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	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Welsh Language
	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 Welsh Government on the retention of Welsh as a requirement for applicants to senior managerial public roles in areas where Welsh is the main language.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	225797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Welsh Government ministers on a range of issues, including the Welsh language.</p><p>The Welsh language is a devolved subject and the adoption and successful implementation of Welsh language schemes is a matter for individual public bodies in Wales.</p><p>The UK Government is fully committed to the Welsh language and to providing Government services in the Welsh language. The Wales Office supports other Departments in delivering their Welsh language services, and proactively seeks opportunities to raise the profile of the Welsh language across Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/03/2015 12:31:45 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

224527

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Public Holidays: St David's Day
	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 (a) cabinet colleagues and (b) the Welsh Government on making St David's Day a bank holiday in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	225798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>None. The Government has no plans to change the arrangements for bank holidays in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 09/03/2015 12:29:23 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams