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228662

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average hourly pay is for employees at each grade within his Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	228451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Wales Office staff are not directly employed by the Department and are subject to Ministry of Justice policies for pay purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/03/2015 11:15:38 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

155576

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how often his Department reviews its processes regarding the logging of emails, letters and other correspondence received; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	214259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Wales Office procedures for logging of emails, letters and other correspondence are kept under regular review.</p><p>My Department aims to respond to all correspondence within 15 working days.</p><p>Guidance on handling correspondence from Members of Parliament, Peers, MEPs and Members of devolved Administrations can be found in the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 17/11/2014 13:42:42 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

348119

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Police: Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received from Ministers in the Welsh Government about the (a) Dyfed Powys Police Helicopter and (b) National Police Air Service.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Wales Office Ministers have not received any representations from Welsh Ministers or Assembly Members about the Dyfed Powys helicopter or the National Police Air Service (NPAS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/06/2015 16:20:17 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

147649

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
	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 roll out broadband in rural constituencies in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
	tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
	uin	213921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Wales Office Ministers have met with BDUK to discuss the roll out of superfast broadband in rural areas in Wales following £69 million being provided to the Welsh Government to support their programme – Superfast Cymru. In addition to this, BDUK is currently piloting a £10 million project to test new ways of delivering broadband to hard to reach areas and this includes a project in Wales. It is Superfast Cymru, a joint Welsh Government/BT programme, which chose the areas that should be prioritised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 17/11/2014 13:34:12 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

170018

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Fraud
	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 cost of (a) fraud and (b) financial error in his Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	218514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>There have not been any instances of fraud or financial error in the Wales Office in the last five years. The Wales Office has robust policies and controls in place to prevent fraud and error. These policies and controls are reviewed by both internal and external audit on an annual basis and to date no issues have been found.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 18/12/2014 11:50:52 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

227612

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	227605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The only staff engaged off-payroll are from an agency. The average numbers, in each of the last five years, are listed below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:10:35 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227953

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Staff
	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 employees in his Department identify as (a) white or white British, (b) Asian or Asian British, (c) Black or Black British, (d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and (e) another ethnicity.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	227969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of staff at the Wales Office who identify with the ethnic groupings listed are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(a) white or white British</p></td><td><p>(b) Asian or Asian British</p></td><td><p>(c) Black or Black British</p></td><td><p>(d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and</p></td><td><p>(e) another ethnicity</p></td><td><p>Not</p><p>Stated/ disclosed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>*In accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines, the Wales Office does not disclose information relating to five or fewer members of staff.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:15:41 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

223057

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of Apprentices employed at the Wales Office is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ages:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(i) 16-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(ii) 19-24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(iii) 25 and older</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Apprentices</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Previously employed by Government</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/03/2015 10:39:53 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

175819

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many recruitment and employment agencies his Department has used to source staff in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	222097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The number of agencies used by year is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/02/2015 12:38:22 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169039

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Staff
	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 (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what the length of contract of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band each was on.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	217786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The expenditure for the last five years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>(a) Consultants</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(b) Temporary Workers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) Contingent Labour*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>1,845.75</p></td><td><p>7,604.00</p></td><td><p>11,377.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>6,870.85</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>32,046.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>13,699.00</p></td><td><p>36,602.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>3,100.00</p></td><td><p>7,468.00</p></td><td><p>38,903.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>114,023.26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The Wales Office only uses contingent labour until a post is filled substantively or to cover a temporary absence e.g. maternity leave.</p><p><br> The number of people so employed and their equivalent salary band and length of contract (where relevant) is shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) </strong></p><p><strong>Consultants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) </strong></p><p><strong>Temporary Workers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) </strong></p><p><strong>Contingent Labour</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1 consultant undertook research and a report that</p><p>spanned two financial years.</p></td><td><p>1 AO on a 50 week contract.</p></td><td><p>3 AOs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>2 AOs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1 AO was on a 50 week contract spanning</p><p>two financial years.</p></td><td><p>1 AA and 1 AO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>1. The Valuation Office Agency undertook a valuation of the</p><p>Wales Office London Office for the Departmental Accounts.</p></td><td><p>1 AA, 2 AOs, 1 EO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1 AA, 4 AOs, 1 EO and 2 HEOs</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Legend of Salary Bands: </strong><strong>AA = Administrative Assistant; AO= Administrative Officer; </strong><strong>EO = Executive Officer; HEO = Higher Executive Officer</strong><strong>.</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note that the consultants were contracted to undertake specific work to a deadline. Contingent Labour workers are not offered individual contracts. The Wales Office uses the Ministry Of Justice Single Managed Service Provider contract for the provision of clerical contingent labour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 16/12/2014 16:15:30 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell