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900533

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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: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what levels of apprenticeships are offered by his Department; and how many apprenticeship starts there were at each level in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	142407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is committed to providing apprenticeship opportunities in a variety of posts within the Department. We offer both level 3 and level 4 apprenticeships, and the number of starts for each level for the last three years is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts at level 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts at level 4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/05/2018 10:36:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

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

900015

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	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received on the re-naming of the second Severn Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	141756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>As the hon Member knows, the decision to rename the Second Severn Crossing has drawn a variety of views. I have received several representations from people agreeing that it is a fitting tribute to His Royal Highness in a year that sees him mark 60 years as The Prince of Wales.</p><p> </p><p>I have corresponded regularly with the Welsh Government, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Department for Transport and with the Royal Household over the course of the last year.</p><p> </p><p>The new name is intended to represent all Princes of Wales, past, present and future.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 141757 141758 question first answered 14/05/2018 10:34:19 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

900016

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	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he took to seek public opinion on the re-naming of the second Severn Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	141757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>As the hon Member knows, the decision to rename the Second Severn Crossing has drawn a variety of views. I have received several representations from people agreeing that it is a fitting tribute to His Royal Highness in a year that sees him mark 60 years as The Prince of Wales.</p><p> </p><p>I have corresponded regularly with the Welsh Government, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Department for Transport and with the Royal Household over the course of the last year.</p><p> </p><p>The new name is intended to represent all Princes of Wales, past, present and future.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 141756 141758 question first answered 14/05/2018 10:34:19 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

900017

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	Severn River Crossing: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving the second Severn Crossing a Welsh name.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	141758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>As the hon Member knows, the decision to rename the Second Severn Crossing has drawn a variety of views. I have received several representations from people agreeing that it is a fitting tribute to His Royal Highness in a year that sees him mark 60 years as The Prince of Wales.</p><p> </p><p>I have corresponded regularly with the Welsh Government, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Department for Transport and with the Royal Household over the course of the last year.</p><p> </p><p>The new name is intended to represent all Princes of Wales, past, present and future.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 141756 141757 question first answered 14/05/2018 10:34:19 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

900053

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	Wales Office: Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the job titles are of civil servants in his Department who have been provided with (a) an official car and (b) a driver; and how many civil servants are so provided for.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	141747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>No Wales Office civil servants have been provided with an official car.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/05/2018 10:34:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

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

900255

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	Wales Office: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many bonuses were awarded to senior civil servants working at his Department and its agencies in each of the last six years; and what the total cost of those bonuses was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	141819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s transparency agenda, departments publish annual information on the number of awards and spend on end-year and in-year Non-Consolidated Performance Related Pay. This information can be found on the Office of the Secretary for Wales’s website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-wales&amp;publication_type=corporate-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-wales&amp;publication_type=corporate-reports</a></p><p>Information for future years will be published in the usual way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/05/2018 10:35:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

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