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1003636

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Welsh Language
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 effect of the UK leaving the EU on Welsh speakers and Welsh-speaking communities.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	189596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom, including Welsh speaking communities. We continue to engage the devolved administrations, including the Welsh Government, fully in preparations for the UK's exit from the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/11/2018 09:48:53 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1003637

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Welsh Language
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) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the Welsh Government, (c) the Welsh Language Commissioner and (d) the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee in the National Assembly for Wales on the potential effect on (i) Welsh speakers and (ii) Welsh-speaking communities of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	189597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with Cabinet colleagues, the Welsh Government, and other key stakeholders, including representatives of Welsh speaking communities, on issues affecting Wales, including the impact of EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/11/2018 09:49:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

999202

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	European Regional Development Fund: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what specific and technical guidance has been provided to (a) charities, (b) local authorities and (c) the Welsh Government on how to apply for money under the funding guarantee for ERDF programmes in the event no deal being reached with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	186356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with Welsh local authority leaders, charities, and Welsh Government ministers where a range of issues are discussed, including the impact of EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The Government firmly believes it is in the interests of both the EU and the UK to strike a deal. That remains the goal on both sides and we are confident that this will be achieved. But it is the job of a responsible Government to prepare for all scenarios, so we have already carried out very significant ‘no deal’ preparations for the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal.</p><p> </p><p>We have already published over 100 technical notices so that businesses and citizens have time to prepare in the event of a 'no deal' scenario. These are available on gov.uk in a centralised location that is easy for people to access and use.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically guidance on European Regional Development Funding in a 'no deal' can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-regional-development-funding-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/european-regional-development-funding-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-regional-development-funding-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/european-regional-development-funding-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/11/2018 12:42:57 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

997800

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	M4: 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 Chief Secretary to the Treasury on representations received by the UK Government from the Welsh Government on increasing borrowing capacity to fund the M4 relief road.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	185561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>I have frequent discussions with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on a wide range of issues. I was pleased that the Chancellor was able to announce at Budget a review of the Welsh Government’s capital borrowing powers to consider whether the borrowing cap should be increased by up to £300m to support this vital project.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/11/2018 15:23:38 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

997801

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	M4: 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 increasing borrowing capacity for the Welsh Government specifically to fund the M4 relief road.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	185562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Welsh Government on a wide range of issues. The Welsh Government requested an extension to their borrowing powers to fund the M4 and I was pleased that the Chancellor was able to announce at Budget a review of the Welsh Government’s capital borrowing powers to consider whether the borrowing cap should be increased by up to £300m to support this vital project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/11/2018 15:24:40 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

997802

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	M4: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will publish all communications between the Wales Office and the Welsh Government on increasing borrowing capacity to fund the M4 relief road.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	185563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Welsh’s Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance wrote on 26th April to request an increase in borrowing capacity, including for the M4 project. I note that the Welsh Government has now published this letter, and I will place a copy in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>Following a dialogue between the UK and Welsh Governments in the intervening period, I was pleased that the Chancellor was able to announce at Budget a review of the Welsh Government’s capital borrowing powers to consider whether the borrowing cap should be increased by up to £300m to support this vital project.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/11/2018 17:29:27 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

993895

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	What assessment he has made of the effect on the devolution settlement in Wales of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	907191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>Leaving the EU will result in a significant increase in the decision-making powers of the Welsh Assembly and Welsh Government.</p><p>This is another step forward in Welsh devolution. It is hard to believe that the last Labour Government left us with the LCO model, which hardly showed confidence in colleagues in Cardiff Bay.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 24/10/2018 12:28:31 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

993897

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on additional investment for Welsh railway infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	907197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on investment in railway infrastructure in Wales, most recently last week.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail’s proposed budget for investment in the Wales Route for 2019-24 is more than £1.5 billion. This is a record investment in Wales’ railways.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 24/10/2018 12:29:22 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

994157

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Holyhead Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment has been made of the efficiency and capacity of Holyhead Port as a customs port when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	183427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>As the second busiest Roll On-Roll Off freight port in the UK, the Government recognises the importance of Holyhead to the economy of Wales and the UK. That is why a number of Government ministers, including myself and, earlier this month, the Parliamentary under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union, have visited Holyhead to discuss the impact of EU Exit on the port and its operators.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales, along with other UK Government Departments, continues to work with port operators across Wales, other key stakeholders, and the Welsh Government, to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at ports and airports in Wales once the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 29/10/2018 09:47:48 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

989668

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when the Government plans to publish its contingency plans for the transport network servicing trade and travel through Welsh ports to Ireland in the event that no deal is reached for the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	180793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>We do not want or expect a no deal scenario. It is however the duty of a responsible Government to continue to prepare for a range of potential outcomes including the unlikely event of no deal.</p><p> </p><p>We have now published 106 specific technical notices, including on transport, trading with the EU, and the Common Travel Area, to help businesses, citizens and consumers to prepare for March 2019 in the event of a no deal scenario. These are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/how-to-prepare-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-with-no-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/how-to-prepare-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-with-no-deal</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 22/10/2018 09:30:40 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens