business Plan are published in the Wales Office Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>Wales Office Ministers are always keen to receive invitation requests from honourable Members.</p><br /> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 09/12/2015 15:32:22 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb previous answer version 34487 answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

429146

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on (a) temporary agency staff, (b) consultants, (c) non-payroll staff, (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising (i) in 2014-15 prices and (ii) as a proportion of his Department's expenditure in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	16787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Wales Office spend on (a) temporary staff, (b) consultants, (c) non-payroll staff, (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising as a proportion of Wales Office expenditure in each year since 2010-11 is shown in the table attached.</p><p>The numbers shown are actual spend as published in the Wales Office Departmental Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/11/2015 16:01:16 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns attachment 1 file name UIN 16787.docx title UIN 16787: Table - Wales Office Expenditure
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

429147

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of his Department's expected underspend against Departmental Expenditure Limits in 2015-16; what his Department's forecast is of total Annually Managed Expenditure in 2015-16; and what that forecast was at the time of the (a) Summer Budget 2015 and (b) March Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	16914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>As recommended by the Treasury, Departments are encouraged to maintain a reserve. The Wales Office maintains a reserve of around 5% of its annual Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL), which represents our forecast underspend. This underspend can increase or decrease if planned expenditure is higher or lower than expected. In 2015-16, our DEL is £4.432m which includes the Departmental reserve of £0.222m. Our forecast of Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) is £-0.020m.</p><br /> <br /><p>The reserve stated above was also our forecast underspend at the time of the summer budget in 2015. The Department does not forecast underspends for the following financial year at the March budget. Each March, the Wales Office focuses on completing the financial transactions and processes of that current financial year.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/11/2015 13:17:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

428501

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Local Government: Cardiff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what progress has been made on the proposals for a Cardiff City Deal.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	902193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>Cardiff is one of Europe’s youngest and most innovative capital cities. Last week the Government received Cardiff Capital Region’s latest proposals for the Cardiff City Deal. We are currently considering the submission and will continue to work with the Cardiff Capital Region to progress the Deal.</p><br /> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 18/11/2015 16:06:38 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

428726

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Government Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits for his Department of merging the Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Offices to make a Department for the regions.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	902185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>I would start by reminding my honourable Friend that Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are nations, not regions.</p><p>Since my appointment as Secretary of State for Wales, I have taken action to drive down costs within the Wales Office by collaborating with other Government Departments and sharing services.</p><p>At the present time I believe the nations are best served by strong Secretaries of State representing their interests around the Cabinet table.</p><br /> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 18/11/2015 16:08:56 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

428946

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tourism: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government support for the tourism sector in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	902195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>In July, the Government published its 5-point plan to ensure the benefits of tourism extend beyond London and across the UK. The Welsh economy continues to benefit from a thriving tourist industry, with recent figures showing the amount spent by overseas visitors increased by £34 million over the last year.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 902192 question first answered 18/11/2015 17:10:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

428947

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tourism: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government support for the tourism sector in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	902192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>In July, the Government published its 5-point plan to ensure the benefits of tourism extend beyond London and across the UK. The Welsh economy continues to benefit from a thriving tourist industry, with recent figures showing the amount spent by overseas visitors increased by £34 million over the last year.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 902195 question first answered 18/11/2015 17:10:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

426625

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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 the Government plans to monitor and enforce clause 2 of the draft Wales Bill.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	14991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Clause 2 of the draft Wales Bill will place the existing convention that Parliament will not normally legislate with regard to devolved matters without the consent of the National Assembly for Wales on a statutory footing. The Government will continue to work with the Welsh Government to obtain the Assembly’s consent (via legislative consent motions) to legislation in devolved areas included in parliamentary Bills. Similarly,where Welsh Government is legislating in relation to the functions of reserved authorities, they should seek the consent of UK ministers, and the draft bill makes this clear.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 10/11/2015 16:54:55 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

426626

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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, for what reasons the draft Wales Bill would seek to change the criteria on which the Assembly could legislate outside its normal competence, as set out in section 108(5) of the Government of Wales Act 2006.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	14989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The purpose of the reserved powers model in the draft Wales Bill is to define clearly the legislative competence reserved to the UK Parliament. At the same time, it enables the Assembly to modify the law in areas that would otherwise be reserved to enforce, or otherwise give effect to, its legislation.</p><p>It is right that this freedom should be balanced by a test to be applied when the Assembly seeks to modify the law in areas that are not devolved. For that reason the draft Bill defines the circumstances in which it can do so and the test to be applied – the test of necessity. This gives the Assembly flexibility to modify the law in areas outside devolved competence in order to enforce its legislation effectively, whilst ensuring the effect on these areas goes no further than necessary.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 10/11/2015 17:05:00 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith