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99944

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Devolution
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 ministerial colleagues on the effects of the Scottish referendum result on government policy on further devolution for Wales.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	905499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon Members for Ynys Môn and Harrow East earlier today.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 22/10/2014 11:50:27 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

91565

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many copies of his Department's report, Building a more prosperous Wales: Infrastructure for a modern economy, were distributed; and what feedback he has received on that report.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Copies of the report were circulated to the Wales Office Infrastructure Working Group and distributed at the Policy Forum for Wales event on 30 June. The report was also sent to the Welsh Affairs Committee. The report is available online in Welsh and English on gov.uk.</p><p>Feedback on the report was positive, including from CBI Wales. The estimated cost for the publication of this report is £174.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 208953 question first answered 15/10/2014 14:49:03 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

91566

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what costs arose from the publication of his Department's report, Building a more prosperous Wales: Infrastructure for a modern economy.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Copies of the report were circulated to the Wales Office Infrastructure Working Group and distributed at the Policy Forum for Wales event on 30 June. The report was also sent to the Welsh Affairs Committee. The report is available online in Welsh and English on gov.uk.</p><p>Feedback on the report was positive, including from CBI Wales. The estimated cost for the publication of this report is £174.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 208952 question first answered 15/10/2014 14:49:03 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

91567

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 15 August 2011 calling for a family test to be applied to all domestic policy, which policies of his Department have been so assessed to date.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	208863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>On 18 August 2014, my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister announced that the family test was being formalised as part of the impact assessment for all domestic policies. From October 2014, every new domestic policy will be examined for its impact on the family<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 15/10/2014 14:45:16 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

91569

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent representations he has made to his Cabinet colleagues about the cost of gas and electricity in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of topics, including matters relating to the energy sector.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to tackling people’s energy costs which spiralled out of control under the last Government. We have legislated to ensure that energy companies put customers onto the lowest tariff that meets their preference, and we have provided £540 million in funding over three years to support and encourage energy efficiency across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 16/10/2014 15:55:22 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

91571

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Block Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the real term change in the Welsh Government's block grant has been since the start of the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>We have taken the necessary decisions to restore this country to financial stability to deliver a brighter economic future.</p><p>As a result of the positive Barnett consequentials the Welsh Government has received from our ongoing protections to UK health and schools budgets, the reductions to the Welsh Government’s block grant are less than the overall reductions for the whole UK Government and considerably less than the reductions for non-protected departments.</p><p>The following details the changes to the Welsh Government’s block grant in real terms since the start of the current parliament.</p><p><strong>Welsh Government’s block grant, real terms percentage change per annum</strong></p><p><strong>2010-11 to 2011-12 outturn: </strong>-5.1</p><p><strong>2011-12 to 2012-13 outturn: </strong>-0.6</p><p><strong>2012-13 to 2013-14 outturn: </strong>0.4</p><p><strong>2013-14 outturn to 2014-15 plans: </strong>-0.4</p><p><strong>2014-15 plans to 2015-16 plans: </strong>-2.5</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 15/10/2014 15:08:38 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

91572

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Official Engagements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which official engagements have been held in the Wales Office in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of all official ministerial engagements are published on the Wales Office website every quarter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 26/09/2014 11:46:08 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

90609

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	NATO: Newport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the benefits to the Welsh economy of holding the NATO summit in Newport.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	208313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The NATO Summit has shown the world that Wales is an excellent location to invest, set up a business or host world-class events. Many Welsh businesses, including those in the tourism and hospitality sectors, have benefitted from Wales’s successful hosting of the Summit.</p><p> </p><p>A recent report from Barclays that looked at the NATO Summit and its impact on Wales concluded that, “A successful Summit will create direct and indirect business opportunities for Welsh companies for many years to come”.</p><p> </p><p>I want to build a lasting legacy for Wales following the Summit. As part of this, the Celtic Manor will host a UK investment summit in November which will showcase Wales as a great place to invest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 208174 question first answered 09/09/2014 14:28:10 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

90769

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	NATO: Newport
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 financial benefits to Wales arising from holding the NATO Summit in Newport and Cardiff.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	208174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The NATO Summit has shown the world that Wales is an excellent location to invest, set up a business or host world-class events. Many Welsh businesses, including those in the tourism and hospitality sectors, have benefitted from Wales’s successful hosting of the Summit.</p><p> </p><p>A recent report from Barclays that looked at the NATO Summit and its impact on Wales concluded that, “A successful Summit will create direct and indirect business opportunities for Welsh companies for many years to come”.</p><p> </p><p>I want to build a lasting legacy for Wales following the Summit. As part of this, the Celtic Manor will host a UK investment summit in November which will showcase Wales as a great place to invest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 208313 question first answered 09/09/2014 14:28:10 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

79267

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Motor Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on State Aid rules and the Circuit of Wales.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	206857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Wales Office has not had any discussions with the Welsh Government on State Aid rules and the Circuit of Wales. As a devolved matter it is for the Welsh Government to decide how to allocate funding for economic development/leisure projects within their own capital budgets and to ensure that any support is compliant with State Aid rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 01/09/2014 14:46:19 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen