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723216

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Horizon 2020: 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 Education Cabinet Secretary on access to Horizon 2002 funding after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	71603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>It is clearly very early in the negotiations to be discussing specific outcomes. However, this Government is already taking actions to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements. The Chancellor announced in August 2016 that the Treasury will underwrite the payments of all successful bids for competitive EU research funding awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the departure from the EU. This applies to all UK partner organisations. This gives UK participants and their international partners confidence that they will have the funding necessary throughout the life of their Horizon 2020 funded project. Welsh organisations have attracted €66 million in Horizon 2020 funding between January 2014 and February 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a world leader in international research and innovation. ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union’ White Paper set out that the Government would welcome an agreement to continue to collaborate with our European partners on major science, research, and technology initiatives and we will approach the upcoming negotiations on this basis.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/04/2017 16:55:22 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723218

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Universities: 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 Universites Wales on replacement of EU funding to universities in Wales after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	71602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>It is clearly very early in the negotiations to be discussing specific outcomes. However, this Government is already taking actions to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements. The Chancellor announced in August 2016 that the Treasury will underwrite the payments of all successful bids for competitive EU research funding awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the departure from the EU. This applies to all UK partner organisations. This gives UK participants and their international partners confidence that they will have the funding necessary throughout the life of their Horizon 2020 funded project. Welsh organisations have attracted €66 million in Horizon 2020 funding between January 2014 and February 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a world leader in international research and innovation. ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union’ White Paper set out that the Government would welcome an agreement to continue to collaborate with our European partners on major science, research, and technology initiatives and we will approach the upcoming negotiations on this basis.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/04/2017 16:51:18 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

722150

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	71053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Any member of staff in the Wales Office might respond to Freedom of Information requests depending on the context of the information being requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 24/04/2017 14:30:21 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

720799

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	70474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right. The number and proportion of staff working at the Wales Office on 31 March 2017 is shown below in the categories requested:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Contractual position</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) full-time permanent</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) part-time permanent</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) for less than two years' duration</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) on an agency basis</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(e) zero-hours</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 24/04/2017 11:42:21 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

720800

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	MOD St Athan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what (a) discussions and (b) other communications his Department has had with (i) the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and (ii) the Welsh Assembly Government on the relocation of MOD St Athan 4 School of Technical Training in each year since 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	70760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Ministers and Officials at the Ministry of Defence on defence matters relating to Wales, including MOD St Athan and the relocation of 4 School of Technical Training. My officials also have regular meetings and discussions with their counterparts.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to general discussions where the issue was raised:</p><ul><li>the previous Secretary of State for Wales and I visited 4 School of Technical Training in February 2015;</li><li>the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales (Lords) wrote to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence Personnel and Veterans in November 2015 about the future of the St Athan site;</li><li>I met with MoD officials in November 2016 and February 2017.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Wales Office has not received any direct correspondence from the Welsh Government on this issue. Regular meetings are held between Ministry of Defence, Welsh Government and Wales Office officials regarding MoD St Athan which include discussion of 4 School of Technical Training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 25/04/2017 15:02:00 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

720801

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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, with reference to paragraphs 1.296 and 1.297 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what progress his Department has made by estimated capacity of land sold since March 2016 in identifying and disposing of land to meet the Government's commitment.
tabling member constituency	Hertford and Stortford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Prisk
uin	70688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Wales Office has no surplus land or property to release.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 24/04/2017 11:45:49 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1424 label Biography information for Mr Mark Prisk

720802

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff are seconded to his Department; and how many such staff are seconded from which companies and organisations.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	70960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2017, one person was seconded to the Wales Office, from Westminster City Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 24/04/2017 11:44:18 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

720803

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	MOD St Athan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on what dates officials or ministers from his Department (a) visited since 2015 and (b) plans to visit in 2017 the 4 School of Technical Training at MOD St Athan; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	70837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The previous Secretary of State and I visited the 4 School of Technical Training in February 2015. I visited the MOD St Athan site earlier this month and the Wales Office is exploring the possibility of returning soon. I regularly meet with members of the Armed Forces and with the Ministry of Defence, and my Department remains in close communication with them regarding the future of the site.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 25/04/2017 15:03:30 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

715791

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many (a) official and (b) official sensitive documents have been recorded as lost by his Department since 8 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	69917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 20/04/2017 11:34:46 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

715792

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people holding security passes for other Government Departments are granted access to his Department's premises with that pass, by Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Civil Servants have the ability to work flexibly across government sites where there is a business need to do so. The issuing of all passes is controlled by the local Departmental Security team who follow strict procedures and protocols. Information on the number of people holding security passes for other government departments who are granted access to Wales Office premises is not centrally recorded.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 20/04/2017 11:37:58 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett