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983300

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of replicating the funding from EU Structural Funds for programmes in Wales after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	176203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Future decisions on funding will form part of the 2019 Spending Review, but in the meantime the draft Withdrawal Agreement states that the UK would continue to participate in 2014-2020 programmes until they close. Further, due to the Government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes, UK organisations, including those in Wales, will receive funding in the unlikely event that the Withdrawal Agreement is not ratified.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s exit from the EU provides us with an opportunity to reconsider how funding for growth across the UK is designed and delivered. Our manifesto committed to creating a UK Shared Prosperity Fund, of which the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government published further details in a Written Ministerial Statement on 24 July.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 15/10/2018 11:59:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

517569

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Dairy Products
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of dairy products procured for his Department was sourced from British producers in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	36505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Wales Office does not procure any dairy products.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 11/05/2016 11:26:37 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1128612

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of steel and steel products procured by his Department in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018 was sourced from (i) the UK and (ii) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	257730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales did not procure any steel or steel products in 2017 and 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/06/2019 09:56:45 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1192139

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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 recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	41956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>I speak regularly with Welsh Government Ministers about a range of matters including the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. In particular, I have had regular dialogue with Jeremy Miles MS, Counsel General and Minister for European Transition, to discuss the UKSPF. My officials and those from the Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government are also in regular discussion with their counterparts in the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 07/05/2020 10:33:16 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1229643

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Hydrogen: Wales
	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 support the Welsh hydrogen economy.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	81770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government aims to consult on a preferred business model for low-carbon hydrogen production in 2021. This will be key to stimulating the deployment of hydrogen across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, I am pleased to see that the South Wales Industrial Cluster is being supported by UK Research and Innovation’s £170m Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge, which is looking at options for decarbonising the region’s industrial base, including using hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>My officials regularly engage with officials in other departments across the UK Government to raise awareness of the opportunities in Wales for hydrogen energy generation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 07/09/2020 16:07:45 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

520939

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the annual budget is for food produced for his Department's offices; and what proportion of food produced for his Department was sourced from British producers in the last period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	37837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2016 answer text <p>Given the small amount of expenditure involved, the Wales Office does not have a budget specifically for food. It uses external caterers to supply food and drink for events in its London and Cardiff offices. Records are not kept on where the food is sourced from.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 31/05/2016 09:07:59 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1192141

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his plans for economic recovery in Wales after the covid-19 outbreak include the commencement of the consultation on the Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	41957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling inequality and ensuring jobs and growth in all four nations of the UK. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will play a key role in delivering on those aims and in driving economic growth in Wales following the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>Government officials have held 25 engagement events across the UK, attended by over 500 representatives from a breadth of sectors, which has helped inform progress on policy design. The Government looks forward to continuing to work closely with partners as we develop the Fund.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 07/05/2020 10:34:53 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith