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1282701

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	146956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>As at 1 February, the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales employed one apprentice. This is 2.04% of the total staff employed within the Department. Three current members of staff have completed their apprenticeships at the Wales Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 04/02/2021 14:31:46 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1472512

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Consultants
	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 external consultants in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	23423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on consultants over the last five financial years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>35,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 29/06/2022 14:15:24 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1653932

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Members
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions a request for a meeting by an hon. Member of each political party was not agreed to by (a) a Minister in his Office directly and (b) his Office on behalf of a Minister in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	194899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>This information is not centrally collated and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Ministers will regularly seek to engage with hon. Members, whilst balancing wider Ministerial and Parliamentary responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/07/2023 10:38:10 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1658364

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	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, whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found within their Department's estate.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	197958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Departments have been asked to report on the current picture of suspected and confirmed RAAC in their estates as soon as possible. This will be updated on a regular basis as new buildings are identified and surveying and remediation are carried out.</p><p>The Wales Office does not own or manage any buildings. The Office leases space in Gwydyr House in London and Ty William Morgan in Cardiff. These buildings are managed by the Government Property Agency and HMRC respectively.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 12/09/2023 10:50:34 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1189172

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government has taken to repatriate Welsh citizens stranded abroad as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	901913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to helping stranded British nationals return home. Through our work with airlines and with foreign governments, we estimate over 1.3 million British nationals have returned to the UK via commercial routes and we have brought back more than 13,000 people on 63 chartered flights.</p><p> </p><p>I am in regular contact with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Welsh Government on this vital work.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/04/2020 14:31:12 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1624171

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information his Department collects on how the Shared Prosperity Fund has been spent by local authorities; whether his Department has input into the way Welsh local authorities spend that funding; what audits have taken place on the expenditure by local authorities from the Shared Prosperity Fund; and whether Welsh local authorities are required to display UK Government branding on projects funded through the Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	182993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Wales will receive £585 million through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) in the current SR period, replacing in full the amount Wales received in EU Structural Funds (ERDF and ESF).</p><p> </p><p>The Fund empowers communities to identify and build on their own strengths and needs at a local level. Local leaders, informed by their regional investment plans and working with local partners, decide how to spend UKSPF funding to create jobs, improve their local areas and support levelling up in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) administer the fund. Lead local authorities provide DLUHC with regular progress reports, outlining how UKSPF is being delivered across their region. These include total expenditure, updates on the delivery of individual programmes, and performance metrics with details on the outputs and outcomes generated. Projects funded under UKSPF are required to display UK Government branding.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the performance of UKSPF, and branding guidance for the Fund, is set out online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-additional-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-additional-information</a>.</p><p> </p><p>I intend to ensure that UKSPF delivers its objectives in all parts of Wales. I shall keep a close eye on how the Fund is being spent and what it is delivering. UKSPF will also be a standing item for my regular meetings with local leaders in Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 02/05/2023 13:02:58 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1685993

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Physician Associates: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the Welsh Government on the levels of public awareness of (a) the role and (b) competencies of physician associates in the NHS in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	12184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Welsh Government Ministers on a wide range of issues. As a devolved matter, it is for the Welsh Government to consider the operational deployment of the role of physician associates (PAs) within the NHS workforce in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government greatly values the work of physician associates (PAs) and is introducing regulation as part of our commitment to the roles and to their place in the multi-disciplinary workforce.</p><p> </p><p>The regulation of PAs which is a reserved matter has been subject to extensive public consultation over several years. Throughout the project, UK Government officials have engaged thoroughly with stakeholders including regulators, the devolved administrations, the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, representative bodies and service users in developing the policy behind this legislation. This engagement has been crucial in shaping both UK Government policy intention and the resultant legislation, to ensure that it remains a practical piece of legislation for the benefit of patient safety and registrants.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation will give the GMC responsibility and oversight of PAs, allowing it to take a holistic approach to education, training, and standards. Once regulation commences, GMC guidance will apply to PAs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 02/02/2024 11:16:43 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1418623

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networks, (b) achieve and maintain the highest level of Disability Confident accreditation, (c) ensure responsive and timely support to meet workplace adjustment needs and (d) develop and embed flexible working.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	115972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Wales Office is not an employer, and accesses disability support and best practice provided by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The MoJ is a Disability Confident Leader, the highest level of Disability Confident accreditation.</p><p> </p><p>The ABLE network is a staff disability network which spans across MoJ, including the Wales Office. We encourage staff participation in network events such as ‘understanding neurodiversity’.</p><p> </p><p>We have a clear process for accessing workplace adjustments in a timely manner and provide special leave for assessment, treatment and rehabilitation related to disability or whilst a workplace adjustment is being put in place.</p><p> </p><p>All Wales Office staff can apply for informal and formal flexible working arrangements. Our approach ensures disabled staff can progress in their careers and have equal access to disability support wherever they work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 07/02/2022 09:44:20 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1174224

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	9745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>As of 31 December 2019, there was one apprentice in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales. This is 2.22% of the total staff employed within the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects to train up hundreds of thousands more highly skilled apprentices during this Parliament and government departments all have a role to play in this.</p><p> </p><p>Data regarding the number of apprentices in each Government Department is published yearly as part of routine Government transparency. The most recent report was published in September, covering the 2018-2019 financial year, and can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 03/02/2020 15:56:15 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1283271

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2021
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to support the manufacturing industry in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Rochdale
	tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
	uin	911554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>We have provided over 2.7 billion pounds in direct support to businesses in Wales, and our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will mobilise 12 billion pounds of government investment to stimulate manufacturing across the UK. We have also extended the 1 million pounds annual investment allowance to stimulate investment in UK manufacturing.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 03/02/2021 14:01:49 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd