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940112

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Reviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many independent reviews the Wales Office has commissioned into its policy or administration over the last year; and what was the total cost of those reviews.
tabling member printed	Lord Watts
uin	HL9527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2018 15:21:33 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

901036

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cloud services contracts that were previously delivered by British cloud services providers for the Wales Office are now delivered by multinational cloud service providers; what is the value of those contracts; and what are the names of the previous providers.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL7680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Wales Office does not have any cloud service contracts with either British or multinational cloud service providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 15/05/2018 16:01:20 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

890706

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Wales Office's data is hosted (1) in the UK, and (2) overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL7227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Wales Office data is hosted on the Ministry of Justice systems. The Ministry of Justice estimate that 90% of the data held is hosted in the UK and the remaining 10% overseas. Wales Office data cannot be disaggregated within this estimate. No standard methodology exists for calculating this figure, and as such a significant margin of error can be assumed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 08/05/2018 11:59:21 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

856323

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	Holyhead Port: Storms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what emergency and longer-term action they are taking, if any, to assist (1) local authorities and agencies, and (2) the Welsh Government, with recovery from recent severe storm damage inflicted on infrastructure and sea vessels at Holyhead harbour in Anglesey.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL6112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>My thoughts are with the communities in Anglesey and across Wales adversely affected by the recent weather conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Although responsibility for local authorities is devolved to the Welsh Government and therefore assistance to local government in Wales is for the Welsh Government, UK Government agencies stand ready to provide help to their devolved counterparts in supporting the local communities affected if requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 14/03/2018 15:34:04 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

825330

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Devolution: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering further devolution of powers to the Welsh Assembly; and if so, what.
tabling member printed	Lord Temple-Morris
uin	HL4863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Wales Act 2017 devolves further powers to the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government in areas such the environment, transport and elections. Most of these new powers will come into force on 1 April.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK Government is in discussions with the Welsh Government on where powers should best sit following EU exit and where common frameworks will need to be maintained. The Government expects the outcome of this work will lead to a significant increase in the decision making powers of the National Assembly for Wales.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/01/2018 17:38:37 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	267 label Biography information for Lord Temple-Morris

785870

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce legislation to devolve policy on Air Passenger Duty to the Welsh Assembly, in order to facilitate further development of long-haul passenger flights from Cardiff Airport; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL3018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>In line with our commitment in the St David’s Day Agreement, the Government has considered the case for devolving powers over air passenger duty to the National Assembly for Wales.</p><p> </p><p>We have made clear that, having considered the impacts of devolving APD, we have ruled out the devolution of APD to Wales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/11/2017 15:24:23 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

753352

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government on what date the Welsh Government was given a draft copy of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill; and on what date they received written comments from the Welsh Government on the proposed contents of that Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill was shared with officials in the Welsh Government and the other devolved administrations on 30 June. Since then, Government officials have continued discussions on the Bill with their colleagues in the Welsh Government. The Government expects those discussions to intensify over the coming weeks and months as we work through the legislative preparations for our exit from the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 25/07/2017 10:04:44 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

752452

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what they communicated to the Welsh Government about the implications for capital provision or borrowing capacity consequent upon the possibility of government financial guarantees being provided by the Welsh Government to the Heads of the Valley Development Company Circuit of Wales project.
tabling member printed	Lord Lansley
uin	HL898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>HMT officials provided informal advice to the Welsh Government on the likely factors that would be considered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the classification of financial guarantees for the Heads of the Valley Development Company Circuit of Wales projects. It is for the Welsh Government to manage the implications for capital provision or borrowing capacity on any ONS classification of financial guarantees.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 25/07/2017 10:05:15 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley

752453

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they consider that the government financial guarantees sought by the Heads of Valleys Development Company for the Circuit of Wales project would mean that the expenditure on the project would be regarded as public sector capital expenditure.
tabling member printed	Lord Lansley
uin	HL899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The classification of public sector capital expenditure is a matter for the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS).</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 25/07/2017 10:05:32 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley

752454

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so when, the Welsh Government asked HM Treasury and the National Infrastructure Commission for their view or advice concerning the public sector accountancy treatment of government financial guarantees to the Circuit of Wales project.
tabling member printed	Lord Lansley
uin	HL900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>HMT have regular discussions with the Welsh Government on a range of subjects. Any decisions on the classification of government financial guarantees to the Circuit of Wales project are for the Office for National Statistics.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 25/07/2017 10:05:54 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley