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805517

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Burial: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will meet with Cabinet colleagues to discuss the merits of removing child burial fees in England in line with policy in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	902839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>I recognise the distress caused to families when organising a funeral for a child. I pay tribute to members who have campaigned on this important issue, particularly the honourable lady for Swansea East.</p><p>We are making it easier for parents to apply for financial support under the Funeral Expenses Payment Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 13/12/2017 16:58:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

445067

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Defibrillators
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many defibrillators are provided in each building his Department manages.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	22570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The Wales Office does not have any defibrillators in its London and Cardiff Offices.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 22/01/2016 11:24:18 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

511663

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Budget March 2016: 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 on Wales of measures announced in the Budget 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	904368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>Last month’s Budget demonstrated the scale of this Government’s ambition for Wales, delivering a historic City Deal for Cardiff and a commitment to Swansea Bay, cutting tax for 1.4 million Welsh men and women, as well as opening the door for a growth deal for North Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 13/04/2016 14:13:32 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

693857

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Health Services: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the value for money of care delivered by NHS Wales and NHS England.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	65263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The Wales Office has made no such assessment. Health is a devolved matter and it is for the Welsh Government to ensure the NHS Wales offers value for money for taxpayers whilst meeting the needs of patients in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 28/02/2017 12:25:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

523651

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Child Abuse in North Wales Judicial Inquiry Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will place in the library an unredacted copy of Lady Macur's review of the Tribunal of Inquiry into the abuse of children in North Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
	uin	39624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>No. Lady Justice Macur specifically cautioned Ministers against publishing certain groups of names, for example to protect against prejudicing pending and ongoing criminal investigations and prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p>An unredacted version of the report has been provided to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, chaired by Justice Lowell Goddard, and was seen by representatives from Operations Pallial, Hydrant and Orarian.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/06/2016 14:45:58 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

746979

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what issues reserved under the terms of the Wales Act 2017, are devolved to the Scottish Assembly.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	2148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The devolution settlements across the UK are not identical and instead reflect the unique circumstances and histories of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom. The Wales Act 2017 implements the proposals in the cross-party St David’s Day Agreement and reflects this in the new reserved powers model of Welsh devolution, which makes clear that subjects such as policing and criminal justice, devolved to the Scottish Parliament, are reserved in Wales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/07/2017 11:55:11 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

748302

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on securing tariff-free trade with the EU for the (a) agriculture sector and (b) steel sector in Wales after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	2971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is developing a trade policy that will work for every part of the United Kingdom, and will continue to champion the interests of companies and citizens across the UK, including in Wales. I am in regular contact and working closely with the Secretary of State for International Trade to ensure that we get the best possible deal for Wales and will continue to do so going forward to ensure Wales’ needs are fully considered.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 10/07/2017 09:52:38 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

759838

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Meat: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the Welsh red meat sector of the UK leaving the European (a) single market and (b) customs union.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	10177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges and opportunities facing businesses across the UK, including in the red meat sector in Wales, and we’re committed to getting a deal that works for all parts of the UK.</p><p>We do not seek membership of the Single Market after we leave the EU, but a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a new, deep and special partnership. We start from a unique position with regulatory frameworks and standards that match. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours, as well as to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world. We want to ensure that UK companies have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and to let European businesses do the same in the UK.</p><p>Last month we published <em>Future customs arrangements: a future partnership paper</em>, which sets out very clearly the Government’s objectives for a new customs arrangement with the EU, and our proposals to achieve them. As we leave the Customs Union, the Government will seek a new and ambitious customs arrangement with the EU that facilitates as frictionless trade as possible in goods between the UK and EU and allows us to forge new trade relationships with our partners in Europe and around the world.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/09/2017 09:13:18 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

759840

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Food: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the Welsh food processing sector of access to labour of the UK leaving the European (a) single market and (b) customs union.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	10179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges and opportunities facing businesses across the UK, including in the food processing sector in Wales, and we’re committed to getting a deal that works for all parts of the UK.</p><p>We do not seek membership of the Single Market after we leave the EU, but a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a new, deep and special partnership. We start from a unique position with regulatory frameworks and standards that match. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours, as well as to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world. We want to ensure that UK companies have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and to let European businesses do the same in the UK.</p><p>Last month we published <em>Future customs arrangements: a future partnership paper</em>, which sets out very clearly the Government’s objectives for a new customs arrangement with the EU, and our proposals to achieve them. As we leave the Customs Union, the Government will seek a new and ambitious customs arrangement with the EU that facilitates as frictionless trade as possible in goods between the UK and EU and allows us to forge new trade relationships with our partners in Europe and around the world.</p><p>We will always welcome those with the skills, the drive and the expertise to make our nation better still. We will be setting out initial proposals for a new immigration system later in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/09/2017 09:14:20 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

455437

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Cleaning Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the rate of pay is for cleaners in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	28615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Cleaning services within the Wales Office are undertaken by outsourced providers under Ministry of Justice contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Rates of pay for cleaners are determined by their respective employers and not held by the Wales Office or Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p>All employers are obligated to pay at least the National Minimum Wage and the new National Living Wage from April 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 04/03/2016 14:30:52 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West