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92315

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many officials in his Department who received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark under the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System (i) had a disability, (ii) worked full-time and (iii) worked part-time in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The breakdown requested for Wales Office staff’s performance marks is shown below. As some of the data relates to fewer than five staff, breaking the numbers down would risk the identification of individuals and so only percentages are provided. Data for part-time staff is withheld as it would lead to direct identification<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong> (a) </strong><strong>Exceeded </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> (b) </strong><strong>Met </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> (c) </strong><strong>Must improve </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Not declared</strong></p><p><strong> or not stated</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(i) Percentage of staff who declared themselves disabled</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii) Worked Full-time</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 16/10/2014 10:43:37 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

92316

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many officials in his Department completed the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System in 2013-14; how many and what proportion of those officials received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark; and how many and what proportion (i) did and (ii) did not qualify for a bonus under that process.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	209662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>All staff in the Wales Office including agency staff who had been in post for longer than a month participated in the completion of the Civil Service Employment Performance System in 2013-14. Of these (a) 14% received exceeded (b) 78% received met and (c) 8% received must improve performance marks; (i) 5% did and (ii) 95% did not qualify for a bonus.</p><p>As some of the data relates to fewer than five staff, breaking the numbers down would risk the identification of individuals and so only percentages are provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 15/10/2014 15:15:13 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

91565

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	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many copies of his Department's report, Building a more prosperous Wales: Infrastructure for a modern economy, were distributed; and what feedback he has received on that report.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Copies of the report were circulated to the Wales Office Infrastructure Working Group and distributed at the Policy Forum for Wales event on 30 June. The report was also sent to the Welsh Affairs Committee. The report is available online in Welsh and English on gov.uk.</p><p>Feedback on the report was positive, including from CBI Wales. The estimated cost for the publication of this report is £174.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 208953 question first answered 15/10/2014 14:49:03 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

91566

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	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what costs arose from the publication of his Department's report, Building a more prosperous Wales: Infrastructure for a modern economy.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Copies of the report were circulated to the Wales Office Infrastructure Working Group and distributed at the Policy Forum for Wales event on 30 June. The report was also sent to the Welsh Affairs Committee. The report is available online in Welsh and English on gov.uk.</p><p>Feedback on the report was positive, including from CBI Wales. The estimated cost for the publication of this report is £174.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 208952 question first answered 15/10/2014 14:49:03 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

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

91568

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	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff the Wales Office employs on zero hour contracts.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Wales Office does not have any staff employed on zero hour contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/09/2014 11:44:09 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

91571

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	Block Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the real term change in the Welsh Government's block grant has been since the start of the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>We have taken the necessary decisions to restore this country to financial stability to deliver a brighter economic future.</p><p>As a result of the positive Barnett consequentials the Welsh Government has received from our ongoing protections to UK health and schools budgets, the reductions to the Welsh Government’s block grant are less than the overall reductions for the whole UK Government and considerably less than the reductions for non-protected departments.</p><p>The following details the changes to the Welsh Government’s block grant in real terms since the start of the current parliament.</p><p><strong>Welsh Government’s block grant, real terms percentage change per annum</strong></p><p><strong>2010-11 to 2011-12 outturn: </strong>-5.1</p><p><strong>2011-12 to 2012-13 outturn: </strong>-0.6</p><p><strong>2012-13 to 2013-14 outturn: </strong>0.4</p><p><strong>2013-14 outturn to 2014-15 plans: </strong>-0.4</p><p><strong>2014-15 plans to 2015-16 plans: </strong>-2.5</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 15/10/2014 15:08:38 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

91572

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	Official Engagements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which official engagements have been held in the Wales Office in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	208868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of all official ministerial engagements are published on the Wales Office website every quarter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 26/09/2014 11:46:08 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

90881

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	208434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is shown below:</p><p>(a) 2012-13 session: 98% of named day questions were answered on the nominated day;</p><p>(b) 2013-14 session: 96% of named day questions were answered on the nominated day;</p><p>(c) 2014-15 to date: 100% of named day questions have been answered on the nominated day.</p><p>Departmental performance information, for ordinary and named day Parliamentary Questions, is collated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and submitted to the Procedure Committee. This is published on a sessional basis by the committee, and includes evidence regarding departmental performance. The monitoring report relating to the 2012-13 session was published on 13 February 2014 as HC1046. The report covering statistics relating to performance during the 2013-14 session will be published very shortly by the Procedure Committee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 12/09/2014 10:15:51 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

90609

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	NATO: Newport
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 benefits to the Welsh economy of holding the NATO summit in Newport.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	208313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The NATO Summit has shown the world that Wales is an excellent location to invest, set up a business or host world-class events. Many Welsh businesses, including those in the tourism and hospitality sectors, have benefitted from Wales’s successful hosting of the Summit.</p><p> </p><p>A recent report from Barclays that looked at the NATO Summit and its impact on Wales concluded that, “A successful Summit will create direct and indirect business opportunities for Welsh companies for many years to come”.</p><p> </p><p>I want to build a lasting legacy for Wales following the Summit. As part of this, the Celtic Manor will host a UK investment summit in November which will showcase Wales as a great place to invest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb grouped question UIN 208174 question first answered 09/09/2014 14:28:10 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards