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179060

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Borderlands Line: Electrification
	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 Welsh Government and Merseyrail on electrification of the Wrexham to Bidston railway line.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	223965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text On 30 January, I held a transport summit with businesses and local stakeholders in north Wales including Merseytravel and Arriva Trains Wales. The summit discussed transport priorities across north Wales and the case for investing in cross border routes including the rail line between Wrexham and Bidston. answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/02/2015 12:29:47 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

383952

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	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, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	3112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Wales Office occupies two buildings; one in London and the other in Cardiff. The London building is owned by the Department, and we lease part of a privately owned building in Cardiff at a rental cost of £89,958 per annum. The rent for the Cardiff building is paid to Colliers International, the managing agents for the landlord.</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 23/06/2015 11:56:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

384539

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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, what proportion of the office space owned or leased by his Department is not in regular use; what the total (a) rental and (b) retail value is of all such office space; and if he will place in the Library a copy of his most recent departmental real estate valuation.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	3484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>All space in the Wales Office’s London and Cardiff offices is in regular use. The London office is owned by the Department, and we lease accommodation in Cardiff. The Valuation Office Agency undertook a valuation of the London office (land and buildings) on 31 March 2014, and valued it at £4,125,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 29/06/2015 13:58:10 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

417375

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Public Footpaths: Ynys Môn
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the reasons are for the diversion of the Welsh Coast footpath inland around Plas Newydd on Anglesey; and whether the National Trust requested that diversion.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	9194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Wales Office does not hold this information as it relates to matters that are devolved and the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p><p /> <p>The Wales Coast Path has been developed by the Welsh Government in partnership with Natural Resources Wales, sixteen local authorities and two National Parks.</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 grouped question UIN 9195 question first answered 14/09/2015 12:26:43 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

417376

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Public Footpaths: Wales
	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 extent to which the Welsh Coast footpath is (a) as close to the coast as is practical and (b) not unnecessarily diverted inland because of objections from landowners.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	9195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Wales Office does not hold this information as it relates to matters that are devolved and the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p><p /> <p>The Wales Coast Path has been developed by the Welsh Government in partnership with Natural Resources Wales, sixteen local authorities and two National Parks.</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 grouped question UIN 9194 question first answered 14/09/2015 12:26:43 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

147650

	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	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many contracts signed by his Department with suppliers of services or consultants include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	214018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office receives procurement services from the Ministry of Justice. The consideration given to such a clause in relation to commercial contracts will be in line with the Ministry of Justice’s policies and procedures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 17/11/2014 13:40:00 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

419005

	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	Health Services: 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 Ministers in the Welsh Government on equality and diversity training in health and social care in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	901182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>I, along with Ministerial colleagues, have regular discussions with Welsh Government Ministers on a range of issues, including equality and diversity within the health and social care sectors in Wales.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 16/09/2015 12:22:29 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

176580

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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 staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The average number of staff employed through employment or recruitment agencies since 2010-11 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><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><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 04/02/2015 15:02:31 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

170546

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	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 savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	218794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The electronic Q&amp;A system has removed the requirement to subscribe to the TSO feed for Parliamentary Questions (PQs) resulting in a saving to the Department of £6,504.40 per year.</p><p>The reduced paper costs, although relatively small, are also welcome both in environmental and financial terms.</p><p>The Wales Office has not had to introduce, plan to introduce or improve any existing ICT systems.</p><p>The Q&amp;A system has allowed the department to answer PQs later in the day than the previous paper-based system, mitigating against the small number of cases where answering close to the deadline was unavoidable. It also allows hon and Rt hon Members to receive their answers instantly once uploaded, and on the electronic platform of their choosing.</p><p>One of the benefits of the new system is the possibility for the reporting of the timeliness of answers to Parliamentary Questions to be delivered with greater consistency and accuracy across all answering bodies.</p><p>It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the new system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/01/2015 15:16:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179684

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in his Department was in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	224485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The average number of formal training days undertaken by staff at the Wales Office in the last three financial years is shown below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><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>2.2</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></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 26/02/2015 12:39:01 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah