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384773

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many non-executive directors of his Department who were in post before May 2015 have since left the Department's board; what the names and length of tenure of such directors were; and how many and what non-executive director appointments he has made since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	3567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2015 answer text <p>The Wales Office has two non-executive directors. One of the non-executive directors (David Crawley) stood down on 31 March 2015 after serving 9 years 3 months. The Wales Office has appointed one non-executive director since May 2010; this appointment was made on 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/06/2015 12:10:28 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

175819

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many recruitment and employment agencies his Department has used to source staff in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	222097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The number of agencies used by year is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/02/2015 12:38:22 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169908

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Travel
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 on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	218485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office spend on taxis, first class train tickets and business class air travel in the last five financial years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) Taxis</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) First Class Rail Tickets</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c)</strong> <strong>Business Class Air Travel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>7,038.00</p></td><td><p>127,452.55</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>3,705.90</p></td><td><p>351.50</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>4,638.64</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>4,459.00</p></td><td><p>2,763.76</p></td><td><p>37,837.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>3,415.78</p></td><td><p>1,751.81</p></td><td><p>19,558.87</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 18/12/2014 11:49:21 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

170018

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) fraud and (b) financial error in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	218514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>There have not been any instances of fraud or financial error in the Wales Office in the last five years. The Wales Office has robust policies and controls in place to prevent fraud and error. These policies and controls are reviewed by both internal and external audit on an annual basis and to date no issues have been found.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 18/12/2014 11:50:52 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169039

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Staff
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 on (a) consultants, (b) temporary staff and (c) contingent labour in each of the last five years; how many people have been so employed; what the length of contract of each such person was; and what equivalent civil service salary band each was on.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	217786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The expenditure for the last five years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>(a) Consultants</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(b) Temporary Workers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) Contingent Labour*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>1,845.75</p></td><td><p>7,604.00</p></td><td><p>11,377.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>6,870.85</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>32,046.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>13,699.00</p></td><td><p>36,602.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>3,100.00</p></td><td><p>7,468.00</p></td><td><p>38,903.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>114,023.26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The Wales Office only uses contingent labour until a post is filled substantively or to cover a temporary absence e.g. maternity leave.</p><p><br> The number of people so employed and their equivalent salary band and length of contract (where relevant) is shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a) </strong></p><p><strong>Consultants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) </strong></p><p><strong>Temporary Workers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) </strong></p><p><strong>Contingent Labour</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1 consultant undertook research and a report that</p><p>spanned two financial years.</p></td><td><p>1 AO on a 50 week contract.</p></td><td><p>3 AOs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p>2 AOs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1 AO was on a 50 week contract spanning</p><p>two financial years.</p></td><td><p>1 AA and 1 AO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>1. The Valuation Office Agency undertook a valuation of the</p><p>Wales Office London Office for the Departmental Accounts.</p></td><td><p>1 AA, 2 AOs, 1 EO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1 AA, 4 AOs, 1 EO and 2 HEOs</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Legend of Salary Bands: </strong><strong>AA = Administrative Assistant; AO= Administrative Officer; </strong><strong>EO = Executive Officer; HEO = Higher Executive Officer</strong><strong>.</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note that the consultants were contracted to undertake specific work to a deadline. Contingent Labour workers are not offered individual contracts. The Wales Office uses the Ministry Of Justice Single Managed Service Provider contract for the provision of clerical contingent labour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 16/12/2014 16:15:30 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

91567

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 15 August 2011 calling for a family test to be applied to all domestic policy, which policies of his Department have been so assessed to date.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	208863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>On 18 August 2014, my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister announced that the family test was being formalised as part of the impact assessment for all domestic policies. From October 2014, every new domestic policy will be examined for its impact on the family<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 15/10/2014 14:45:16 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

45374

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of employees in his Department of what (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	193975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The proportion of staff in the Wales Office working flexibly is set out the enclosed table.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb attachment 1 file name PQ 193975 - Table.doc title PQ 193975 - Table: Wales Office Working Patterns
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell