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1241731

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Asylum: Penally Camp
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he was first made aware of the Government's decision to provide accommodation for asylum seekers at the Penally training camp.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	100916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>I heard of the decision to use Penally training camp as accommodation for asylum seekers on 12 September.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 13/10/2020 12:49:50 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1239738

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: North Wales and North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to engage with (a) the devolved Administrations and (b) local authorities on regional support for the functional economy of North Wales and Mersey Dee.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	98254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly meets with the Welsh Government and local authorities to discuss support for regional economies in Wales. I wrote to Cllr Mark Pritchard, Chair of the Mersey Dee Alliance (MDA) on 28 September 2020, and met with him on 6 October 2020, to offer our support for the work that the MDA is doing to bring key partners together to support manufacturing in the region.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work in collaboration with both the Welsh Government and regional partners to ensure that the UK Government’s £120m funding commitment for the North Wales Growth Deal is delivered as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 08/10/2020 10:24:54 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1237932

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Shipping: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to support the decarbonisation of the maritime industry in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	95686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is working with the maritime sector to support decarbonisation at both international and domestic level.</p><p> </p><p>Internationally, the UK has been playing a significant role at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the development of short-and medium-term measures alongside other high ambition states and the maritime sector. This work is intended to address emissions and begin decarbonising the sector. The UK is also active in work at IMO on energy efficiency for new ships, and in the development of long-term measures to address emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically, the UK Government has published research exploring the opportunities and challenges arising from decarbonisation, to provide the sector with greater clarity on what is required to achieve decarbonisation. In support of this the Department for Transport has provided £1.5m of grants through Maritime Research and Innovation UK. This grant aims to support clean maritime innovation in the UK with over £240,000 awarded to a Welsh consortium looking into sustainable aquaculture and marine opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from my department regularly engage with officials in the Department for Transport and the Welsh Government on how we can work together to support the decarbonisation of all sectors in Wales, including the maritime sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 05/10/2020 08:36:08 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1237072

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Procurement: 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 legislative competence of Welsh Government to issue procurement advice notes regarding foreign countries.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	94376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>Procurement undertaken by devolved Welsh authorities is a devolved matter and it is therefore the responsibility of the Welsh Government to provide procurement advice in respect of these authorities. In doing so it should ensure compliance with domestic law and should not erect barriers to trade by excluding some of the world’s largest companies from bidding for contracts with devolved bodies in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>I have not discussed the implementation of the Procurement Advice Note on public bodies with Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 94377 question first answered 30/09/2020 11:39:05 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1237073

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Procurement: Wales
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 the Welsh Government on the implementation of the Procurement Advice Note on public bodies divesting from foreign countries.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	94377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>Procurement undertaken by devolved Welsh authorities is a devolved matter and it is therefore the responsibility of the Welsh Government to provide procurement advice in respect of these authorities. In doing so it should ensure compliance with domestic law and should not erect barriers to trade by excluding some of the world’s largest companies from bidding for contracts with devolved bodies in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>I have not discussed the implementation of the Procurement Advice Note on public bodies with Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 94376 question first answered 30/09/2020 11:39:06 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1236714

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions he has met with Welsh Government Ministers to discuss the UK Internal Market Bill.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	93557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Welsh Ministers on a range of issues, including the UK Internal Market Bill. Discussions between the two governments on the UK Internal Market proposals have taken place at Ministerial, official and special adviser level.</p><p> </p><p>I have also engaged with Welsh businesses and their representative organisations on the Government’s internal market proposals and have heard their broad support at first-hand. This was reflected in the response to the Government’s Internal Market White Paper. The Government is keen to engage constructively with the Welsh Government as we take forward this vital legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 25/09/2020 11:06:37 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1236717

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
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, pursuant to his oral contribution of 16 September 2020, Official Report, column 296, if he will list the 70 new policy areas for which the Welsh Government will become responsible.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	93558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government published the Frameworks Analysis 2020 on 24 September. It describes 66 policy areas returning from the EU which intersect with the devolution settlement in Wales and can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frameworks-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frameworks-analysis</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Frameworks Analysis published in April 2019, set out 70 policy areas which intersect with the devolution settlement in Wales. Since then, intergovernmental discussions on the Common Frameworks Programme have considered whether these policy areas should be merged to reflect the way in which frameworks will operate in practice. These changes have been agreed with the Welsh Government and result in 4 fewer policy areas in total. This does not change the total number of powers that will transfer to Welsh Ministers at the end of the Transition Period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 25/09/2020 11:05:02 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1236721

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Welsh Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the oral Answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales of 16 September 2020, Official Report, column 298, on the Future Relationship with EU, if he will list the occasions on which he has discussed preparations for the end of the UK-EU transition period with Welsh Ministers since 1 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	93559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government has regular discussions with Welsh Ministers on preparations for the end of the Transition Period. The main ministerial forum for discussing preparedness is the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) which has met on five occasions this year. Preparedness is also discussed at quadrilateral meetings with Ministers from the Devolved Administrations chaired by my Rt hon Friend, the Paymaster General.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has extensive, constant and wide-ranging engagement with the Welsh Government. This includes discussions on our Covid-19 response, and areas of joint work between our governments such as on city and growth deals, as well as preparations for the end of the Transition Period. Discussions are constructive and their frequency will increase further as we approach the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 25/09/2020 11:05:53 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1234787

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support Wales’ economic recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Jacob Young
uin	905969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>This Department is focussed on jobs and growth in Wales. We’re ensuring the four City &amp; Growth Deals support the different regions. We are working with partners to improve transport infrastructure and digital connectivity. We are continuing to support our existing industry and looking for opportunities to develop new sectors, particularly on renewable energy.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 16/09/2020 11:50:29 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young

1234788

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	City Deals and Local Growth Deals: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on City and Growth deals in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	905970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The City and Growth Deals are progressing well. Cardiff has several exciting projects in the pipeline and I was pleased to approve and visit Swansea Bay’s Pembroke Dock Marine and see the progress on Swansea’s Digital District for myself. North Wales’ Full Deal Agreement and Mid Wales’ Head of Terms are also expected by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 905972 question first answered 16/09/2020 11:49:05 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton