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596068

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Attendance Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on Wales of the proposal to transfer responsibility for attendance allowance to local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	47503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text The Government is committed to working closely with the Welsh Government to ensure the implications of any reforms for devolved administration services or budgets are properly understood. answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 12/10/2016 12:18:28 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

417377

	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	Wales Office: Carbon Emissions
	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 carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments in respect of carbon offsetting were made in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	9179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text Nil. The Ministry of Justice deals with carbon offsetting on behalf of the Wales Office. answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/09/2015 12:19:23 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

514549

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
	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 Energy and Climate Change on the Government's review of the case for a Swansea Bay tidal lagoon.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	34770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text My office remains in close contact with the Department of Energy and Climate Change on both the independent review of tidal lagoons and the potential development of a tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay. Talks between the UK Government and the developer are continuing on a possible Contract for Difference and the conclusion of these discussions will be fed into the independent review for consideration. answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 25/04/2016 12:13:54 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

643998

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many full-time equivalent civil servants in his Department are working exclusively on issues arising as a result of the UK voting to leave the EU; and what the civil service grade is of each of those officials.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	54764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Work relating to exiting the EU forms part of the policy portfolio of most Wales Office staff.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 29/11/2016 17:54:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

442399

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if his Department will work with the Welsh Government to ensure that the views of people in England affected by Welsh rail franchises are considered during the next franchise sale process.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	20843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>We have an agreement in principle with the Welsh Government that executive franchising functions will be transferred to Welsh Ministers to enable them to lead on the procurement, management and enforcement of the next Wales and Borders franchise. To ensure proper accountability for passengers in England, it is expected that services primarily serving English markets will be remapped into other Department for Transport franchises and we will consult on specific proposals in due course.</p><p>My officials, along with those from the Department for Transport, are working closely with the Welsh Government to reach final agreement on these matters to ensure that the interests of rail passengers on both sides of the border are fully protected.</p><br /> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/01/2016 17:10:26 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

535664

	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	Foreign Investment in UK: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of inward investment in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	905793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>Wales’s inward investment performance show we can thrive on the world stage. Last year’s UKTI figures showed a record level of inward investment, with over 100 FDI projects supporting over 5,000 jobs. More recent indicators suggest Wales is on course for another great year.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 13/07/2016 16:33:58 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

387376

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions his Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the safety of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of information request in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	5316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Wales Office statistics on the use of Freedom of Information exemptions are published by the Ministry of Justice (Table 10 of annual reports), and are available here: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</a>.</p><p>These statistics provide the number of times section 38 as a whole has been used by each government department. More detailed figures for the constituent parts of section 38 are not readily available because our systems are not designed to provide a more detailed breakdown than is required for the published statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 5295 question first answered 09/07/2015 14:28:11 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

387377

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions his Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the physical or mental health of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of information request in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	5295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Wales Office statistics on the use of Freedom of Information exemptions are published by the Ministry of Justice (Table 10 of annual reports), and are available here: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</a>.</p><p>These statistics provide the number of times section 38 as a whole has been used by each government department. More detailed figures for the constituent parts of section 38 are not readily available because our systems are not designed to provide a more detailed breakdown than is required for the published statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 5316 question first answered 09/07/2015 14:28:11 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

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