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registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many apprenticeships have been created in his Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	50817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Wales Office is a very small Government Department of around forty five members of staff but it has nevertheless managed to create thirteen apprenticeships since 2011. Six Wales Office apprentices subsequently chose to secure a job within the Civil Service and four are currently still undertaking their apprenticeship civil service roles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In light of the Government’s manifesto commitment to achieve three million new apprenticeship starts in England by the end of the Parliament, the Cabinet Office will be centrally collecting data on apprenticeships to allow the Civil Service to report on its contribution towards the national target.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 03/11/2016 12:53:58 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

621968

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of senior civil service graded posts in his Department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader and (iv) policy manager have been based outside London in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	50409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Since 2014, the Wales Office has had five Senior Civil Service posts (one Director and four Deputy Directors). The Department has an office in London and one in Cardiff, and all five posts spend time at both sites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 02/11/2016 11:59:34 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

599615

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	48188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p><p> </p><p>There are no EU directives within the Wales Office’s responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 18/10/2016 11:53:48 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

605548

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
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 discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on its role in negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	906622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has committed to full engagement with the Devolved Administrations to get the best possible deal for all parts of our United Kingdom as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We will give the Welsh Government every opportunity to have their say as we form our negotiating strategy and we will look at any suggestions they put forward.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/10/2016 14:17:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

605549

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
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 steps he is taking to ensure that Wales receives the maximum funding possible from the EU before the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	906620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is taking a practical approach to EU funding. As my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor has made clear, structural and investment funds projects signed before the date of exit will be fully funded by the Treasury even where payments fall after we leave the EU; in keeping with the devolution settlement, it will be for the Welsh Government to decide the conditions used to assess projects within its devolved competence.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/10/2016 14:13:33 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

598324

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many non-UK citizens are employed by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	47759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice provide employment services on our behalf. The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right and therefore does not hold this information.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 17/10/2016 11:32:15 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

596068

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Attendance Allowance
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 effect on Wales of the proposal to transfer responsibility for attendance allowance to local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	47503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text The Government is committed to working closely with the Welsh Government to ensure the implications of any reforms for devolved administration services or budgets are properly understood. answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 12/10/2016 12:18:28 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

596069

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of staff on the payroll of his Department who work in Westminster are (a) British nationals and (b) nationals of another country.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right and payroll services are provided by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on our behalf.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 14/10/2016 11:09:50 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

596070

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, approximately how many (a) British and (b) non-British nationals are employed cleaning the Westminster estate of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Wales Office does not employ any cleaners. The Department uses Ministry of Justice facilities management contracts, including the provision of cleaning for its Westminster estate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 14/10/2016 11:08:46 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

596071

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Hinkley Point C Power Station
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 net benefit to the Welsh economy of the steel to be used in the construction of the Hinkley C nuclear power plant.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	46766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government does not hold the specific figures requested. The decision to proceed with the first new nuclear power station for a generation will provide a huge boost to the regional economy including South Wales. Construction at the Hinkley site will provide 26,000 jobs and apprenticeships, and 64% of the project’s costs will be spent in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Welsh companies are already taking advantage of the opportunities this project presents, for example, Express Reinforcements in South Wales was given preferred bidder status for a £100m contract to supply 200,000 tonnes of reinforcing steel for the project.</p><p> </p><p>I would encourage businesses in Wales to register with EDF in order to take advantage of upcoming supply chain opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns grouped question UIN 46773 46774 46775 question first answered 14/10/2016 11:07:20 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn