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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

435949

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	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) his ministerial colleagues and (b) his counterpart in the Welsh Government on the operation of the apprenticeship levy in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	18929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>We are currently discussing the operation of the apprenticeship levy with the Welsh Government, and other devolved administrations, to ensure they can get their fair share of the revenue and, as far as possible, develop a system for administering the levy which complements the skills and apprenticeship policies of each of the devolved administrations.</p><p>We are committed to doing all we can to make the system work for employers wherever they are in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 10/12/2015 15:51:21 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

434065

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many times he has visited each parliamentary constituency in Wales in an official capacity in the 2015-16 session of Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	18755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>Wales Office Ministers regularly visit Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. In each instance, the respective honourable Member is notified of the visit.</p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Wales Office website, and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office Business Plan are published in the Wales Office Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>Wales Office Ministers are always keen to receive invitation requests from honourable Members.</p><br /> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 09/12/2015 15:32:22 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb previous answer version 34487 answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

446079

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: 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 the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the potential effect of current policy on compensation to energy-intensive industries on the steel industry in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	23093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The steel industry is facing unprecedented challenges at present and I am determined to do everything I can to support the industry and those affected. I have regular discussions regarding the steel industry in Wales with ministerial colleagues including the Prime Minister,Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise.</p><p>The Government is committed to providing compensation to Energy Intensive Industries. On 17 December, we secured state aid clearance to pay further compensation to energy intensive industries - including steel - for renewable policy costs.</p><p>The Government has published guidance and forms for claiming compensation. The first compensation payments will be made as soon as possible after eligible companies have submitted applications and backdated to December 2015.</p><p>As announced at Autumn Statement 2015, we are committed to transitioning from a compensation scheme to an exemption, with the aim of this being in place in 2017. Compensation will continue to be paid to the industry until the permanent exemption is in place.</p><p>This policy will save the industry hundreds of millions of pounds and will give the steel industry all across the UK greater certainty around energy costs for the life of the parliament.</p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 22/01/2016 11:36:24 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

426626

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Devolution: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, for what reasons the draft Wales Bill would seek to change the criteria on which the Assembly could legislate outside its normal competence, as set out in section 108(5) of the Government of Wales Act 2006.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	14989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The purpose of the reserved powers model in the draft Wales Bill is to define clearly the legislative competence reserved to the UK Parliament. At the same time, it enables the Assembly to modify the law in areas that would otherwise be reserved to enforce, or otherwise give effect to, its legislation.</p><p>It is right that this freedom should be balanced by a test to be applied when the Assembly seeks to modify the law in areas that are not devolved. For that reason the draft Bill defines the circumstances in which it can do so and the test to be applied – the test of necessity. This gives the Assembly flexibility to modify the law in areas outside devolved competence in order to enforce its legislation effectively, whilst ensuring the effect on these areas goes no further than necessary.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 10/11/2015 17:05:00 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

426627

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Devolution: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the draft Wales Bill, for what reason it is his policy to remove the wording of the Government of Wales Act 2006 which states that an Act of the Assembly may make any provision that could be made by an Act of Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	14990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The current conferred powers model of Welsh devolution sets out what an Assembly Act can do. In contrast, a reserved powers model need only set out what an Assembly Act cannot do. Under the draft Wales Bill an Assembly Act would be able to include any provision that is not outside the Assembly’s legislative competence. The wording is not therefore needed.</p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 10/11/2015 16:56:45 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

429146

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Public Expenditure
	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 (a) temporary agency staff, (b) consultants, (c) non-payroll staff, (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising (i) in 2014-15 prices and (ii) as a proportion of his Department's expenditure in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	16787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Wales Office spend on (a) temporary staff, (b) consultants, (c) non-payroll staff, (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising as a proportion of Wales Office expenditure in each year since 2010-11 is shown in the table attached.</p><p>The numbers shown are actual spend as published in the Wales Office Departmental Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/11/2015 16:01:16 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns attachment 1 file name UIN 16787.docx title UIN 16787: Table - Wales Office Expenditure
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

514548

	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	Air Passenger Duty: Wales
	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 Chancellor of the Exchequer on the devolution of Air Passenger Duty to Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	34769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering the case and options for devolving Air Passenger Duty to Wales, informed by a review of options to support English regional airports from potential impacts caused by its devolution.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this review, HM Treasury published a discussion paper at Summer Budget 2015 exploring a number of options. HM Treasury is carefully considering the evidence received from stakeholders on an ongoing basis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 25/04/2016 12:12:12 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

514547

	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	Devolution: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he plans to publish the draft Wales Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	34768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>On 29 February, my predecessor announced the Government’s intention to introduce the Wales Bill early in the second session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 25/04/2016 14:17:30 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

434064

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Treasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings he has held with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 2015-16 session of Parliament to date.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	18719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer along with all other Cabinet Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 11/12/2015 14:23:56 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith