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1668124

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date	07/11/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Research: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he plans to take steps to promote research in Welsh universities in the context of the Welsh universities showcasing event held on 17 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>I was delighted to welcome all eight of the universities in Wales and the Open University to an event showcasing the sector at Lancaster House on 17 October 2023. The event highlighted the strength and breadth of Welsh university research and its ability to deliver tangible benefits to communities in Wales, the UK and across the world. I am committed to ensuring Welsh universities play a vital role in positioning the UK at the forefront of research and development, and I firmly believe the event has helped make progress towards this goal. Senior representatives from each of UKRI’s research councils were present at the event and had the opportunity to see just some of the research excellence found across Wales’ areas of academic strength.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is committed to supporting the higher education sector, demonstrated by our ongoing investment of £39.8 billion in research and development between 2022 and 2025. Moreover, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) recently announced a £60 million Regional Innovation Fund to support regions that have lower levels of research and development investment. As part of this, the Welsh Government will receive £3.4 million in Barnett consequentials. I hope this will be invested in the Welsh higher education sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Wales is already leading the way in areas as diverse as MedTech, AgriTech and Net Zero and also has a world-leading compound semiconductor cluster based in South Wales. I will continue to champion the strengths of the Welsh university sector. My officials regularly meet with their counterparts in DSIT and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). Discussions with the Wales Innovation Network (WIN) are ongoing on how to build on the momentum created by the event held at Lancaster House on 17 October 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 13/11/2023 13:19:37 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1666157

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Public Sector: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the adherence to Welsh language legislation of public services in Wales for which the UK Government is responsible.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	203448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Welsh language is a devolved subject and the responsibility of Senedd Cymru / the Welsh Parliament and the Welsh Government. Most public bodies in Wales are subject to Welsh language standards, made under the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011, in delivering public services. The Welsh Language Commissioner is responsible for ensuring that bodies fulfil their obligations in relation to specified standards.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers of the Crown are not subject to Welsh language standards. In practice, this means most UK Government departments operate Welsh language schemes under the Welsh Language Act 1993. Schemes set out, so far as practicable, how departments treat Welsh and English on the basis of equality in respect of services they provide for Wales. The Welsh Language Commissioner approves schemes before they are implemented and departments report regularly to the Commissioner on performance against their respective schemes.</p><p> </p><p>As lead department in UK Government for the Welsh language, the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales works with other government departments to improve Welsh language provision, most notably through the official-level, cross-government Welsh Language Forum.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 203449 question first answered 24/10/2023 11:01:51 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1666159

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Public Sector: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision through the medium of Welsh of public services in Wales for which the UK Government is responsible.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	203449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Welsh language is a devolved subject and the responsibility of Senedd Cymru / the Welsh Parliament and the Welsh Government. Most public bodies in Wales are subject to Welsh language standards, made under the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011, in delivering public services. The Welsh Language Commissioner is responsible for ensuring that bodies fulfil their obligations in relation to specified standards.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers of the Crown are not subject to Welsh language standards. In practice, this means most UK Government departments operate Welsh language schemes under the Welsh Language Act 1993. Schemes set out, so far as practicable, how departments treat Welsh and English on the basis of equality in respect of services they provide for Wales. The Welsh Language Commissioner approves schemes before they are implemented and departments report regularly to the Commissioner on performance against their respective schemes.</p><p> </p><p>As lead department in UK Government for the Welsh language, the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales works with other government departments to improve Welsh language provision, most notably through the official-level, cross-government Welsh Language Forum.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 203448 question first answered 24/10/2023 11:01:51 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1666161

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Public Sector: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Language Commissioner on the adequacy of the provision through the medium of Welsh of public services in Wales for which the UK Government is responsible.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	203450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>As a fluent Welsh speaker and champion for the Welsh language, I take every opportunity to promote the language and communicate bilingually in my role.</p><p> </p><p>My officials and I regularly meet with the Welsh Language Commissioner and her office to discuss matters relating to the Welsh language, including the provision of public services through the medium of Welsh by UK Government. Most recently in August, I met the Commissioner in Aberystwyth as part of my Welsh Language Roundtable to discuss the Census 2021 results and the causes of the decline in the number of Welsh speakers in parts of Wales.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/10/2023 10:59:44 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1665111

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to rescind the decision of the Welsh Government to introduce default 20mph speed limits.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	202804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>As part of the Wales Act 2017, power for setting national speed limits was devolved to the Welsh Government.</p><p>It is disappointing that the Welsh Government seems to be ignoring its own impact assessments, which suggest a £4.5 billion hit to the Welsh economy.</p><p>The UK Government does not have any current plans to change the national speed limits, or to introduce 20mph as the default speed limit for urban areas in England.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 23/10/2023 08:45:42 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1663272

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much their Department spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-2023 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	201126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>On 2 October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a value for money audit of all EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) spending in the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>The audit will dovetail with the public sector productivity review, aiming at delivering a leaner, more efficient government. The audit forms part of our drive to improve productivity across the public sector by driving down waste and improving performance.</p><p> </p><p>The findings and actions of the audit will be announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 23/10/2023 08:41:33 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1663967

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of officials in his Department on temporary contracts are women.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	201820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>My Department has eleven staff members on temporary contracts, five (45%) of whom are women.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 19/10/2023 15:53:57 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1663968

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of officials in his Department that are (a) graded as senior civil servant 2 and (b) on full-time equivalent contracts are women.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	201821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>My Department has one official graded at SCS 2, who is male.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 19/10/2023 15:54:38 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1665626

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: 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 supporting narrow gauge railway tourism in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	906604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>Narrow gauge railways, like Rhyl Miniature Railway, are an important aspect of our tourism sector and it is vital they are supported. Although tourism is devolved in Wales, the UK Government invested approximately £18 million in funding during COVID to over 60 heritage steam organisations through the Culture Recovery Fund.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Clwyd answering member printed Dr James Davies question first answered 18/10/2023 12:43:09 answering member 4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1661419

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Mark Drakeford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last met the First Minister of Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	200136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>I last met with the First Minister of Wales on Thursday 12 October, 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 16/10/2023 09:34:24 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones