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861939

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on Wales of the UK leaving the EU Customs Union and single market.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	904286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues about the opportunities leaving the Customs Union and the EU single market offers to Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Welsh business have already begun to seize these opportunities, as shown by the fact that their exports to non-EU countries grew faster than exports to the EU last year.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/03/2018 15:24:52 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

861941

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect on Welsh ports of the Government’s proposed future customs arrangements with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	904288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister reiterated in her Mansion House speech, a fundamental principle of our negotiations with the European Commission is that the UK-EU border should be as frictionless as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/03/2018 15:25:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

856113

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will request from the Welsh Government details of (a) the land it holds and (b) the proportion of that land which has been judged surplus; and if he will place that information in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	131279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on the Welsh Government’s land holdings is a matter for the Welsh Government. I would suggest contacting them in the first instance.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 12/03/2018 10:29:39 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

845621

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what translation arrangements his Department has put in place to enable efficient and accurate handling of Welsh language correspondence from (a) MPs and (b) the general public.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	128593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>My Department recognises the importance of the Welsh language in its day to day work. Our Welsh Language Scheme makes clear our commitment to treat the Welsh and English languages on the basis of equality, to enable people to interact with the department in their language of choice. We welcome correspondence in Welsh or English, and ensure replies on a consistent basis and to the same timescales irrespective of language. As a small department, my Office uses corporate services provided by the Ministry of Justice. This includes our use of the HM Courts and Tribunals Service’s Welsh language translation service when required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/02/2018 15:29:12 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

839093

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have held with the Welsh Government on the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon since 6 December 2017; and when and where such meetings took place.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	127652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales met with Welsh Government representatives on 26 January 2018 at the offices of BEIS, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. No other meetings with the Welsh Government regarding the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon involving myself, Wales Office ministers or officials have taken place since 6 December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 20/02/2018 09:38:10 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

839104

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has made representations to the Secretary of State for Transport on the railway safety implications of the cancellation of rail electrification programmes in and to Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	127663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is investing record amounts in modernising this country’s rail infrastructure, including a £5.7bn investment in high-tech IEP trains. Responsibility for maintaining the safety of our railway operations lies with Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies, and they will assess the safety impact of any change on the network to ensure that this is delivered safely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 20/02/2018 09:39:31 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

837814

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	126845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated departments nearly £700 million to prepare for Brexit; £412m for DIT, FCO and DExEU over the parliament at Autumn Statement 2016 and nearly £300m across a number of departments from the Reserve in 17/18.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, HM Treasury made another £3bn of additional funding available over 18/19 and 19/20 – £1.5bn in each year. We are currently working with HM Treasury to determine our allocation for 18/19 with the aim to agree this soon.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental allocations for 19/20 will be agreed later on in the year and decisions on funding in 20/21 and beyond will be decided at the next Spending Review. This is because requirements in these years will be heavily affected by what is agreed in our negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 13/02/2018 12:52:22 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

837545

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Trade: Wales
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 future trade policy.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	126664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>I hold regular discussions with members of the Welsh Government on a range of issues including the future of the UK’s trade policy. Most recently, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and I met with the First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance.</p><p> </p><p>My Cabinet colleagues and I are committed to continued engagement with the Welsh Government and the other Devolved Administrations as we develop a trade policy that works for the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 08/02/2018 10:05:31 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

837546

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Common Frameworks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the timetable is for the agreement of UK frameworks with the devolved administrations after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	126665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with the devolved administrations and stakeholders across the United Kingdom to identify where common frameworks are needed after the UK leaves the EU. We will shortly publish our analysis of the areas where we believe legislative and non-legislative frameworks are needed. We believe that common frameworks will not be required in the majority of areas where EU law intersects with devolved competence or can be achieved through non-legislative means.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 08/02/2018 10:04:40 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

834683

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether responsibility for granting development consent for nuclear energy projects generating up to and including 350 megawatts is devolved to the National Assembly for Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	126131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Through the Wales Act 2017, development consents for nuclear energy projects up to and including 350 megawatts will be devolved to the Welsh Government and the National Assembly for Wales from 1 April 2019. However, other aspects of the development of nuclear energy projects, such as site licencing from the Office of Nuclear Regulation, are reserved.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/02/2018 09:43:07 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts