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677613

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Sick Leave
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 were on a leave of absence from work due to mental illness in each month of the year since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	61201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Wales Office holds absence data from 1 April 2011. Fewer than five civil servants were on a leave of absence from work in the Wales Office due to mental illness in any month from this date. A full answer would risk the identification of individuals and is therefore not provided.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 30/01/2017 12:14:44 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

673614

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	South Wales Main Line: Electrification
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 Secretary of State for Transport on the electrification of the rail line from Cardiff to Swansea.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	60111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport and I hold regular discussions on the Government’s ambitious programme of investment in our railway infrastructure, most recently during a joint visit to Cardiff Central Station on 13 January.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving services for passengers on the Great Western line, from Paddington to Swansea. We are continuing to invest £2.8 billion on electrification on this route to deliver better services and new trains with thousands more seats.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/01/2017 12:43:49 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

671837

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	S4C
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many letters or emails his Department has received on Government support for S4C since 1 January 2016; and how many of those letters or emails he has personally (a) read and (b) replied to.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	59656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Wales Office remains in active discussions with colleagues across Whitehall to consider how the Government can best support S4C.</p><p>Since 1 January 2016 we have received significant levels of correspondence regarding the Government’s support to S4C. All letters have received a response. I take a close interest in all matters relating to S4C, including letters and emails, and answer as required.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 17/01/2017 10:17:26 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

670333

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Labour Mobility
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 each unit of his Department are in the redeployment pool.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 16/01/2017 15:39:14 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

669100

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2016 to Question 46772, what progress has been made on procurement of the Wales and Borders Rail franchise.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	58946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and the Wales Office are working closely with the Welsh Government to facilitate their ongoing procurement process for the Wales and Borders rail franchise and to finalise these arrangements – including the transfer of franchising functions – during 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/01/2017 15:10:42 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

663043

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	58462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right. Staff are generally employed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). MoJ currently does not have a policy to provide access to credit union services through payroll deductions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 12/01/2017 13:05:31 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

661811

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, who the diversity champion is on his departmental board.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	58245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Deputy Director, Wales Office Legal Advisers is the diversity champion on the Wales Office Board.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service introduced diversity champions as part of the Talent Action Plan commitment to have champions in all departments. The Government uses diversity champions to provide an overall insight for all protected characteristics, including LGBT, Race, Religion or Belief, Gender, Disability, Social Mobility, Age, Carers, Gender Reassignment etc.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 12/01/2017 13:04:08 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

659662

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations his Department has received from the Welsh Government on the devolution of Air Passenger Duty.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	57978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has reviewed options to support regional airports that might be affected by the devolution of Air Passenger Duty and received a number of representations in response to the discussion paper that was published as part of that review. HM Treasury published a summary of those responses here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570773/air_passenger_duty_devolution_responses_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570773/air_passenger_duty_devolution_responses_web.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 20/12/2016 13:07:08 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

657991

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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 assessment he has made of the potential economic effect on Wales of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	57432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Welsh economy is facing both challenges and opportunities following Brexit.</p><p>I have regular meetings with the Secretary of State for the Department for Exiting the European Union and he and I both recently met Welsh industry leaders to discuss these issues.</p><p>My Department is committed to working closely with both the Welsh Government and the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure we get the best possible deal for Wales. To summarise what my hon Friend the Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Wales said in the Westminster Hall Debate on 14 December, the Welsh economy is in a strong position to make the most of the opportunities that exiting the EU presents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 16/12/2016 11:11:52 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

657992

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent in total on salaries for staff working in press or communications roles in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	57446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Departmental spend on salaries for staff working in press and communications roles since 2010 is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>201,848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>262,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>326,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>183,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>350,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>330,759</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 16/12/2016 14:13:43 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens