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792778

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian needs of Palestiinian detainees in Israeli prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	114705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has concerns about allegations of mistreatment of Palestinian detainees and about Israel’s respect for its relevant obligations as an Occupying Power under applicable international law. While we have not made an assessment of the humanitarian needs of Palestinian detainees, a focus of UK human rights engagement is Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention, as we have concerns about the treatment of minors during arrest and interrogation. We have raised these concerns with the Israeli authorities on many occasions, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2017 15:55:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792780

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Bank: Travel Restrictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the economic and humanitarian effect of restrictions on the movement of Palestinian people in the West Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	114707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Various recent international reports (by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations) continue to conclude that Israeli constraints on movement, access and trade remain a key impediment to economic growth and well-being in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), including restricting access to land, water, and medical services and supplies. The UK continues to press for a sustainable two-state political solution which addresses Israel’s legitimate security concerns whilst opening up movement and access for Palestinians.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:09:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792783

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gaza: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many families remain displaced as a result of the Gaza-Israel hostilities in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	114710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 5,513 families (some 29,000 people) were still internally displaced as a result of the Gaza-Israel hostilities in 2014 at the end of August 2017.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:10:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792786

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Females: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the Government will analyse progress on implementing Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women's empowerment in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	114713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>It is critical that there is a shared understanding of progress on all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 5. This enables us, collectively, to take further action to have maximum development impact and reach those most at risk of being left behind. The UK Government analyses information from various sources when assessing progress on SDG 5, including the United Nations annual Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) report. We also invest in and share research that improves our understanding of the challenges in meeting SDG 5 and what works in responding to these challenges. We work with partners, for example through the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s DAC Network on Gender Equality, to share analysis and identify common strategies for making progress towards achieving SDG 5.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:14:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792787

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Females: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the Government plans to collates data from vulnerable and marginalised groups in developing countries when evaluating their progress in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 5.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	114714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>It is critical that the experience of vulnerable and marginalised groups is included in assessments of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 5. DFID is supporting our UN partners to assess global progress on the SDGs accurately, by strengthening our data on vulnerable and marginalised groups. Our Data Disaggregation Action Plan, launched in early 2017, outlines our approach to ensuring we leave no one behind in our policy and programmes. This will strengthen our understanding of who, where and why people are at risk of being left behind. It will enable us to empower vulnerable and marginalised groups, and help to ensure they are included in assessments of progress and need, and in development policy and programming.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:18:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792788

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Females: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to consult civil society organisations about how to measure progress on Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women's empowerment.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	114715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>It is critical that there is a shared understanding of progress on all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 5. This enables us, collectively, to take further action to have maximum development impact and reach those most at risk of being left behind. We support our UN partners to assess global progress on the SDGs accurately, by disaggregating all relevant DFID programme results and research findings by sex as well as by age, disability and location. Through our regular engagement with civil society organisations, including the Gender and Development Network of 62 non-governmental organisations, we collectively analyse progress, and identify common strategies for making progress towards achieving SDG 5.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:15:28 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792789

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Females: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he plans to consult businesses about how to measure progress on towards Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and women's empowerment.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	114716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>It is critical that there is a shared understanding of progress on all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 5. This enables us, collectively, to take further action to have maximum development impact and reach those most at risk of being left behind. We support our UN partners to assess global progress on the SDGs accurately, by disaggregating all relevant DFID programme results and research findings by sex as well as by age, disability and location. DFID is increasingly developing partnerships and leveraging new opportunities with business to accelerate progress towards achieving SDG 5, and our new Economic Development Strategy commits us to working with the private sector to deliver growth that is socially responsible and empowers women.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:17:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

797377

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Iran: Baha'i Faith
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart on the suppression and imprisonment of Baha’i people in Iran; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The treatment of followers of the Baha'i faith in Iran is a serious concern and I discussed these concerns directly with my Iranian counterpart during my visit to Iran in August this year. The British Government calls on Iran to respect the rights and freedoms of all its citizens no matter what their religion or belief.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/12/2017 16:06:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

818813

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the UK Government has taken to reaffirm its commitment to a two state solution in light of the non-adoption of UN Security Council Resolution S/2017/1060 on the status of Jerusalem.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	121577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>​As I reiterated to the House on 9th January, the UK believes there is a need to make urgent progress towards a two-state solution and as such we continue to encourage a return to direct negotiations between the parties. The Foreign Secretary and I both discussed the UK’s unequivocal support for the two-state solution when we met Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki in London on 8 January. In line with our long-standing position on Jerusalem, the UK voted in favour of a resolution on Jerusalem at the UN Security Council on 18 December, and the resolution at the UN General Assembly on 21 December.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/01/2018 16:15:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

891308

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Bank: Demolition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian effects of recent trends in the number of demolitions and evictions in the West Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	138070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Demolitions of Palestinian homes and buildings, and evictions of the residents, cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians, are harmful to the peace process and, in most circumstances, are contrary to international humanitarian law. According to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian affairs, 97 structures were demolished or seized in the West Bank in the first quarter of 2018 (January-March), including homes and livelihood structures. The humanitarian effects include impact to children’s education, displacement, psychological distress and damage of livelihoods. The UK continues to make clear to the Israeli authorities our serious concerns over the demolitions and evictions of Palestinians from their homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/05/2018 16:56:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

797379

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been awarded to local authoiities for the improvement of fire safety in their housing stock since the Grenfell Tower disaster.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Building owners are responsible for funding fire safety measures in their buildings. If a local authority building owner considers a building to be unsafe, they will need to determine what measures are essential to make a building safe, based on expert advice and taking into account any recommendations or advice from the local fire and rescue service.</p><p>Local authorities should draw on existing resources to implement these measures. However, we will consider the removal of financial restrictions for local authorities where these stand in the way of essential work being done.</p><p>36 local authorities have contacted the Department regarding work to ensure fire safety in tower blocks. We have asked 9 of these authorities to provide more detailed information about essential works. So far, 2 authorities have provided this information and my officials are working with them on their requests.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/12/2017 17:02:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 26866 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

638434

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2016
	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 civil servants in his Department are assessing the effect of exiting the EU on Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	53658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has responsibility for overseeing preparations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and conducting these withdrawal negotiations in support of the Prime Minister. In doing this it is working very closely with other Government departments, including the Wales Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Wales Office has refocused its priorities following the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union and work relating to exiting the EU now forms part of the policy portfolio of most staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 22/11/2016 17:32:27 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

638751

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Brexit: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what work his Department is undertaking with the Department for Exiting the European Union on the process for the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	53816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has responsibility for overseeing preparations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and conducting these withdrawal negotiations in support of the Prime Minister. In doing this it is working very closely with other Government departments, including the Wales Office.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/11/2016 12:48:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

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

647284

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tax Yields: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much tax revenue was collected from people in work in Wales in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>HMRC publishes annual estimates for a disaggregation of tax receipts between England, Wales, Scotland &amp; Northern Ireland. The numbers in this publication do not represent an estimate of the tax revenue that would be raised if each tax was collected at the devolved level. This information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2014, the independent Office for Budgetary Responsibility have also published forecasts for tax streams that are expected to be devolved to the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Wales Bill removes the requirement for a referendum before the Welsh Rates of Income Tax are introduced, allowing the Welsh Government to become more accountable to people in Wales by becoming responsible for raising more of the money it spends.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 01/12/2016 15:52:07 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

647287

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Pay: 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 expected average wage level in Wales in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>Earnings in Wales are increasing faster than the national average.</p><p> </p><p>Boosting productivity growth and protecting jobs is crucial for creating a sustained rise in living standards. That is why this Government is investing in infrastructure, supporting job creation and reforming markets.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is also taking targeted action to continue to raise incomes through a number of measures such as increasing the personal allowance and freezing fuel duty.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR forecasts for November 2016 show that across the UK, average earnings are estimated to increase by 2.2% in 2016, 2.4% in 2017, 2.8% in 2018, 3.3% in 2019 and 3.6% in 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 01/12/2016 12:23:21 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

647804

	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	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 UK's decision to leave the EU on the number of Welsh apprenticeship places.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>Skills and apprenticeships in Wales are devolved to the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government’s apprenticeship programme is funded with support from the European Social Fund. Following the decision to leave the European Union, the Chancellor has provided guarantees for EU funding such that where the Welsh Government sign up to structural and investment fund projects under their current EU budget allocation prior to Brexit, the UK government will ensure they are funded to meet these commitments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/12/2016 14:52:17 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

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

647806

	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	Apprentices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding there has been for apprenticeships in Wales in each year since 2010; and how many apprenticeships were funded in full or in part by such funding in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>Skills policy is a devolved matter in Wales, and therefore it is up to the Welsh Government to decide what proportion of its Block Grant 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 02/12/2016 14:53:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

649533

	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	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 leaving the European Union on the (a) value to Wales of access to the single market and (b) financial cost of paying to maintain that access after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with the Secretary of State for the Department for Exiting the European Union, as well as attending the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations. My Department is working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure we get the best possible deal for Wales and the UK as a whole. Recently I welcomed the Secretary of State to Wales where we attended the CBI Wales Annual dinner and visited SPTS Technologies in Newport.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/12/2016 17:35:49 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

649534

	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	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 estimate he has made of the economic value to Wales of the UK's membership of the single market.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>I recognise many businesses in Wales trade with the single market and my Department is working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure we get the best possible deal for Wales and the UK as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Leaving the EU will lead to new opportunities for businesses in Wales as we build on our strengths as an open, dynamic, trading nation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/12/2016 17:32:04 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

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

657991

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Brexit: 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 economic effect on Wales of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	57432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Welsh economy is facing both challenges and opportunities following Brexit.</p><p>I have regular meetings with the Secretary of State for the Department for Exiting the European Union and he and I both recently met Welsh industry leaders to discuss these issues.</p><p>My Department is committed to working closely with both the Welsh Government and the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure we get the best possible deal for Wales. To summarise what my hon Friend the Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Wales said in the Westminster Hall Debate on 14 December, the Welsh economy is in a strong position to make the most of the opportunities that exiting the EU presents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 16/12/2016 11:11:52 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

679793

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2017
	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 the value of exports to the EU from Welsh (a) agriculture, (b) aerospace, (c) construction, (d) electronics, (e) manufacturing, (f) renewable energy, (g) services, (h) textile and (i) fishing industries was in the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	62058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The information below detail the value of exports to the EU for all industries in Wales at Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) levels 1 &amp; 2 in Quarter 3 2016. Due to recent revisions in HMRC methods, data before this currently uses the previous methodology. My officials have been in contact with HMRC and have been told the historic figures using the new methods will be published shortly.</p><p><strong>SITC 1 Level</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Exports to the EU Quarter 3 2016</p></td><td><p>(£000’s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0 - Food &amp; live animals</p></td><td><p>59568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 - Beverages &amp; tobacco</p></td><td><p>7277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 - Crude materials, inedible, except fuels</p></td><td><p>13573</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 - Mineral fuels, lubricants &amp; related materials</p></td><td><p>181245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 - Animal &amp; vegetable oils, fats &amp; waxes</p></td><td><p>1013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 - Chemicals &amp; related products, nes</p></td><td><p>220020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 - Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material</p></td><td><p>293702</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 - Machinery &amp; transport equipment</p></td><td><p>984245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 - Miscellaneous manufactured articles</p></td><td><p>165824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 - Commodities/transactions not class'd elsewhere in SITC</p></td><td><p>18698</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>SITC 2 Level</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Exports to the EU Quarter 3 2016</p></td><td><p>(£000’s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>00 - Live animals other than animals of division 03</p></td><td><p>616</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 - Meat &amp; meat preparations</p></td><td><p>19227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02 - Dairy products &amp; birds' eggs</p></td><td><p>9181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03 - Fish, crustaceans, molluscs &amp; aq.inverts &amp; preps thereof</p></td><td><p>7593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04 - Cereals &amp; cereal preparations</p></td><td><p>8812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>05 - Vegetables &amp; fruit</p></td><td><p>1715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06 - Sugar, sugar preparations &amp; honey</p></td><td><p>603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices &amp; manufactures thereof</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08 - Feeding stuff for animals (not inc.unmilled cereals)</p></td><td><p>2484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09 - Miscellaneous edible products &amp; preparations</p></td><td><p>7328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 - Beverages</p></td><td><p>7272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 - Tobacco &amp; tobacco manufactures</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 - Hides, skins &amp; furskins, raw</p></td><td><p>486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 - Oil seeds &amp; oleaginous fruits</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 - Crude rubber (including synthetic &amp; reclaimed)</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 - Cork &amp; wood</p></td><td><p>309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 - Pulp &amp; waste paper</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26 - Textile fibres not manufactured &amp; their waste etc</p></td><td><p>583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 - Crude fertilizers &amp; crude minerals (exc fuels etc)</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 - Metalliferous ores &amp; metal scrap</p></td><td><p>10566</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 - Crude animal &amp; vegetable materials n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>961</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>32 - Coal, coke &amp; briquettes</p></td><td><p>1209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>33 - Petroleum, petroleum products &amp; related materials</p></td><td><p>172034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>34 - Gas, natural &amp; manufactured</p></td><td><p>5041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35 - Electric current</p></td><td><p>2961</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>41 - Animal oils &amp; fats</p></td><td><p>611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>42 - Fixed vegetable fats &amp; oils, crude, refined, fractionated</p></td><td><p>301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>43 - Animal or vegetable fats &amp; oils, processed, &amp; waxes</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>51 - Organic chemicals</p></td><td><p>34390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>52 - Inorganic chemicals</p></td><td><p>2038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>53 - Dyeing, tanning &amp; colouring materials</p></td><td><p>18593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>54 - Medicinal &amp; pharmaceutical products</p></td><td><p>56479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55 - Essential oils &amp; perfume materials; toilet preps etc</p></td><td><p>20046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>56 - Fertilizers (other than those of group 272)</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>57 - Plastics in primary forms</p></td><td><p>34570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>58 - Plastics in non-primary forms</p></td><td><p>28120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>59 - Chemical materials &amp; products n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>25653</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>61 - Leather, leather manufactures n.e.s &amp; dressed furskins</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>62 - Rubber manufactures n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>27340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>63 - Cork &amp; wood manufactures (excluding furniture)</p></td><td><p>1113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>64 - Paper, paperboard &amp; manufactures thereof</p></td><td><p>29447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65 - Textile yarn, fabrics, made up articles etc</p></td><td><p>8493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>66 - Non-metallic mineral manufactures n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>17717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>67 - Iron &amp; steel</p></td><td><p>60142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>68 - Non-ferrous metals</p></td><td><p>100491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>69 - Manufactures of metal n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>48828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>71 - Power generating machinery &amp; equipment</p></td><td><p>13727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>72 - Machinery specialized for particular industries</p></td><td><p>19750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>73 - Metalworking machinery</p></td><td><p>1757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>74 - General industrial machinery &amp; eqp. &amp; machine pt.n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>31429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75 - Office machines &amp; adp machines</p></td><td><p>36220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>76 - Telecomms &amp; sound recording &amp; reproducing app. &amp; eqp.</p></td><td><p>17308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>77 - Ele machinery, app &amp; appliances &amp; ele pt thereof n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>66903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>78 - Road vehicles (including air cushion vehicles)</p></td><td><p>110982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>79 - Other transport equipment</p></td><td><p>686169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>81 - P/fab buildings; sanit., plumbing, heating &amp;lighting fixt.</p></td><td><p>3929</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>82 - Furniture &amp; parts thereof; bedding, mattresses etc</p></td><td><p>25936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>83 - Travel goods, handbags &amp; similar containers</p></td><td><p>2240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>84 - Articles of apparel &amp; clothing accessories</p></td><td><p>18614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>85 - Footwear</p></td><td><p>6234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>87 - Professional, scientific &amp; controlling ins &amp; app n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>21485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>88 - Photographic &amp; optical goods, n.e.s.; watches &amp; clocks</p></td><td><p>7758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>89 - Miscellaneous manufactured articles n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>79628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>93 - Special transactions and commodities not classified according to kind</p></td><td><p>17352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>96 - Coin (other than gold coin), not being of legal tender</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>98 - Military arms and ammunition</p></td><td><p>1346</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/02/2017 11:04:14 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

679794

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2017
	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 proportion of products from Welsh (a) agriculture, (b) aerospace, (c) construction, (d) electronics, (e) manufacturing, (f) renewable energy, (g) services, (h) textile and (i) fishing industries were exported to the EU in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	62013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>Statistics on Welsh exports and the value of production are categorised in different ways. Exports are categorised using Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) whereas the gross value added is classified by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). Therefore it is not possible to determine the proportion of production in Wales that is exported to the EU at the level requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/02/2017 10:59:14 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723216

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Horizon 2020: 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 Welsh Government Education Cabinet Secretary on access to Horizon 2002 funding after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>It is clearly very early in the negotiations to be discussing specific outcomes. However, this Government is already taking actions to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements. The Chancellor announced in August 2016 that the Treasury will underwrite the payments of all successful bids for competitive EU research funding awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the departure from the EU. This applies to all UK partner organisations. This gives UK participants and their international partners confidence that they will have the funding necessary throughout the life of their Horizon 2020 funded project. Welsh organisations have attracted €66 million in Horizon 2020 funding between January 2014 and February 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a world leader in international research and innovation. ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union’ White Paper set out that the Government would welcome an agreement to continue to collaborate with our European partners on major science, research, and technology initiatives and we will approach the upcoming negotiations on this basis.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/04/2017 16:55:22 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723217

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: 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 annual value of all EU funding allocated to Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>For the 2014-20 funding cycle, Wales will receive a total allocation of €3,063,444,610 from the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds, comprising:</p><p> </p><ul><li>European Regional Development Fund: € 1,406,822,703</li><li>European Social Fund: € 1,005,652,552</li><li>European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: €650,969,355</li></ul><p> </p><p>In the same period, under Pillar 1 of the Common Agricultural Policy, Wales will receive an allocation of around €1,956 million.</p><p> </p><p>Wales will also receive funding under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, European Territorial Cooperation programmes and other EU funding programmes such as Horizon 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/04/2017 16:52:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723218

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Universities: 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 Universites Wales on replacement of EU funding to universities in Wales after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>It is clearly very early in the negotiations to be discussing specific outcomes. However, this Government is already taking actions to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements. The Chancellor announced in August 2016 that the Treasury will underwrite the payments of all successful bids for competitive EU research funding awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the departure from the EU. This applies to all UK partner organisations. This gives UK participants and their international partners confidence that they will have the funding necessary throughout the life of their Horizon 2020 funded project. Welsh organisations have attracted €66 million in Horizon 2020 funding between January 2014 and February 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a world leader in international research and innovation. ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union’ White Paper set out that the Government would welcome an agreement to continue to collaborate with our European partners on major science, research, and technology initiatives and we will approach the upcoming negotiations on this basis.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/04/2017 16:51:18 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723219

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: 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 fall in the number of applications from EU nationals applying to study in universities in Wales since the EU referendum on the Welsh economy.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to attract the second highest number of overseas students (EU and non-EU) to tertiary education, after the US. This year we have also seen a rise in the number of 18 year olds from overseas applying to study in the UK. More broadly, figures for non-EU international students have remained steady.</p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 27/04/2017 09:36:47 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723923

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: 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 Welsh Government on steps to maintain the number of students from the EU applying to study at universities in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has been meeting regularly with counterparts from the Welsh Government, and the other devolved administrations, to discuss a range of issues regarding higher education after the UK leaves the EU, including student mobility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 27/04/2017 09:40:41 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723924

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme: 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 Cabinet Secretary for Education in the Welsh Government on the Erasmus programme in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of international exchange and collaboration in education, as part of our vision for the UK as a global nation. There may be European programmes in which we want to participate following EU Exit, and we will consider this as part of the negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 27/04/2017 08:23:31 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723925

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Horizon 2020: 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 Welsh Government on the value of projects funded through Horizon 2020 in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It is clearly very early in the negotiations to be discussing specific outcomes. However, this Government is already taking actions to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements. The Chancellor announced in August 2016 that the Treasury will underwrite the payments of all successful bids for competitive EU research funding awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the departure from the EU. This applies to all UK partner organisations. This gives UK participants and their international partners confidence that they will have the funding necessary throughout the life of their Horizon 2020 funded project. Welsh organisations have attracted €66 million in Horizon 2020 funding between January 2014 and February 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a world leader in international research and innovation. ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union’ White Paper set out that the Government would welcome an agreement to continue to collaborate with our European partners on major science, research, and technology initiatives and we will approach the upcoming negotiations on this basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 27/04/2017 08:25:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723926

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Brexit: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2016 to Question 57432, on Brexit: Wales, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on the Welsh economy of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Welsh economy approaches its departure from the EU in a strong position. Since 2010 Wales has been the fastest growing UK region outside London and exports to countries outside the EU have increased by 5.5% in the last year alone. The strength of Wales is demonstrated in its ability to attract globally recognised brands like Aston Martin and Qatar Airways.</p><p> </p><p>As we negotiate our exit from the EU, the Prime Minister has made clear that we will work to secure a deal that benefits all parts of the UK. Wales is part of a Global Britain that is outward-looking and together we are building a stronger economy where everyone plays by the same rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 27/04/2017 09:39:51 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723927

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions the Government has had with the Welsh Government on future funding for any successor to the Wales-Ireland Co-operation programme.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It is clearly very early in the negotiations to be discussing specific outcomes. However, the Government is already taking actions to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>There may be European programmes, some of which may be partly but not wholly EU programmes, in which we may want to participate following EU Exit, and we will consider this as part of the negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has announced that EU funding granted before we leave the EU will be guaranteed by the Treasury after the UK leaves. For projects signed after the 2016 Autumn Statement and which continue after we have left the EU, funding for projects will be honoured by the Treasury if they provide strong value for money and are in line with domestic strategic priorities.</p><p> </p><p>All European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) projects signed or with funding agreements in place before the 2016 Autumn Statement, will be fully funded, even when these projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. This includes funding granted under the Ireland-Wales European Territorial Cooperation programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 27/04/2017 09:38:42 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

754221

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what legal advice he has sought on whether a Legislative Consent Motion is required from the Welsh Assembly before the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 becomes law.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	6318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Supreme Court has been clear that the devolved legislatures do not have a veto over the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The Government is committed to positive engagement with the devolved administrations to ensure that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is seeking the consent of the National Assembly for Wales and the other devolved legislatures for the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/09/2017 10:41:35 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

754222

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Sport: 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on increasing participation rates of children in Wales in sport.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	6276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is keen to encourage any schemes which help to increase participation rates of children in sport. However this is a devolved issue in Wales and therefore the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/09/2017 10:42:39 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

754223

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tidal Power: Cardiff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to promote renewable energy through tidal power in Cardiff Central constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	6277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>With 750 miles of coastline, Wales is perfectly placed to exploit energy from our tides through a variety of developing technologies, including tidal stream or wave turbines. In addition, the UK Government is currently considering the role tidal lagoons could play in the UK’s energy mix.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/09/2017 10:43:47 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

754224

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Radicalism: Cardiff Central
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will discuss the effectiveness of the deradicalisation programme in Cardiff Central constituency with the Home Secretary.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	6321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Secretary and I have regular discussions on a range of issues.</p><p>The Government has made clear that there should be no safe space online for terrorists and their supporters to radicalise, recruit, incite, or inspire. We are supporting community-based initiatives that challenge Daesh’s core communications and provide credible counter narratives.</p><p>The Prevent Programme is fundamentally about safeguarding and supporting vulnerable individuals to stop them becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It works best when delivered in partnership with communities. In the last year, we have considerably increased our programme of Prevent activity through our network of Prevent professionals.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/09/2017 10:45:12 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

754928

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Radicalism: Cardiff Central
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps the Government is taking to protect children in Cardiff Central constituency who are at risk of radicalisation; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	6363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>There is no single pathway to radicalisation for Islamist inspired, Far Right, or any other form of terrorism, and our radicalisation model applies to all forms of terrorism.</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of the Prevent Duty has embedded consideration of the risk of radicalisation in the day-to-day work of frontline statutory partners. It covers schools, colleges, universities, health, local authorities, police and prisons.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>142 community based projects were delivered in the UK in 2015/16 reaching over 42,000 participants. Over half of these projects were delivered in schools, aimed at increasing young people’s resilience to terrorist and extremist ideologies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/09/2017 11:00:36 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

765374

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2017 to Question 71604, on EU grants and loans: Wales, whether the Shared Prosperity Fund will disburse to the Government of Wales sums at least equal to the amounts for European Structural and Investments funds as set out in that Answer.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	105961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>Our manifesto committed to creating a UK Shared Prosperity Fund and work is ongoing across Government to consider how best this can be achieved. As per our commitment, we will of course work with the Welsh Government and other stakeholders across Wales and the UK.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/10/2017 15:51:57 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

765375

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: 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 Cabinet colleagues on the establishment of the Shared Prosperity Fund; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	105962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>Our manifesto committed to creating a UK Shared Prosperity Fund and work is ongoing across Government to consider how best this can be achieved. As per our commitment, we will of course work with the Welsh Government and other stakeholders across Wales and the UK.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/10/2017 15:52:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

765376

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 7156, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on specific recommendations as to which EU programmes operating in Wales the Government should contribute towards to continue to access after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	105963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister set out in her speech in Florence, we want to continue to work together in ways that promote the long-term economic development of the continent, including continuing to take part in those specific policies and programmes which are of significant advantage to the whole of the UK and the EU, such as those that promote science, education and culture – and those that promote our mutual security.</p><p>Our involvement in such programmes will of course be subject to the outcome of the negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/10/2017 15:53:44 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

766169

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will take steps to place in the Library an estimate of the number of non-UK EU citizens employed by each sector in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	105965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>The table attached is a three year pooled data set of the Annual Population Survey produced by the Office for National Statistics. The table contains the number of non-UK EU citizens employed by each sector in Wales between 2013 and 2015. These are the most recent figures available. I will deposit the relevant figures in the Library of the house.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/10/2017 10:49:12 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns attachment 1 file name Table PQ 105965 - EU workers in Wales 2013-2015.xlsx title Table PQ 105965
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

766170

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Brexit: 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 Welsh Government on its proposed changes to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	105964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the First Secretary of State and I are meeting the First Minister today to discuss the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill as part of our ongoing engagement on the Bill. We will give careful consideration to the changes to the Bill proposed jointly by the Welsh and Scottish Governments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/10/2017 14:24:58 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

769758

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Ports: 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 readiness of Welsh ports to facilitate any added procedural processes in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	107429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Since the vote to leave the EU I, as well as a number of ministerial colleagues, have visited ports in Wales to discuss a number of issues, including their operational readiness for our leaving the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for all parts of the UK, and we are conscious that a significant proportion of the traffic at some ports is not currently subject to customs controls. We want to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at all UK ports and airports, including Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke Dock, and we will seek to ensure that customs arrangements and mechanisms are as frictionless as possible, and that trade fluidity is maintained. Officials in the Wales Office and colleagues across Government are working with port operators and other stakeholders in Wales to support the smooth and orderly implementation of these new arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 17/10/2017 09:04:30 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

770103

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2017
	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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on each sector of the Welsh economy of changes in the UK's participation in the single market over the next 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	107701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union, working with officials across Government, is undertaking a wide range of analysis covering the entirety of the UK economy in order to support negotiations. We are looking at over 50 sectors as well as cross-cutting regulatory issues.</p><p> </p><p>As Parliament has agreed, we will not publish anything that would undermine our ability to negotiate the best deal for the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales will continue to work with other Government departments, and the Welsh Government, to support the Welsh economy and promote a prosperous Wales within a strong United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 18/10/2017 09:52:50 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

771613

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings he has had with organisations and campaigners from Wales since June 2016 on European Structural Investment Funds after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	108026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>My ministerial colleagues and I regularly meet with stakeholders across Wales, including discussing with representatives of business, the third sector and universities how funding for growth across the UK can best be designed and delivered after we leave the European Union. Since the referendum result in June 2016, the impact on Wales of the UK leaving the EU has been a standing agenda item.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/10/2017 13:06:34 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

771614

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Exports: Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of total Welsh exports in (a) goods and (b) services went to the Middle East in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	108060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, 8.5% of all goods exported from Wales went to the Middle East. Figures for service exports are not yet available for 2016. In 2015, 14.2% of all services exported from Wales went to Asia, which is where the Office for National Statistics (ONS) categorises Middle Eastern countries in its service exports release. The ONS does not publish data detailing what percentage of the service exports that are sent to Asia go specifically to the Middle East.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/10/2017 13:20:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

772313

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Travel: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate his Department has made of the number of journeys by (a) people and (b) freight between ports in Wales and the Republic of Ireland in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	108154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of sea passenger journeys between Wales and the Republic of Ireland is published in the UK international sea passengers dataset in tables <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/spas01-uk-international-sea-passengers" target="_blank">SPAS0108 and SPAS0102</a>. The figures are summarised below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea - Cork</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milford Haven - Rosslare</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fishguard - Rosslare</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>364</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead - Dublin</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>1,781</p></td><td><p>1,709</p></td><td><p>1,766</p></td><td><p>1,875</p></td><td><p>1,970</p></td><td><p>1,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Wales-Rep. Ireland </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,911</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,801</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,591</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,615</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,686</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,632</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,564</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>For freight, the published statistics relate to tonnage and units moved between Welsh ports and the Republic of Ireland (rather than freight journeys), with detailed figures available in table <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/641263/port0499.xlsx" target="_blank">Port0499</a> of the UK international sea passengers dataset. The figures for units and tonnage moved between Welsh ports and the Republic of Ireland for every year between 2010 and 2016 are summarised below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total units moved between Welsh ports and the Republic of Ireland (thousand units)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total tonnage moved between Welsh ports and the Republic of Ireland (thousand tonnes)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>1110.153</p></td><td><p>7242.835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>1093.807</p></td><td><p>7164.287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>1025.653</p></td><td><p>6981.91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>1062.61</p></td><td><p>8288.563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>1117.096</p></td><td><p>7748.732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1158.477</p></td><td><p>8469.233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>1191.576</p></td><td><p>8299.612</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that units include passenger vehicles.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 24/10/2017 10:08:51 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens