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348119

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Police: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received from Ministers in the Welsh Government about the (a) Dyfed Powys Police Helicopter and (b) National Police Air Service.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Wales Office Ministers have not received any representations from Welsh Ministers or Assembly Members about the Dyfed Powys helicopter or the National Police Air Service (NPAS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/06/2015 16:20:17 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

228662

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average hourly pay is for employees at each grade within his Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	228451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Wales Office staff are not directly employed by the Department and are subject to Ministry of Justice policies for pay purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/03/2015 11:15:38 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

228235

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Advertising
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) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) national newspaper advertisements, (d) local newspaper advertisements, (e) social media advertising and (f) other types of advertising in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	228062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable gentleman to the reply given by my Rt Honourable friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General on 17 March 2015 to question 227295.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:18:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

227952

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which news applications staff in his Department are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	227835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>As Wales Office staff do not have work-provided tablets or smartphones, they are unable to access news applications. However, staff can access any news websites on the internet that are not blocked by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) who supply our IT equipment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:14:33 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

227953

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Staff
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 employees in his Department identify as (a) white or white British, (b) Asian or Asian British, (c) Black or Black British, (d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and (e) another ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	227969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of staff at the Wales Office who identify with the ethnic groupings listed are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(a) white or white British</p></td><td><p>(b) Asian or Asian British</p></td><td><p>(c) Black or Black British</p></td><td><p>(d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and</p></td><td><p>(e) another ethnicity</p></td><td><p>Not</p><p>Stated/ disclosed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>*In accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines, the Wales Office does not disclose information relating to five or fewer members of staff.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:15:41 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

227612

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	227605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The only staff engaged off-payroll are from an agency. The average numbers, in each of the last five years, are listed below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:10:35 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

226780

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	227161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>15% of staff responded that they had experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months. However, there were no reports of bullying or harassment. Because of the small numbers of staff working at the Wales Office, information regarding disabled staff response rates is not disclosed to the Department.</p><p> </p><p>At the time of the survey the Wales Office had 46 members of staff. The Wales Office takes a zero tolerance approach to reported incidents of bullying and harassment and will will always investigate and treat allegations of unacceptable behaviour extremely seriously before taking appropriate actio</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 17/03/2015 14:05:36 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

226390

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	226974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>76% of staff at the Wales Office responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey, with a further 15% offering no comment. However, because of the small numbers of staff working at the Wales Office, information regarding disabled staff response rates is not disclosed to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 17/03/2015 14:01:37 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

224526

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Welsh Language
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 retention of Welsh as a requirement for applicants to senior managerial public roles in areas where Welsh is the main language.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	225797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Welsh Government ministers on a range of issues, including the Welsh language.</p><p>The Welsh language is a devolved subject and the adoption and successful implementation of Welsh language schemes is a matter for individual public bodies in Wales.</p><p>The UK Government is fully committed to the Welsh language and to providing Government services in the Welsh language. The Wales Office supports other Departments in delivering their Welsh language services, and proactively seeks opportunities to raise the profile of the Welsh language across Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/03/2015 12:31:45 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

223057

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of Apprentices employed at the Wales Office is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ages:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(i) 16-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(ii) 19-24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(iii) 25 and older</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Apprentices</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Previously employed by Government</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/03/2015 10:39:53 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna