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	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Poverty: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on the adequacy of the level of funding for tackling poverty in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	271636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Work is the best route out of poverty. Since 2010 there are 667,000 fewer children living in workless households – a near record low. Employment is at a record high, unemployment is at its lowest rate since the 1970s, and wages have outstripped inflation for a year.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of UK Government decisions at Budget, the Welsh Government benefited from a £550 million funding boost. This includes over £25 million resulting from a 5% uplift in Barnett consequentials as agreed in the Welsh Government’s Fiscal Framework. It is for the Welsh Government to decide how to spend this funding according to its priorities.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/07/2019 12:29:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1522475

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2022
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Republic of Ireland: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, how many times she has (a) met and (b) spoken to the Taoiseach since 6 September 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	63333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the details of my official meetings, which can be found on gov.uk at:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-taoiseach-micheal-martin-9-september-2022--2" target="_blank">PM call with Taoiseach Micheál Martin: 9 September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meetings-with-foreign-leaders-17-and-18-september-2022" target="_blank">PM meetings with foreign leaders: 17 and 18 September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>I also met the Taoiseach at the Service of Reflection for the Life of Her late Majesty The Queen in St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, on 13 September.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/10/2022 15:10:26 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1522474

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2022
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	First Minister of Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, how many times she has (a) met and (b) spoken to the First Minister of Wales since 6 September 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	63332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>I most recently met the First Minister of Wales at the Service of Reflection for the Life of Her late Majesty The Queen at Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff on 16 September. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Wales, most recently met the First Minister of Wales at the opening of South Wales Police Learning Centre on 30 September.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/10/2022 15:17:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones