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1694666

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Defamation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have informed the Law Officers that they are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their personal capacity, (b) their official position and (c) both since 19 December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	17695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>As per paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code, it is not possible to disclose whether Law Officers have or have not provided advice on such matters. Paragraph 2.13 states: “The fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised, and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority”.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 12/03/2024 10:40:44 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1694141

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Fraud and Maladministration
	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 amount of money lost to fraud and error by his Department in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is proud of its record in proactively seeking to find and prevent more fraud in the system. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year, it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The PSFA produces a Fraud Landscape Report (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-annual-report-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-annual-report-2022</a>). This provides data on fraud and error detection, loss and recoveries in central government, outside of the tax and welfare system. The 2020/21 Report was published in March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no reported or detected fraud and error in the Department during the last three financial years.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 12/03/2024 10:49:36 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693766

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: WhatsApp
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what guidance his Department issues on the use of WhatsApp.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>All Departments in central government, including arms-length bodies apply the published guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business" target="_blank">Using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for government business</a> published by Cabinet Office in March 2023. It applies to all individuals in central government (ministers, special advisers, officials, contractors, non-executive board members and independent experts advising ministers). The Wales Office uses the central guidance and has applied it since March 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 11/03/2024 09:35:50 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693929

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tŷ William Morgan: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average level of staff attendance has been at the UK Government hub in Cardiff, Tŷ William Morgan in each month since December 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	17149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The Wales Office does not hold data on average levels of staff attendance for UK Government departments and agencies, and other public bodies, based in the UK Government hub in Ty William Morgan, Cardiff.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 11/03/2024 09:38:01 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1693248

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Publishing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what reports and guidance their Department has produced in the last three years; and how much was spent on their (a) printing and (b) distribution.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) produced the following reports during the last three years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reports Produced</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend on Printing </strong> <strong>and Distribution* (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>OSSW Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21</p></td><td><p>3,420.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>The UK Government’s Sixth Annual Report on the Implementation and Operation of Part 2 (Finance) of the Wales Act 2014</p></td><td><p>2,593.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23 </strong></p></td><td><p>OSSW Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22</p></td><td><p>1,245.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023-24 to date</strong></p></td><td><p>OSSW Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23</p></td><td><p>1,200.61</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The Department outsources its printing and the invoices received do not split the costs between printing and distribution.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brecon and Radnorshire answering member printed Fay Jones question first answered 07/03/2024 11:14:50 answering member 4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692754

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding his Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on advertising in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>Nothing. The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) has not budgeted or spent any money on advertising in the last three financial years.</p> answering member constituency Brecon and Radnorshire answering member printed Fay Jones question first answered 05/03/2024 12:53:21 answering member 4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692399

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Magazine Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding his Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>Nothing. The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) has not allocated or spent any money on subscriptions to magazines in the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brecon and Radnorshire answering member printed Fay Jones question first answered 04/03/2024 17:18:51 answering member 4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692041

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals his Department subscribed to in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	15855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) subscribed to the following newspapers, magazines and online journals in the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Subscription</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>The Times, The Financial Times, The Telegraph and The Western Mail.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23 </strong></p></td><td><p>The Times, The Financial Times, The Telegraph and GOLWG</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023-24 to date</strong></p></td><td><p>The Times, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, GOLWG and The Spectator</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brecon and Radnorshire answering member printed Fay Jones question first answered 01/03/2024 14:07:10 answering member 4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692110

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	15920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>Nothing. The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales does not employ staff directly. Our staff are employed by the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Brecon and Radnorshire answering member printed Fay Jones question first answered 05/03/2024 12:54:24 answering member 4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1691671

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of digital posts in his Department are vacant.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	15607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>There are currently no vacant digital posts in the Wales Office.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 29/02/2024 11:53:58 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith