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759405

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Inquiries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Government-commissioned or run inquiries into child sexual abuse are open; and what the (a) start and (b) projected end dates are of those inquiries.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government set up the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in March 2015 to look at the extent to which institutions in England and Wales have discharged their duty to protect children from sexual abuse. The terms of reference do not specify an end date, although the Inquiry Chair has said that she is determined that the Inquiry makes substantial progress by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 14/09/2017 15:51:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758597

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution: Dispute Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the occasions that the (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish Governments have initiated the formal dispute resolution process with the Government.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The formal dispute resolution process has been used by the Welsh and Scottish Governments in the following instances:</p><ul><li><p>In 2010/11 by the Welsh Government</p></li><li><p>In 2010/11 by the Scottish Government</p></li></ul><p>In 2011/12 by the Welsh and Scottish Governments with the Northern Ireland Executive<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 14/09/2017 13:13:57 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758615

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of Welsh workers were on zero-hours contracts in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/09/2017 13:17:39 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ9549 v.02.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ9549
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758616

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs jobs were based in Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text The total headcount of HM Revenue and Customs roles based in Wales is set out below. The data represents the position as at 31 March of each respective year.<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount of roles based in Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3888</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4139</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/09/2017 10:48:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758622

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the total amount of foreign investment to the UK from other EU member states was; and what percentage of this investment was for Wales in each year for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the total amount of stock investment into the UK from EU Member States for each year from 2006 to 2015. This data is published by the Office for National Statistics, but it is not available at a UK geographical level.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount £ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>299,906</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>290,801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>317,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>344,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>347,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>366,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>452,276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>462,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>490,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>431,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Source:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Office for National Statistics</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 14/09/2017 09:00:15 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758626

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected spend is for each City Deal in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The government has committed to invest almost £1.6 billion in City Deals in Scotland and Wales. Of this, £500m will be invested in the Cardiff City Deal over a 20 year period and £115.6m will be invested in the Swansea City Deal over a 15 year period. The government remains committed to agreeing a North Wales Growth Deal. Further detail on the funding of the Cardiff and Swansea City Deals can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508268/Cardiff_Capital_Region_City_Deal.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508268/Cardiff_Capital_Region_City_Deal.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/611685/Swansea_City_Deal_-_English.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/611685/Swansea_City_Deal_-_English.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 9346 question first answered 14/09/2017 13:31:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758627

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) central government and (b) local government has invested in each of the City Deals in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The government has committed to invest almost £1.6 billion in City Deals in Scotland and Wales. Of this, £500m will be invested in the Cardiff City Deal over a 20 year period and £115.6m will be invested in the Swansea City Deal over a 15 year period. The government remains committed to agreeing a North Wales Growth Deal. Further detail on the funding of the Cardiff and Swansea City Deals can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508268/Cardiff_Capital_Region_City_Deal.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508268/Cardiff_Capital_Region_City_Deal.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/611685/Swansea_City_Deal_-_English.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/611685/Swansea_City_Deal_-_English.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 9345 question first answered 14/09/2017 13:31:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758829

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Track
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of railway track is located in each region of England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail have informed me that there is over 20,000 miles of track in total in the UK; with Scotland having 2,800 track miles, and Wales having over 1,400 track miles</p><p> </p><p>As a proportion by Government region, Network Rail has provided the following information:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion (%)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It should be noted that railway track in each region is utilised to different intensities. For example in 2015/16 there were 537,369 thousand rail passenger journeys within the London region which was almost six times more journeys than within the North West region.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2017 14:37:16 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758830

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Arriva Trains Wales: Rebates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department received from Arriva Trains Wales in rebates in each year since that franchise has been in operation.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Since 2009/10 the Department has received annual rebates from Arriva Train Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Following a Control Period 4 adjustment for track access charges, payments of approximately £30 million per annum were made to the Department between 2009/10 and 2013/14 inclusive.</p><p> </p><p>A further Control Period 5 adjustment for track access charges led to rebates of approximately £60m in 2014/15, £68m in 2015/16 and £70m in 2016/17.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2017 10:18:06 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758831

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of railway track were electrified in each region of England and Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road publish railway infrastructure statistics, which contain the length of electrified route in Great Britain (including Scotland). The table below gives total electrified route length from 2009-10 to 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail manage the infrastructure, but they geographically organise the network by ‘Routes’ rather than by region, therefore this information is not available by region.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Route and Track Miles of the rail network in Great Britain. Source: ORR</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Route miles electrified</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><em>3,256</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><em>3,270</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><em>3,270</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><em>3,272</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><em>3,274</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><em>3,277</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16*</strong></p></td><td><p><em>3,313</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Provisional.</p><p>The above table shows that 57 route miles were electrified between 2009-10 and 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>However, the figures above just show completed electrification works and so do not take account of the many more route miles which are in the process of being electrified. Various schemes ongoing across the country include:</p><p> </p><p>o The 120 mile Great Western Main Line route between London and Cardiff (of which the 12 mile section from West Drayton to Maidenhead was recently turned on)</p><p>o 49 mile route from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadilly</p><p>o Just under 17 miles route from Walsall to Rugeley Trent Valley-</p><p>o 13 mile route from Gospel Oak to Barking</p><p>o Just over 4 miles at Bromsgrove-</p><p>o 1 mile at the Orsdall Chord</p><p> </p><p>All of the above is much more than the 10 miles electrified by Labour in 13 years.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/09/2017 14:34:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane