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1126568

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	254077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is unable to disclose the number or proportion of officials in the Department citing stress as a reason for sick absence in the last twelve months as the data relates to fewer than five staff, and releasing the data would risk the identification of individuals.</p><p>Sick leave for reasons relating to stress amounted to 33% of total sick leave days in the Department in the 12 months to 31 March. The cost of officials taking sick leave was £14,117.</p><p>The physical and mental wellbeing of our staff is crucially important to the department and staff have access to all employee services that help to sustain physical and mental wellbeing, including Occupational Health and a 24-hour employee assistance helpline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2019 09:24:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1126751

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tourism and Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps the Government has taken to promote (a) inward tourism and (b) foreign direct investment in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	910826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Last year, over 3000 jobs came to Wales through Foreign Direct Investment, through 57 projects of which 93% were supported by both my department and the Department for International Trade.</p><p>Between 2015 and 2018, the UK attracted more foreign direct investment in capital investment than France and Germany combined.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/05/2019 12:38:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1128612

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of steel and steel products procured by his Department in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018 was sourced from (i) the UK and (ii) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	257730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales did not procure any steel or steel products in 2017 and 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/06/2019 09:56:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1136930

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Overtime
	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 the amount of unpaid overtime worked by staff in his Department in the last 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	273327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State encourages flexible working and uses flexible working policies to enable staff to have working patterns that suit both individuals’ and the Department’s needs. The Department has arrangements in place for monitoring hours worked and line managers are responsible for ensuring that employees are not working excessive hours and are compliant with the Working Time Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to the wellbeing of staff and regularly informs them about wellbeing-related topics, including maintaining good physical and mental health.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/07/2019 10:54:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138700

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising in each month since July 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	276557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has not spent any money on social media advertising since July 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/07/2019 12:13:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1140432

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many BAME staff are employed at (a) grade 7, (b) grade 5 and (c) grade 3 in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	279154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of staff working in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales and declaring themselves as BAME as at 30 June 2019 are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of staff reporting ethnicity </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BAME</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) grade 7/6</strong></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) grade 5</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(c) grade 3</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total other staff grades</strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/07/2019 11:58:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1142854

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Travel
	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 ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on ministerial travel (rail, cars and air) in 2017 and 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>First Class Travel* (Rail only)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Second Class Travel (Rail, Cars and Air)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Spend on Ministerial Travel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>64,016</p></td><td><p>64,016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>1,037</p></td><td><p>91,764</p></td><td><p>92,801</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*First class travel was by rail only.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 284267 question first answered 06/09/2019 10:40:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1142868

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Travel
	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 ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on ministerial travel (rail, cars and air) in 2017 and 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>First Class Travel* (Rail only)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Second Class Travel (Rail, Cars and Air)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Spend on Ministerial Travel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>64,016</p></td><td><p>64,016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>1,037</p></td><td><p>91,764</p></td><td><p>92,801</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*First class travel was by rail only.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 284297 question first answered 06/09/2019 10:40:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1143454

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Catering
	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 refreshments in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	285099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department spent the following on refreshments at ministerial events and meetings in 2017 and 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend on Refreshments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>9,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>4,292</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/09/2019 06:50:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1150172

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department uses ONS estimates of personal wellbeing in formulating policy; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve personal well-being in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) takes the wellbeing of our staff very seriously and is committed to providing a high level of support. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) employ staff on behalf of OSSW and therefore the Office adopts and applies MOJ wellbeing policies to our staff.</p><p> </p><p>MOJ published a report on staff mental health and wellbeing in August 2019:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/827763/moj-voluntary-reporting.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/827763/moj-voluntary-reporting.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The report covers the four positive wellbeing measures used by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) for the UK population: life satisfaction, sense of purpose, happiness and anxiety.</p><p> </p><p>The Office uses a wide range of MoJ policies that support wellbeing, including a carers charter and passport. During the past 12 months, MoJ has introduced guidance on supporting victims of domestic abuse (November 2018) and a policy to support EU nationals (August 2019). In August, MoJ introduced the Gender Identity and Intersex Policy and Guidance for staff who identify as transgender, non-binary and intersex. This sets out standards of behaviours and useful resources to ensure everyone is treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>OSSW staff can access a range of MoJ wellbeing services which include: access to internal mental health first aiders, the 24/7 hour employee assistance helpline, occupational health referral and counselling sessions (if deemed appropriate) and membership of relevant employee support networks.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to MoJ policies, the Office engages with other Government Departments in the UK Governance Group to raise staff awareness of wellbeing techniques. This includes discussion of staff wellbeing at staff events and senior leadership meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/10/2019 10:11:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane