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596068

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Attendance Allowance
	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 the proposal to transfer responsibility for attendance allowance to local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	47503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text The Government is committed to working closely with the Welsh Government to ensure the implications of any reforms for devolved administration services or budgets are properly understood. answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 12/10/2016 12:18:28 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

643998

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many full-time equivalent civil servants in his Department are working exclusively on issues arising as a result of the UK voting to leave the EU; and what the civil service grade is of each of those officials.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	54764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Work relating to exiting the EU forms part of the policy portfolio of most Wales Office staff.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 29/11/2016 17:54:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

649535

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on the effect of the apprenticeship levy on Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>We have worked closely with the Welsh Government to ensure fair and transparent funding and, as far as possible, to develop a system for administering the levy which complements the skills and apprenticeship policies of each of the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Last month, HM Treasury announced that £128m will be allocated to Wales in the first year of the levy alone. It is up to the Welsh Government to decide what proportion of this is allocated to funding apprenticeships and skills policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/12/2016 17:29:44 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

599615

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	48188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p><p> </p><p>There are no EU directives within the Wales Office’s responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 18/10/2016 11:53:48 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

647810

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Living Wage: 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 potential implications for the Government's policies on Wales of the recommendation by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in its Global Economic Outlook of November 2016 that caution was needed in increasing to the living wage on account of the potential effect on employment of such increases.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	55375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>This Government will make sure the economy works for everyone across the UK, including in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>To help achieve this, the Government is accepting the recommendations of the independent Low Pay Commission to increase the National Living Wage to £7.50 from April 2017. The Low Pay Commission took into account the state of the economy and labour market in their recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The National Living Wage has been set so that it reaches 60% of median earnings in 2020, and will have no impact on employment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/12/2016 13:14:04 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

649536

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: 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 effect of the apprenticeship levy on Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>There has been a long standing commitment that Wales will get its fair share from this levy. Last month, HM Treasury announced that £128m, £133m and £138m will be allocated to Wales in the first, second and third years of the levy respectively. On top of this, the UK Government has committed additional funding for Wales of £13.7m in the first and £6.2m in the second year to ensure that Wales receives its fair share of any under spend that occurs in the adjustment period.</p><p> </p><p>Skills policy is a devolved matter in Wales, and therefore it is up to the Welsh Government to decide what proportion of this funding is allocated to apprenticeships and skills policy.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/12/2016 17:34:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

647808

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Economic Growth: 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 potential implications for the Government's policies on Wales of the finding by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in its Global Economic Outlook of November 2016 on the potential growth rate of the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	55373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The news that the OECD has revised up its UK growth forecast for this year and next is welcome. I believe it demonstrates the strength and its resilience of the economy since the British people decided to leave the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>I also recognise that there are challenges ahead as mentioned in the report from the OECD. In view of this the UK Government has responded by announcing an extra £400m in capital projects for Wales and seeing through the commitment to raise the personal tax allowance to £11,500 to improve the lot of working people. On top of this, the UK Government is no longer seeking to deliver a surplus in 2019-20 and will do all it needs to ensure growth continues in Wales and across the country.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/12/2016 13:12:48 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

596081

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: North Wales
	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 ministerial colleagues about proposals for a North Wales Growth Deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	47038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The door is open to a growth deal for North Wales. The Government is looking carefully at proposals which have been developed by local partners in North Wales which could help to strengthen the region’s economy and make the most of its connections to the Northern Powerhouse.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/10/2016 11:17:40 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

647805

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Funerals: Wales
	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 average cost of funerals in Wales in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Wales Office has made no assessment of the cost of funerals.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions however makes Funeral Expenses Payments to people on qualifying income-based benefits and tax credits who are arranging a funeral. Funeral Expenses Payments make a significant contribution towards the costs of a simple, respectful funeral.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/12/2016 12:08:03 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

596071

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Hinkley Point C Power Station
	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 net benefit to the Welsh economy of the steel to be used in the construction of the Hinkley C nuclear power plant.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	46766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government does not hold the specific figures requested. The decision to proceed with the first new nuclear power station for a generation will provide a huge boost to the regional economy including South Wales. Construction at the Hinkley site will provide 26,000 jobs and apprenticeships, and 64% of the project’s costs will be spent in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Welsh companies are already taking advantage of the opportunities this project presents, for example, Express Reinforcements in South Wales was given preferred bidder status for a £100m contract to supply 200,000 tonnes of reinforcing steel for the project.</p><p> </p><p>I would encourage businesses in Wales to register with EDF in order to take advantage of upcoming supply chain opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 46773 46774 46775 question first answered 14/10/2016 11:07:20 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn