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1546991

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he plans to introduce a voluntary exit programme for civil servants serving in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	100027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales currently has no live voluntary exit schemes. Voluntary exit schemes are a commonly used workforce management process available to departments based on their specific workforce needs.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 06/12/2022 09:18:06 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1683037

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Post Office: 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 Cabinet colleagues on the payment of compensation to sub-postmasters in Wales affected by issues with the Horizon system.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	10067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government has already paid out over £153 million to over 2,700 victims. In the overturned convictions scheme, 95 convictions have been overturned, with 31 claimants agreeing full and final settlements. Over £33 million has been paid out to those with overturned convictions, which includes interim payments and partial settlements.</p><p> </p><p>Of the original trailblazing postmasters in the “GLO” group who took the Post Office to court and exposed the Horizon Scandal, £27 million has been paid out to 477 claimants. The original 2,417 postmasters who claimed through the original Horizon Shortfall Scheme have now all had offers of compensation. Offers have totalled over £107m and over £93 million has been paid out in this scheme, with Post Office now dealing with late applications and with those cases where the initial offer was not accepted.</p><p> </p><p>In the coming weeks, we will introduce new primary legislation to quash all convictions that were reliant on erroneous Horizon evidence. Once this legislation is passed, and convictions have been overturned, they will be entitled to at least £600,000 in compensation to rebuild their lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 11:12:09 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1683039

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: 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 hospitality businesses in Wales on commercial energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	10068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>My officials and I regularly meet with businesses across Wales, including those in the hospitality sector, to discuss a variety of issues.</p><p>The Government provided an unprecedented package of support of £7.4 billion through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) which ended on 31 March 2023, shielding businesses and saving some around half of their wholesale energy cost.</p><p>The EBRS was replaced by the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS), which provides support to all eligible non-domestic energy users paying the highest energy prices starting from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. Since the scheme was introduced, wholesale energy prices have now fallen significantly, and inflation has fallen from its peak of 11.1% to 4%.</p><p>In addition, at Autumn Statement 2023, the government announced that it is freezing Climate Change Levy rates for 2025-26 to continue achieving CCL’s environmental objectives without increasing the impact to businesses’ energy bills.</p><p>The UK Government is providing further support to the hospitality sector by freezing alcohol duty until August 2024, and increasing the new Draught Relief duty from the initially proposed 5% to 9.2%. In addition, in England, we have extended the 75% relief on business rates available to hospitality, retail and leisure businesses. I am concerned about the impact of the cut to non-domestic rates relief for hospitality businesses proposed by the Welsh Government in their recent draft budget.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 11:22:26 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1241731

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Asylum: Penally Camp
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he was first made aware of the Government's decision to provide accommodation for asylum seekers at the Penally training camp.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	100916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>I heard of the decision to use Penally training camp as accommodation for asylum seekers on 12 September.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 13/10/2020 12:49:50 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1682937

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the (a) membership and (b) remit is of the people, skills and business sub-group of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Membership</strong></p><p> </p><p>The People, Skills and Business sub-group membership will include a wide range of people including Tata Steel representatives, business leaders, officials in the UK Government and the Welsh Government, employees of Neath Port Talbot Council and community representatives, including a regional Member of the Senedd. Trade Union representatives will also be invited.</p><p> </p><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Remit</strong></p><p> </p><p>The People, Skills and Business sub-group is being established to provide immediate support for the people, businesses and communities directly affected by Tata Steel UK’s decarbonisation transition. The sub-group will operate beneath the Transition Board, to coordinate activity at a local level and report progress and challenges and make recommendations to the Transition Board.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 14:13:41 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1682938

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the (a) membership and (b) remit is of the place and regeneration sub-group of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Membership </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Place and Regeneration sub-group membership will include a wide range of people including Tata Steel representatives, business leaders, employees of the UK Government and the Welsh Government, employees of Neath Port Talbot Council and community representatives, including a regional Member of the Senedd. Trade Union representatives will also be invited.</p><p> </p><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Remit </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Place and Regeneration sub-group will provide the Transition Board with advice on how to protect and grow the economic environment as a result of Tata Steel UK’s decarbonisation transition. They operate beneath the Transition Board, to coordinate activity at a local level and report progress and challenges and make recommendations to the Transition Board.</p><p> </p><p>The Place and Regeneration sub-group will develop a Local Economic Action Plan that will provide the Transition Board with advice on how to ensure regeneration and economic growth for the local area for the next decade.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 14:13:12 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1682939

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent estimate he has made of when the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board will receive recommendations on investment from the sub-groups.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board will start to receive recommendations on investments from the sub-groups after the formal consultation on the transition has begun. Decisions on investment will happen once the consultation has concluded and there is an understanding of what the impact of Tata Steel’s decarbonisation plans will be.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 14:12:28 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1682940

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether representatives from trade unions were invited to attend the two meetings of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>I invited Community, Unite and GMB trade union representatives to both of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board meetings that have taken place so far. There have been trade union representatives in attendance at both meetings.</p><p> </p><p>I also met with the trade unions outside of the Transition Board and will continue to engage interested parties from trade unions, business and the communities affected.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 14:11:51 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1682941

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board has undertaken its review of the group’s terms of reference.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board reviewed and agreed the terms of reference at the inaugural Board meeting on Thursday 19 October 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board has been established to provide advice on how to protect and grow the economic environment and to support and mitigate the impact on those workers, businesses and communities directly affected by Tata Steel UK decarbonisation transition.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 14:11:11 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1401767

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has held (a) any financial or consultancy contracts and (b) meetings with representatives of (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting and (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	101603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has not held any financial or consultancy contracts or meetings with representatives of Clifford Chance LLP, FTI Consulting or Fenchurch Advisory Partners in any of the last five years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 19/01/2022 11:44:30 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas