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1013148

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Prisons: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many visits he has made to prisons in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	195029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Most recently I visited HMP &amp; YOI Parc, and I intend to visit HMP &amp; YOI Berwyn in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 28/11/2018 08:44:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1013155

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Embassies: Cardiff
	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 overseas diplomats about the merits of locating a consulate in Cardiff.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	195046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with overseas diplomats to discuss opportunities to strengthen links between Wales and countries across the globe as the UK leaves the European Union. This engagement supports my ambition for an outward looking Wales as part of a truly global Britain.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 29/11/2018 11:18:32 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1015155

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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 the largest EU funded projects in Wales were in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	195498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Details of the projects in Wales funded by the European Union in the last ten years are available at the following addresses:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2014-2020:</strong> <a href="https://gov.wales/funding/eu-funds/2014-2020/approved-projects/?lang=en" target="_blank">https://gov.wales/funding/eu-funds/2014-2020/approved-projects/?lang=en</a></p><p><strong>2007-2013:</strong> <a href="https://gov.wales/funding/eu-funds/previous/searchprojects1/?lang=en" target="_blank">https://gov.wales/funding/eu-funds/previous/searchprojects1/?lang=en</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 29/11/2018 11:15:07 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1019856

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Cardiff Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has made an estimate of the average number of flights each (a) day, (b) week, (c) month and (d) year between Cardiff International Airport and destinations in countries that are signatories to the Open Skies agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	198870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>By Open Skies agreement, we have understood the question to refer to the recently agreed Open Skies agreement with the US, which will replace the existing EU aviation agreement with the US. The deal ensures that planes flying from the UK will continue to have the same access they currently have to the US, ensuring the UK maintains its place as one of the world’s leading aviation hubs.</p><p>Currently there are no direct scheduled passenger services that run between the US and Cardiff Airport.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 10/12/2018 10:32:07 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1020864

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 September and 30 November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	200097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>None. The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales does not have a Chief Scientific Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 12/12/2018 12:47:30 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1027536

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department uses an internal system to classify written parliamentary questions according to their political sensitivity.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	203238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 07/01/2019 12:50:01 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1028615

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: 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 White Paper, The UK’s future skills-based immigration system, published on 19 December 2018, what discussions his Department has had with the Home Secretary on the effect of the proposed minimum salary requirement of £30,000 for skilled migrants on the Welsh economy.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	203921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The independent Migration Advisory Committee recommended retaining the existing £30,000 salary threshold for skilled workers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government agrees with the Migration Advisory Committee’s view that the salary thresholds should ensure that migrants are raising the level of productivity in the UK, making a positive contribution to public finances and are not putting downward pressure on earnings. This salary threshold is an important control to ensure migration is managed at sustainable levels. However, before confirming the level of a future salary threshold the Government will engage extensively with businesses and employers, consider wider evidence of the impact on the economy, and take into account current pay levels in the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government currently maintains a Shortage Occupation List which is used to give priority to individuals within the highly-skilled route cap, and to exempt migrants from minimum salary thresholds required for settlement if they are in a shortage occupation. The Home Secretary has asked the Migration Advisory Committee to review the current Shortage Occupation List.</p><p> </p><p>The Migration Advisory Committee will be commissioned to provide an annual report on key aspects of the UK’s immigration system, including to advise on whether detailed arrangements such as the levels of salary thresholds, and the Shortage Occupation List, need to be revised in light of economic and social circumstances, and any emerging or longer-term trends that may impact the labour market. The Government will also invite the Migration Advisory Committee to examine the case for a Wales specific Shortage Occupation List.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 07/01/2019 17:46:42 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1035007

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Bangor University: Chemistry
	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 representatives from Bangor University on the effect of that university's proposed closure of its chemistry department on the development of skills in North Wales as set out in the North Wales Growth Deal; and if will he make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
	tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
	uin	205241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with Universities in North Wales regarding the North Wales Growth Deal, and the UK Government Minister for Wales recently visited Bangor University on 15 November 2018. However, growth deals are locally led and it is for the region to determine the impact of such developments on their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 10/01/2019 10:51:48 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

1038536

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Brexit: 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 Ministers Quarterly Transparency Return July to September 2018, published on 19 December 2018, if he will publish the names of the (a) the attendees of the expert panel on 17 October 2018 to discuss EU exit issues, and (b) the outcomes of that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	206759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>My Department’s Quarterly Transparency Return for July to September 2018 recorded in error a meeting of my EU Expert Panel on 17 October. The meeting took place on 17 September and this has now been corrected.</p><p> </p><p>The September meeting enabled me to engage directly with key stakeholders in Wales on the progress of EU exit work and to hear their views. We discussed a wide range of EU exit matters including the government’s white papers and technical notices.</p><p> </p><p>The meeting was attended by representatives from the following organisations:</p><p> </p><p>Farmers Union of Wales</p><p>National Farmers Union Cymru</p><p>South and Mid Wales Chamber of Commerce</p><p>Snowdonia Enterprise Zone</p><p>Wales Council for Voluntary Action</p><p>Country Landowners Association Cymru</p><p>Confederation of British Industry (Wales)</p><p>Welsh Local Government Association</p><p>Wales Environment Link</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/01/2019 11:25:16 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1041264

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Bangor University: Chemistry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 4 January 2018 to Question 205241, what discussions he has had Bangor University on the proposed closure of its chemistry department; and if he will he make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
	tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
	uin	208237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>I share your concern around the proposed closure of the Chemistry department at Bangor University and the impact this could have on Welsh language provision of undergraduate chemistry courses.</p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales Nigel Adams MP has spoken with the Dean of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Bangor University on this issue, and I am planning a number of trips to Welsh universities over the coming months. The University has provided assurances that students currently studying at the university will be unaffected and we will raise concerns of future provision with the Vice Chancellors and the Welsh Government’s Education Minister.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 22/01/2019 11:14:03 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb