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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

90795

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Energy
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 reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	208350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department has a number of energy efficiency measures in place and all staff are made aware of our sustainability requirements. The Department’s Cardiff office is a modern building with built in energy efficiency measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/09/2014 14:22:48 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

90793

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Television
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 the purchase of televisions in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	208324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Wales Office did not purchase any televisions in 2013 or 2014 to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/09/2014 14:24:24 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

91568

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff the Wales Office employs on zero hour contracts.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Wales Office does not have any staff employed on zero hour contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/09/2014 11:44:09 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

78804

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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, whether he has any plans to increase the number of replies within his Department's working day standard; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Wales Office has a 15 working day target for responding to correspondence. The Office responded to 98% of all correspondence within the working day standard in 2013-2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/09/2014 15:39:01 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

90794

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
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 (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by his Department in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	208294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following figures (which include allowances) are all full-time equivalent salaries. As the Wales Office has a relatively small staff complement, to protect the confidentiality of individuals, the highest and lowest full-time equivalent salaries are shown via reference to a range.</p><p> </p><p><strong>2010-11</strong>:</p><p>Highest (FTE): £80,000 - £85,000</p><p>Lowest (FTE): £10,000 - £15,000</p><p><strong>2011-12:</strong></p><p>Highest (FTE): £80,000 - £85,000</p><p>Lowest (FTE): £10,000 - £15,000</p><p><strong>2012-13:</strong></p><p>Highest (FTE): £80,000 - £85,000</p><p>Lowest (FTE): £10,000 - £15,000</p><p><strong>2013-14:</strong></p><p>Highest (FTE): £80,000 - £85,000</p><p>Lowest (FTE): £10,000 - £15,000</p><p><strong>2014-15:</strong></p><p>Highest (FTE): £80,000 - £85,000</p><p>Lowest (FTE): £10,000 - £15,000</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/09/2014 14:46:04 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

90881

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
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 proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	208434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is shown below:</p><p>(a) 2012-13 session: 98% of named day questions were answered on the nominated day;</p><p>(b) 2013-14 session: 96% of named day questions were answered on the nominated day;</p><p>(c) 2014-15 to date: 100% of named day questions have been answered on the nominated day.</p><p>Departmental performance information, for ordinary and named day Parliamentary Questions, is collated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and submitted to the Procedure Committee. This is published on a sessional basis by the committee, and includes evidence regarding departmental performance. The monitoring report relating to the 2012-13 session was published on 13 February 2014 as HC1046. The report covering statistics relating to performance during the 2013-14 session will be published very shortly by the Procedure Committee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 12/09/2014 10:15:51 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

226780

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	227161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>15% of staff responded that they had experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months. However, there were no reports of bullying or harassment. Because of the small numbers of staff working at the Wales Office, information regarding disabled staff response rates is not disclosed to the Department.</p><p> </p><p>At the time of the survey the Wales Office had 46 members of staff. The Wales Office takes a zero tolerance approach to reported incidents of bullying and harassment and will will always investigate and treat allegations of unacceptable behaviour extremely seriously before taking appropriate actio</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 17/03/2015 14:05:36 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

226390

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	226974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>76% of staff at the Wales Office responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey, with a further 15% offering no comment. However, because of the small numbers of staff working at the Wales Office, information regarding disabled staff response rates is not disclosed to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 17/03/2015 14:01:37 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

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