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904729

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Virgin Media: Swansea
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 his counterparts in the Welsh Government on the decision by Virgin Media to consult on the closure of its Swansea site.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	144311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>I have discussed the issue with the Welsh Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure and we are committed to working together to ensure the best outcomes for the individuals involved. The Department for Work and Pensions and Welsh Government are working closely together to provide redundancy support.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 21/05/2018 11:45:16 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

900206

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: South Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what support the UK Government has offered to the Welsh Government to gain European funding for the South Wales Metro project.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	141834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has committed £500 million of funding for the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal, which includes delivery of the South Wales Metro project. Responsibility for bidding for EU funding in relation to the South Wales Metro project lies with the Welsh Government. On 13 August 2016, the Chancellor confirmed that where UK organisations, including the Welsh Government, bid directly to the European Commission on a competitive basis for EU funding projects while the UK is still a member of the EU, the Treasury will underwrite the payments of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/05/2018 11:15:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

900207

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what (a) quantitative and (b) qualitative analysis his Department has conducted with the Department for International Trade to identify trading opportunities for Wales with countries with which the European Union does not have a trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	141835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>I am working with my colleagues in the Department for International Trade to identify future trading opportunities, post EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has established working group and high-level dialogues with a range of key trade partners, including the United States, Australia, China, Japan, India, the Gulf Cooperation Council and New Zealand. Our priority is to be in a position to begin formal negotiations with key partners immediately after we leave the EU and progress towards substantive deals as swiftly as possible so long as such deals work for Wales and the UK.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/05/2018 11:16:54 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

897936

registered interest
date	04/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on understanding the scrutiny and legislative roles of the UK Parliament; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	141337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>All civil servants have access to central learning provided through Civil Service Learning which covers Parliament’s scrutiny and legislative roles. In addition, the Cabinet Office Parliamentary Business and Legislation Team, and Government Legal Department also provide training on Parliamentary bills.</p><p> </p><p>My Department supports this by providing training and guidance to civil servants on how the scrutiny and legislative roles of the UK Parliament interact with the Welsh devolution settlement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 15/05/2018 10:18:43 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

896395

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on devolution and inter-governmental relations; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	140639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>My Department plays a key role in providing advice and training to civil servants across Whitehall on Welsh devolution and intergovernmental relations. This includes working with the Cabinet Office to deliver events to promote greater understanding of these, including the Devolution and You Programme, Devolution Learning Week and the Civil Service Interchange Programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, my officials are delivering a programme of bespoke training sessions across Whitehall in the coming weeks on the new devolution settlement in Wales, so that as many officials as possible are aware of the key changes that took place on 1 April.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/05/2018 12:01:25 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

896490

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Wales
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 ministers in the Welsh Government on the NHS in Wales' breast-screening process being scrutinised by an independent reviewer.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	140605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Under-Secretary of State for Wales, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, discussed the matter with the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services last week. Whilst the UK Government has offered support if required, any review of the process undertaken in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/05/2018 09:55:33 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

896491

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the computing system used by the NHS in England which was responsible for the failure to register thousands of women for breast screening is the same system that is used in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	140606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Under-Secretary of State for Wales, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, discussed the matter with the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services last week. The system used in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government; however I understand that they use the same NBSS system as in England.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/05/2018 09:56:44 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

896492

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information he holds on when the Welsh Government became aware of the possibility that a faulty computing system in the NHS in Wales may have been responsible as in England for the failure to register thousands of women for breast screening.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	140607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Under-Secretary of State for Wales, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, discussed the matter with the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services last week and offered support to Welsh Ministers. Separately, officials from Public Health England have been in discussions with Public Health Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/05/2018 09:57:51 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

894920

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors: Wales
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 Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the UK leaving the EU Single Market and Customs Union on the East-West Interconnector.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	139409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to maintain affordable, clean, and secure energy supplies for businesses and households. We share the EU’s ambition to make energy trading easier and more efficient by opening up national markets, and increasing the level of interconnection between them, including between the Republic of Ireland, and all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We want to continue arrangements that allow efficient trade of electricity to take place between the single electricity market and Great Britain across the East-West interconnector, and to closely collaborate on current and future regulatory and technical arrangements. Outcomes relating to the EU Single Market and the Customs Union are matters for negotiations, and we are unable to comment on this until negotiations conclude.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 08/05/2018 11:49:27 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

895001

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Immigration: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has sought representations from the Welsh Government on the effect of the UK Government's immigration policies on the ability of the Welsh NHS to (a) recruit and (b) retain staff.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	139524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Welsh Government ministers on a range of issues, including the workforce in Wales.</p><p>Specifically on immigration; Tier 2 (General), the main immigration route for skilled non-EEA workers, is subject to an annual cap of 20,700 places. The cap, set in 2011 on advice by the independent Migration Advisory Committee, enables the Government to demonstrate commitment to reducing net migration and to protecting the resident labour market.</p><p>When demand exceeds the month’s allocation of Tier 2 (General) visas, priority is given to applicants filling a shortage.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 03/05/2018 14:54:51 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens