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169908

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	218485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office spend on taxis, first class train tickets and business class air travel in the last five financial years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) Taxis</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) First Class Rail Tickets</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c)</strong> <strong>Business Class Air Travel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>7,038.00</p></td><td><p>127,452.55</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>3,705.90</p></td><td><p>351.50</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>4,638.64</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>4,459.00</p></td><td><p>2,763.76</p></td><td><p>37,837.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>3,415.78</p></td><td><p>1,751.81</p></td><td><p>19,558.87</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 18/12/2014 11:49:21 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169909

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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 staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office has 45 staff employed in its headquarter buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 18/12/2014 11:46:19 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169038

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office does not have any staff over the age of 65 years old.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 16/12/2014 12:49:39 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169039

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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 much his Department has spent on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what the length of contract of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band each was on.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	217786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The expenditure for the last five years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>(a) Consultants</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(b) Temporary Workers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) Contingent Labour*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>1,845.75</p></td><td><p>7,604.00</p></td><td><p>11,377.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>6,870.85</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>32,046.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>13,699.00</p></td><td><p>36,602.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>3,100.00</p></td><td><p>7,468.00</p></td><td><p>38,903.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>114,023.26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The Wales Office only uses contingent labour until a post is filled substantively or to cover a temporary absence e.g. maternity leave.</p><p><br> The number of people so employed and their equivalent salary band and length of contract (where relevant) is shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) </strong></p><p><strong>Consultants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) </strong></p><p><strong>Temporary Workers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) </strong></p><p><strong>Contingent Labour</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1 consultant undertook research and a report that</p><p>spanned two financial years.</p></td><td><p>1 AO on a 50 week contract.</p></td><td><p>3 AOs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>2 AOs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1 AO was on a 50 week contract spanning</p><p>two financial years.</p></td><td><p>1 AA and 1 AO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>1. The Valuation Office Agency undertook a valuation of the</p><p>Wales Office London Office for the Departmental Accounts.</p></td><td><p>1 AA, 2 AOs, 1 EO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1 AA, 4 AOs, 1 EO and 2 HEOs</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Legend of Salary Bands: </strong><strong>AA = Administrative Assistant; AO= Administrative Officer; </strong><strong>EO = Executive Officer; HEO = Higher Executive Officer</strong><strong>.</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note that the consultants were contracted to undertake specific work to a deadline. Contingent Labour workers are not offered individual contracts. The Wales Office uses the Ministry Of Justice Single Managed Service Provider contract for the provision of clerical contingent labour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 16/12/2014 16:15:30 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169040

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office has less than 50 staff, and as the request relates to fewer than five staff, breaking the numbers down would risk the identification of individuals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 16/12/2014 12:51:26 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168721

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Furniture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many desks are in his Department's main building; how many such desks are (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department; and what the cost is per desk of leasing.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	217706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office has 44 desks in its main building which are all owned by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 15/12/2014 15:25:44 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

168378

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office Management Committee consists of six members; five are male and one is female; three have declared themselves as non-disabled, three members have not made any declaration; and three have declared themselves as white British, the other three members have not made any declaration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 217386 217407 question first answered 15/12/2014 15:20:12 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168379

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Living wage
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 (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office has no direct employees or contracted workers. Staff at the Wales Office are subject to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) policies for pay purposes. No Wales Office staff are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 217428 217449 question first answered 15/12/2014 16:20:28 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168380

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office Management Committee consists of six members; five are male and one is female; three have declared themselves as non-disabled, three members have not made any declaration; and three have declared themselves as white British, the other three members have not made any declaration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 217365 217407 question first answered 15/12/2014 15:20:13 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168381

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Living Wage
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 (a) his Department's and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office has no direct employees or contracted workers. Staff at the Wales Office are subject to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) policies for pay purposes. No Wales Office staff are paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 217428 217470 question first answered 15/12/2014 16:20:28 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson