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1168770

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Children: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on levels of child poverty in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>Child poverty is an important issue in Wales, and one which the UK Government remains determined to tackle. We are helping parents to move into and remain in work, offering the best opportunity for families to move out of poverty and improving children’s long-term outcomes.</p><p>The Government’s focus has been on radically reforming the welfare system to promote work as the most effective route out of poverty and towards financial independence.</p><p>Compared with 2010, there are <del class="ministerial">14,200</del> <ins class="ministerial">142,000</ins> more people in employment in Wales, the number of people unemployed is at a record low of 55,000. The number of people in workless households has fallen by 90,000 since April-June 2010.</p><p>We recognise the importance of a collaborative approach in addressing complex issues such as this and I am keen to ensure that we work with the Welsh Government to tackle the causes and effects of child poverty in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/01/2020 12:11:05 question first ministerially corrected 13/01/2020 10:16:04 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart previous answer version 381 answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1420739

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Newport West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the National Insurance contribution rise on (a) households and (b) employers in Newport West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	120925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, including National Insurance contributions (NICs).</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to responsible management of the public finances. That is why the Government has taken the tough but responsible decision to increase taxes, introducing a UK-wide 1.25% Health and Social Care Levy based on NICs, in order to fund a significant increase in permanent spending on the NHS and social care. <ins class="ministerial">There is a significant Union dividend for Wales within this levy, meaning that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will benefit by around 15% more than is generated from their residents, equivalent to around £300 million every year on average.</ins></p><p> </p><p>Regarding the impact on households; NICs is progressive, the Primary Threshold means that the lowest earners do not pay any NICs. The highest earning 15% will pay over half the revenues raised by the Levy and 6.1 million people earning less than the Primary Threshold (equivalent to £9,880 a year in 2022-23) will not pay the Levy.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the impact on businesses; while it is fair that businesses contribute, as they benefit from having a healthy workforce, big businesses will pay the most. 70% of the money raised from business will come from the biggest 1% of employers (those with at least 250 employees). Just under 40% of all employers with employer NICs/Levy liabilities (630,000 employers) are expected not to pay the Levy due to the Employment Allowance. The next 42% of businesses (675,000 employers) will face an average increase of £475 per year, less than 1% of their overall wage bill.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 14/02/2022 12:39:05 question first ministerially corrected 18/02/2022 09:44:37 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart previous answer version 50799 answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

419004

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Block Grant: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans the Government has for the future of the block grant to Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	David Mowat
	uin	901183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>The Government is committed to delivering in full the St David's Day Agreement for Wales. </strong></ins></p><p> </p><p>This includes a commitment to introduce a funding floor at the Spending Review to ensure for the first time that Wales has a funding framework that will stand the test of time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 16/09/2015 14:20:06 question first ministerially corrected 24/09/2015 10:45:29 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb previous answer version 21790 answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

533000

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	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, what plans he has to ensure that the Government commits to providing the same level of funding to Wales after the UK leaves the EU that is received from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	41923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Prime Minister has been clear that the negotiation for Britain's future relationship with Europe will need to begin under a new Prime Minister, and we have now got to look at all the detailed arrangements. In the meantime, Departments continue working to deliver the Government agenda</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The current EU funding rules will continue to apply until the UK has left the EU, following the successful conclusion of exit negotiations. It will be for the new Prime Minister and their Cabinet to discuss development funding in the future.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 13/07/2016 09:23:16 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2016 10:19:45 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns previous answer version 6838 answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1000289

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
	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 consultancy fees in relation to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	187305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has spent nothing on consultancy fees in relation to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 09/11/2018 10:34:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

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

1003673

	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	Wales Office: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The usage of electricity and gas-powered heating over the last three financial years is shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Utility</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td><td><p>31637 KWH</p></td><td><p>44731 KWH</p></td><td><p>38184 KWH</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>*Gas (Heating)</strong></p></td><td><p>90.55 MWH</p></td><td><p>101.62 MWH</p></td><td><p>127.5 MWH</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The gas-powered heating is provided by Crown Commercial Services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 15/11/2018 11:37:44 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003674

	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	Wales Office: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The cost of electricity and gas-powered heating over the last three financial years is shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Utility</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td><td><p>6,778</p></td><td><p>5,004</p></td><td><p>5,203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>*Gas (Heating)</strong></p></td><td><p>8,113</p></td><td><p>8,752</p></td><td><p>7,311</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The gas-powered heating is provided by Crown Commercial Services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 15/11/2018 11:38:56 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003751

	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	Wales Office: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales receives procurement services from the Ministry of Justice and does not issue contracts directly.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 15/11/2018 11:36:20 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003887

	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	Wales Office: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has plans to close his Department's office at 1 Caspian Point, Cardiff.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	189828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales plans to relocate its Cardiff Office from Caspian Point, Cardiff Bay to the new UK Government Hub in the centre of Cardiff. This relocation is currently planned for late 2020.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 13/11/2018 11:39:02 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1006888

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether there will be any reduction in support for the Welsh economy as a result of the transition from the European Regional Development Fund and European Structural Funds to the Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	191441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Industrial Strategy we are already delivering for Wales, from £36 million for the UK’s Active Building Centre in Swansea to the £120 million commitment for the North Wales Growth Deal. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund provides the UK with an enormous opportunity to redefine the way we invest our own money in line with the specific priorities that are unique to the people, communities and businesses across all nations of our Union.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/11/2018 15:08:12 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1010351

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which trade unions he has met in the last 12 months; and on what dates those meetings took place.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>I regularly meet representatives from the full array of unions in Wales and this week I will be hosting a roundtable with unions from across the various industry sectors in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/11/2018 11:23:35 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010352

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what products featuring (a) departmental and (b) Government branding his Department has procured in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The information below shows the products the Office procured featuring the Departmental/Government name and logo over the last three years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Products Procured featuring Departmental/Government Name and Logo</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>Business cards, stationery, roll up banners and stands, brochures and booklets for Ministerial events, logo sign.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>Business cards, roll up banners and stands, brochures and booklets for Ministerial events, logo sign.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>Business cards, roll up banners and stands, brochures and booklets for Ministerial events, logo sign.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/11/2018 12:44:16 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010354

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding he allocated to Welsh lessons for staff in his Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Funding for Welsh language learning forms part of the training budget for staff in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales. The training budget in each of the last 5 years was £15,000 per annum.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/11/2018 15:28:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010355

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Loneliness: Wales
	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 incorporate the Prime Minister's cross-governmental loneliness strategy into the policy-formulation and decision-making processes of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The strategy commits the UK Government to work with the devolved administrations to ensure that the work to implement the strategy is complementary and to share insights and learn from one another.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/11/2018 15:17:58 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010358

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Christmas Cards
	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 spending on (a) departmental Christmas cards and (b) postage for Christmas 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has not yet estimated departmental spending on Christmas cards and postage for Christmas 2018.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 26/11/2018 16:04:55 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010361

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many letters he has received from Members of the House of (a) Commons and (b) Lords in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>In the past 12 months, the office of the Secretary of State for Wales has formally responded to 46 letters from MPs and 2 letters from Peers. A breakdown by month is provided below.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Wales also receives copies of letters that do not require responses but this information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Secretary of State responses to MPs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secretary of State responses to Peers </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Junior Ministers responses to MPs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 27/11/2018 10:37:57 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010630

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2018 to Question 191441 on UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on the Welsh economy and regional development of a lower level of Shared Prosperity Fund funding than that received under the European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Future decisions on funding will form part of the 2019 Spending Review, but in the meantime the draft Withdrawal Agreement states that the UK would continue to participate in 2014-2020 programmes until they close. Further, due to the Government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes, UK organisations, including those in Wales, will receive funding in the unlikely event that the Withdrawal Agreement is not ratified.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s exit from the EU provides us with an opportunity to reconsider how funding for growth across the UK is designed and delivered. Our manifesto committed to creating a UK Shared Prosperity Fund, of which the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government published further details in a Written Ministerial Statement on 24 July.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/11/2018 10:35:31 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1010632

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2018 to Question 191441, whether he has estimated the current level of funding that Wales receives from the European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, Horizon 2020, Rural Development Funding and the Wales-Ireland Co-operation scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The current UK Partnership Agreement for 2014-2020 European Structural Investment Funds programmes was approved by the EU in February 2018. For Wales, the European Regional Development Fund amount is €1,409,422,319, for European Social Fund the amount is €1,007,867,040.</p><p> </p><p>The Wales-Ireland Co-operation scheme is a joint funding pot of €79,198,450, available for all Irish and Welsh beneficiaries to drawdown from and is not separated by Member State.</p><p> </p><p>From January 2014 to November 2018, entities located in Wales have been awarded Horizon 2020 funding of €102,332,792.</p><p> </p><p>For the Common Agricultural Policy funding for 2014-2020, Wales will receive a pillar 1 (direct payment) allocation of around €2,245million, and pillar 2 (rural development) allocation of around €355million.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/11/2018 10:37:26 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1010633

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2018 to Question 191441, whether the Government plans to allocate more or less than £2.1 billion from the Shared Prosperity Fund to Wales between 2021 and 2027.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Future decisions on funding will form part of the 2019 Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 193542 question first answered 23/11/2018 10:38:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1010634

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2018 to Question 191441, whether those specific priorities will differ from the priorities that have informed the allocation of funding from the European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Future decisions on funding will form part of the 2019 Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 193541 question first answered 23/11/2018 10:38:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1010635

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2018 to Question 191441, whether those amounts are lower or higher than the amount that those areas have received in the same period from the European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Examples of where the Industrial Strategy is already delivering for Wales are in addition to EU funding.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/11/2018 10:40:57 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1010743

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent bilateral meetings he has had with (a) the Welsh First Minister, (b) other Welsh Cabinet Ministers and (c) UK Government Cabinet Ministers on ensuring that the proposed Shared Prosperity Fund respects devolution settlements.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	193409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>I hold regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues and Welsh Government ministers on a range of issues, including EU Exit. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund provides the UK with an enormous opportunity to redefine the way we invest our own money in line with the specific priorities of all nations of our Union.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/11/2018 09:30:18 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns previous answer version 86883 answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1011476

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of invoices received from his Department's suppliers were paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	194068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales paid 90% of undisputed and valid invoices within 10 days of receipt over the last twelve months.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/11/2018 12:41:56 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane