@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . parl:answerText "

Details on the UK Statistics Authority’s interventions are published in the correspondence, publications, and issues log sections of their website since 2010.

The Authority’s Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) also carry out regular assessments and systemic reviews, details of which can also be found on the Authority’s website.

In September 2018, the Authority published the first annual summary of its interventions for the financial year 2017/18. The report for 2018/19 will be published in the autumn.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Vale of Glamorgan" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alun Cairns" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-06-17"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-06-17T08:56:36.843Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Chris Ruane" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "28" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Wales Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Wales" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Wales" ; parl:hansardHeading "Wales Office: Statistics" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions his Department has received representations from the UK Statistics Authority on his Department's presentation and use of statistics in each year since 2010." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Vale of Clwyd" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Chris Ruane" ; parl:uin "263726" ; dcterms:date "2019-06-12"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The UK Government has put research and innovation at the heart of its Industrial Strategy, setting an ambition for the UK to become the most innovative country in the world and increase its total R&D expenditure to 2.4% of GDP by 2027.

The new National Spectrum Centre in Aberystwyth will be a part of this ecosystem of innovation across the UK and will have opportunities to access funds dedicated to supporting research in areas that are vital to our future economy. I visited Aberystwyth in September to discuss this project with key stakeholders and was hugely impressed with its ambitions.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Vale of Glamorgan" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alun Cairns" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-06-12"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-06-12T16:43:21.37Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The steel sector is hugely important to both the UK and Welsh economies, employing over 30,000 people across Great Britain, with around 9,000 of these employees based in Wales. While my Department typically does not directly buy or procure any steel, I am very supportive of the objectives of the charter.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Vale of Glamorgan" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alun Cairns" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-09"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-09T09:26:46.583Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "28" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Wales Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Wales" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Wales" ; parl:hansardHeading "Wales Office: Brexit" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU without an agreement." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Newport West" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Ruth Jones" ; parl:uin "271625" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-01"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "28" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Wales Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Wales" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Wales" ; parl:hansardHeading "Wales Office: Iron and Steel" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make it his Department's policy to sign up to the UK Steel Charter." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Scunthorpe" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nic Dakin" ; parl:uin "271386" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-01"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot" . parl:answerText "

The UK Government is committed to ensure that farmers in Wales and across the UK are supported as we leave the UK. That is why we have pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support for the duration of this Parliament, providing much needed certainty to the agricultural sector across the UK including Wales.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Vale of Glamorgan" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alun Cairns" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-06-28"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-06-28T10:28:49.417Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Nic Dakin" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "28" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Wales Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Wales" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Wales" ; parl:hansardHeading "Agriculture: Wales" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he will take to support the farming sector in Wales after the UK leaves the EU." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Romford" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Andrew Rosindell" ; parl:uin "267225" ; dcterms:date "2019-06-20"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "28" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Wales Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Wales" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Wales" ; parl:hansardHeading "Wales Office: Iron and Steel" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the UK Steel Charter." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Scunthorpe" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nic Dakin" ; parl:uin "271385" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-01"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

We have regular discussions with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on steel, including procurement. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has asked all Government departments to consider guidance on steel procurement and to notify of any upcoming opportunities for industry.

More broadly, the UK Government is committed to supporting the steel sector to realise the broader commercial opportunities that are open to it, which could be worth an additional £3.8 billion a year by 2030.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Vale of Glamorgan" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alun Cairns" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-09"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-09T09:25:40.463Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Norman Lamb" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "28" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Wales Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Wales" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Wales" ; parl:hansardHeading "Public Expenditure: Wales" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the funding package announced for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, what assessment he has made of the Barnett consequential for Wales." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Vale of Clwyd" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Chris Ruane" ; parl:uin "269651" ; dcterms:date "2019-06-26"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "28" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Wales Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Wales" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Wales" ; parl:hansardHeading "Wales Office: Chief Scientific Advisers" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings he has held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "North Norfolk" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Norman Lamb" ; parl:uin "264366" ; dcterms:date "2019-06-13"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

I engage frequently with Welsh Government Ministers on a range of issues including EU exit and No-Deal preparedness.

Furthermore, the First Minister of Wales as well as the First Minister of Scotland has been invited by the Prime Minister to attend relevant meetings of a Cabinet sub-committee that brings together work on preparations for the UK’s exit from the EU, spanning both deal and no-deal outcomes. In addition to this officials engage regularly with their counterparts in the Welsh Government to discuss preparations for no-deal.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Vale of Glamorgan" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alun Cairns" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-08"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-08T15:16:31.203Z"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . parl:answerText "

None. The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales does not have a Chief Scientific Adviser.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Vale of Glamorgan" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alun Cairns" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-06-17"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-06-17T08:54:49.8Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Andrew Rosindell" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "28" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Wales Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Wales" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Wales" ; parl:hansardHeading "Radio Frequencies: Research" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what start-up funding the Government has allocated to new National Spectrum Centre in Aberystwyth to (a) enable UK wireless technology innovation and (b) create highly skilled job opportunities in Wales." ; parl:registeredInterest true ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Wantage" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Edward Vaizey" ; parl:uin "259917" ; dcterms:date "2019-06-04"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Ruth Jones" . parl:answerText "

The UK Government contribution to the 2022 Commonwealth Games budget is subject to the Barnett Formula which HM Treasury will apply in the normal way at the Spending Review, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Vale of Glamorgan" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Alun Cairns" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-01"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-01T11:44:31.63Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Alun Cairns" . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "8"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition .