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643998

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many full-time equivalent civil servants in his Department are working exclusively on issues arising as a result of the UK voting to leave the EU; and what the civil service grade is of each of those officials.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	54764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Work relating to exiting the EU forms part of the policy portfolio of most Wales Office staff.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 29/11/2016 17:54:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

638751

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Brexit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what work his Department is undertaking with the Department for Exiting the European Union on the process for the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	53816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has responsibility for overseeing preparations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and conducting these withdrawal negotiations in support of the Prime Minister. In doing this it is working very closely with other Government departments, including the Wales Office.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/11/2016 12:48:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

638434

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many civil servants in his Department are assessing the effect of exiting the EU on Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	53658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has responsibility for overseeing preparations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and conducting these withdrawal negotiations in support of the Prime Minister. In doing this it is working very closely with other Government departments, including the Wales Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Wales Office has refocused its priorities following the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union and work relating to exiting the EU now forms part of the policy portfolio of most staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 22/11/2016 17:32:27 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

626100

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Investment: Israel
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 potential new investment opportunities between Wales and Israel since the Israeli business delegation visit to Wales in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Craig Williams
uin	51147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Inward investment continues to thrive in Wales. 2015/16 was the second best year on record for inward investment, with 97 new projects in Wales. These inward investment projects were from companies based in 23 countries around the world.</p><p>UK Government recognises the significant value to the Welsh economy from these investments - at least £660m - creating wider economic benefits, jobs and new business opportunities for Welsh companies through supply chains.</p><p>Lordan UK Ltd’s £1million investment into Wales is an example of the new investment opportunities that have arisen since the Israeli business delegation visit to Wales in 2015, which has generated further job and business growth.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 08/11/2016 10:42:01 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

599615

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	48188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p><p> </p><p>There are no EU directives within the Wales Office’s responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 18/10/2016 11:53:48 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

605548

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Brexit: 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 the Welsh Government on its role in negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	906622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has committed to full engagement with the Devolved Administrations to get the best possible deal for all parts of our United Kingdom as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We will give the Welsh Government every opportunity to have their say as we form our negotiating strategy and we will look at any suggestions they put forward.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/10/2016 14:17:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

605549

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
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 steps he is taking to ensure that Wales receives the maximum funding possible from the EU before the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	906620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is taking a practical approach to EU funding. As my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor has made clear, structural and investment funds projects signed before the date of exit will be fully funded by the Treasury even where payments fall after we leave the EU; in keeping with the devolution settlement, it will be for the Welsh Government to decide the conditions used to assess projects within its devolved competence.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/10/2016 14:13:33 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

596068

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Attendance Allowance
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 effect on Wales of the proposal to transfer responsibility for attendance allowance to local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	47503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text The Government is committed to working closely with the Welsh Government to ensure the implications of any reforms for devolved administration services or budgets are properly understood. answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 12/10/2016 12:18:28 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

596071

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Hinkley Point C Power Station
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 net benefit to the Welsh economy of the steel to be used in the construction of the Hinkley C nuclear power plant.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	46766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government does not hold the specific figures requested. The decision to proceed with the first new nuclear power station for a generation will provide a huge boost to the regional economy including South Wales. Construction at the Hinkley site will provide 26,000 jobs and apprenticeships, and 64% of the project’s costs will be spent in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Welsh companies are already taking advantage of the opportunities this project presents, for example, Express Reinforcements in South Wales was given preferred bidder status for a £100m contract to supply 200,000 tonnes of reinforcing steel for the project.</p><p> </p><p>I would encourage businesses in Wales to register with EDF in order to take advantage of upcoming supply chain opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 46773 46774 46775 question first answered 14/10/2016 11:07:20 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

596072

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Lidl: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that GMB is able to negotiate on behalf of 200 workers at the Lidl warehouse in Bridgend.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	46767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has put in place a robust legal framework to ensure workers can be represented by unions if that is their clear, democratic choice. The Government cannot get involved in individual cases such as this one. However, the law states that for a trade union to have the right to negotiate collectively and for its workplace representatives to be eligible for time off to carry out union duties, the union must be recognised by the employer.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory recognition (achieved through the Central Arbitration Committee – CAC) requires that a majority of the workforce support union recognition for collective bargaining with the employer.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/10/2016 11:04:16 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn