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1169254

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote infrastructure projects in Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of ensuring that all infrastructure projects are promoted across the United Kingdom which is why we are determined to ensure we level up the UK’s cities and regions and this includes Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that world class connectivity is increasingly essential to people at work and at home. That is why the UK Government has allocated £69 million for the rollout of superfast broadband across Wales. At Autumn Budget we announced £200 million for the hardest to reach areas and Wales will be included in the first phase of this work. We have also recently announced that North Wales have been awarded £8 million from the Local Full Fibre Networks Challenge Fund. Furthermore, the Government have committed to progress plans for the West Wales Parkway to deliver better connectivity for commuters across south-west Wales and increase opportunities for the region.</p><p> </p><p>We have delivered a £50 million project to upgrade North Wales’ railway, committed £125 million towards the upgrade of the Valley Lines and, subject to value for money, we are providing up to £58 million towards upgrading Cardiff Central. We will continue to look at the case for further investment in rail in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to discussions with the Welsh Government looking at the case for jointly funding cross-border road schemes such as the Pant-Llanymynech bypass and the A5-A483 Shrewsbury to Wrexham.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 20/01/2020 15:36:26 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1168769

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: 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 effect of the policies set out in the immigration White Paper on Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to developing a new system for immigration that is fit for purpose and based upon the skills of the individuals seeking to work in the UK, rather than the country that they are from.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 September 2019, the Home Secretary commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to consider a new points-based immigration system for introduction from January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Committee has also been commissioned to review the salary thresholds for the future immigration system and will continue with this work in addition to its work on the new points-based immigration system and report back to the Government by January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/01/2020 12:09:39 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1168770

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
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 Work and Pensions on levels of child poverty in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>Child poverty is an important issue in Wales, and one which the UK Government remains determined to tackle. We are helping parents to move into and remain in work, offering the best opportunity for families to move out of poverty and improving children’s long-term outcomes.</p><p>The Government’s focus has been on radically reforming the welfare system to promote work as the most effective route out of poverty and towards financial independence.</p><p>Compared with 2010, there are <del class="ministerial">14,200</del> <ins class="ministerial">142,000</ins> more people in employment in Wales, the number of people unemployed is at a record low of 55,000. The number of people in workless households has fallen by 90,000 since April-June 2010.</p><p>We recognise the importance of a collaborative approach in addressing complex issues such as this and I am keen to ensure that we work with the Welsh Government to tackle the causes and effects of child poverty in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/01/2020 12:11:05 question first ministerially corrected 13/01/2020 10:16:04 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart previous answer version 381 answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1168771

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Economic Situation: 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 effect of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the economy of Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2020 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration allows us to get Brexit done and leave the European Union in a smooth and orderly manner on 31 January. The Government will maximise the opportunities of Brexit for Wales and the whole of the UK, taking back control of our money, our laws, our trade and our borders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 08/01/2020 16:03:40 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1168772

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Ports: 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 effect of the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the viability and future of Welsh ports.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is clear that we are leaving the EU on the terms of the new Withdrawal Agreement on 31 January. Welsh ports will benefit from the deal as it ensures that we take back control of our laws, trade, borders and money without disruption, and provides the basis of a new relationship with the EU based on free trade and friendly cooperation.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 08/01/2020 16:04:55 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1167821

registered interest
date	01/11/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Honours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	8606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on GOV.UK as is a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients which is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. The Government also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>No staff in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales received an Honour in December 2018 or June 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/11/2019 12:20:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1167372

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, who is responsible for digitisation in his Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	7673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) leads the Government’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) function, helping departments build and run services that are digital by default and focused on the needs of citizens. GDS works with departments to set the government’s strategy for digital transformation, including the Government Transformation Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Within government we have a strong focus on the concept of “digital maturity”, which encapsulates not only delivery of excellent digital services, but improving government’s processes, tools, and infrastructure, developing DDaT capability and upskilling decision makers to ensure we build on these foundations to deliver digital transformation at scale.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales does not provide services directly to the public and uses Ministry of Justice DDaT systems for its operations. The Deputy Director of Corporate Services is responsible for digital maturity in the Department.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/11/2019 15:07:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1167027

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: International Men's Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans his Department has to mark International Men's Day on 19 November 2019.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	7106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has no specific plans to mark International Men's Day 2019, but in the UK Government’s Domestic Abuse Bill we propose to create a statutory definition of domestic abuse that makes clear men can also be victims of this abhorrent crime. International Men’s Day also offers an opportunity to talk about work across Government to highlight how outcomes for men and boys can be improved.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/11/2019 13:03:17 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1167253

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether agreement has been reached with the Welsh Government on which parts of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill require the Welsh Assembly's consent in accordance with the Sewel Convention.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has strengthened and enhanced devolution in Wales. We are fully committed to abiding by the Sewel Convention and associated practices. We have sought legislative consent from the National Assembly for Wales for certain provisions of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in line with this. We will continue to discuss with the Welsh Government the clauses for which Assembly consent is sought.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 01/11/2019 12:50:25 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

1167254

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the proposed "Henry VIII" clauses in clause 21 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill; and whether the views of the Welsh Government have been sought on the powers within that Bill to amend the Government of Wales Act 2000 by regulation as opposed to primary legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>Clause 21 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill would allow the UK Government to meet fully the obligations set out in the Northern Ireland Protocol. The “Henry VIII” power in the clause could be used where necessary to amend primary legislation to ensure arrangements required in the Northern Ireland Protocol are operational and to implement the requirements set out in the Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>In response to concerns raised by the Devolved Administrations, clause 18 of the Bill (<em>Main power in connection with other separation issues</em>) has been restricted so that powers under this clause cannot be used to amend the devolution acts, including the Government of Wales Act 2006.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working to establish whether restricting the powers in clause 21 in a similar way would mean the obligations in the Protocol could still be met. Subject to the outcome of this work, the Government would be open to imposing the restriction by amending the Bill during its passage.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 01/11/2019 12:51:55 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon