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1142854

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on ministerial travel (rail, cars and air) in 2017 and 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>First Class Travel* (Rail only)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Second Class Travel (Rail, Cars and Air)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Spend on Ministerial Travel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>64,016</p></td><td><p>64,016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>1,037</p></td><td><p>91,764</p></td><td><p>92,801</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*First class travel was by rail only.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 284267 question first answered 06/09/2019 10:40:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1142868

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on ministerial travel (rail, cars and air) in 2017 and 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>First Class Travel* (Rail only)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Second Class Travel (Rail, Cars and Air)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Spend on Ministerial Travel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>64,016</p></td><td><p>64,016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>1,037</p></td><td><p>91,764</p></td><td><p>92,801</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*First class travel was by rail only.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 284297 question first answered 06/09/2019 10:40:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1138700

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising in each month since July 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	276557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has not spent any money on social media advertising since July 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/07/2019 12:13:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1140432

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many BAME staff are employed at (a) grade 7, (b) grade 5 and (c) grade 3 in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	279154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of staff working in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales and declaring themselves as BAME as at 30 June 2019 are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of staff reporting ethnicity </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BAME</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) grade 7/6</strong></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) grade 5</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(c) grade 3</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total other staff grades</strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/07/2019 11:58:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1143454

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on refreshments in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	285099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department spent the following on refreshments at ministerial events and meetings in 2017 and 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend on Refreshments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>9,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>4,292</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/09/2019 06:50:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1137633

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wylfa Power Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent progress the Government has made on the future of the proposed Wylfa Newydd power plant.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	274449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Wylfa Newydd remains a suitable site for nuclear new build in the future. The site is still owned by Hitachi, and the UK Government remains in discussions with them regarding its future.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to creating a broad-based resilient economy through our modern Industrial Strategy and will continue to work with the Welsh Government and local partners to ensure that North Wales prospers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to the nuclear sector, giving the go ahead to the first new nuclear power station in a generation at Hinkley Point C and investing £200m through our landmark Nuclear Sector Deal, which was signed in North Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/07/2019 10:45:32 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1137623

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
	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 a list of all (a) estimates, (b) reviews and (c) briefings his Department has (i) prepared or conducted and (ii) contributed to in relation to the effect on Wales of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	274569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>EU Exit is an all-of-government operation, and the Government wants to see the UK leave the EU with a deal.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) has done detailed work with departments, including the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales on preparing for a No-Deal scenario.</p><p> </p><p>DExEU has already published detailed analysis of the effect of leaving the EU without a deal on gov.uk:</p><p> </p><p>ttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/760484/28_November_EU_Exit_-_Long-term_economic_analysis__1_.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/07/2019 11:45:43 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1143690

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings his Department has had with Bristol City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	285324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has had extensive engagement with all local authorities, including Bristol City Council, as they continue to prepare for leaving the European Union on 31st October, with or without a deal. We continue to ensure that councils have the necessary information to prepare effectively, and continue to provide opportunities for specific local issues to be raised and addressed.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/09/2019 12:21:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1144370

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Shared Prosperity Fund will be open to Welsh applications by 31 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	286280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced in his speech on 27 July that the Government will bring forward plans on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We will consult on the design of the fund and welcome input from across the UK.</p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will invest in the foundations of productivity as set out in our modern Industrial Strategy to support people to benefit from economic prosperity, especially in those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>In the meantime, stakeholders can continue to invest with confidence and certainty. The Government has guaranteed that if we leave the EU without a deal, we will continue to fund all European and Structural Investment Funds projects that would have been funded by the EU under the 2014-2020 programme period.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/09/2019 12:20:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1142267

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Sheep Meat: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will estimate the gross value in pounds sterling of Welsh lamb exports to the EU in 2017 based on trade with the EU under WTO Most Favoured Nation terms.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	282535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government’s preferred position is to leave the EU with a deal that works for all parts of the UK, at which point the WTO MFN terms would not apply. It should be noted that data for lamb exports is not published at a regional level.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 03/09/2019 09:01:50 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens