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1003887

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has plans to close his Department's office at 1 Caspian Point, Cardiff.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	189828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales plans to relocate its Cardiff Office from Caspian Point, Cardiff Bay to the new UK Government Hub in the centre of Cardiff. This relocation is currently planned for late 2020.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 13/11/2018 11:39:02 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

887887

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
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 Transport on the renaming of the Second Severn Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	136882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>I had regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport prior to announcing the renaming of the Second Severn Crossing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/04/2018 14:44:08 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

887888

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will publish the representations he has received from the Welsh Government on the renaming of the Second Severn Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	136883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>We are discussing the publication of this material with the Welsh Government and I will write to you when those discussions conclude.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/04/2018 14:45:00 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

887894

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
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 officials at Clarence House on the petition against the renaming of the Second Severn Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	136889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/04/2018 14:45:53 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882525

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provide employment and recruitment services on our behalf. To ensure the best possible mix of talent and remove barriers for all individuals, including ex-offenders, the MoJ fully implemented the Ban the Box initiative in October 2016. Data prior to this date is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 135588 question first answered 20/04/2018 12:06:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882526

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his Department's implementation plan is for banning the box on job applications.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provide employment and recruitment services on our behalf. To ensure the best possible mix of talent and remove barriers for all individuals, including ex-offenders, the MoJ fully implemented the Ban the Box initiative in October 2016. Data prior to this date is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 135587 question first answered 20/04/2018 12:06:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

759838

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Meat: 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 effect on the Welsh red meat sector of the UK leaving the European (a) single market and (b) customs union.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	10177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges and opportunities facing businesses across the UK, including in the red meat sector in Wales, and we’re committed to getting a deal that works for all parts of the UK.</p><p>We do not seek membership of the Single Market after we leave the EU, but a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a new, deep and special partnership. We start from a unique position with regulatory frameworks and standards that match. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours, as well as to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world. We want to ensure that UK companies have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and to let European businesses do the same in the UK.</p><p>Last month we published <em>Future customs arrangements: a future partnership paper</em>, which sets out very clearly the Government’s objectives for a new customs arrangement with the EU, and our proposals to achieve them. As we leave the Customs Union, the Government will seek a new and ambitious customs arrangement with the EU that facilitates as frictionless trade as possible in goods between the UK and EU and allows us to forge new trade relationships with our partners in Europe and around the world.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/09/2017 09:13:18 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

759840

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Food: 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 effect on the Welsh food processing sector of access to labour of the UK leaving the European (a) single market and (b) customs union.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	10179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges and opportunities facing businesses across the UK, including in the food processing sector in Wales, and we’re committed to getting a deal that works for all parts of the UK.</p><p>We do not seek membership of the Single Market after we leave the EU, but a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a new, deep and special partnership. We start from a unique position with regulatory frameworks and standards that match. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours, as well as to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world. We want to ensure that UK companies have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and to let European businesses do the same in the UK.</p><p>Last month we published <em>Future customs arrangements: a future partnership paper</em>, which sets out very clearly the Government’s objectives for a new customs arrangement with the EU, and our proposals to achieve them. As we leave the Customs Union, the Government will seek a new and ambitious customs arrangement with the EU that facilitates as frictionless trade as possible in goods between the UK and EU and allows us to forge new trade relationships with our partners in Europe and around the world.</p><p>We will always welcome those with the skills, the drive and the expertise to make our nation better still. We will be setting out initial proposals for a new immigration system later in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/09/2017 09:14:20 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

748302

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on securing tariff-free trade with the EU for the (a) agriculture sector and (b) steel sector in Wales after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	2971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is developing a trade policy that will work for every part of the United Kingdom, and will continue to champion the interests of companies and citizens across the UK, including in Wales. I am in regular contact and working closely with the Secretary of State for International Trade to ensure that we get the best possible deal for Wales and will continue to do so going forward to ensure Wales’ needs are fully considered.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 10/07/2017 09:52:38 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

746979

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what issues reserved under the terms of the Wales Act 2017, are devolved to the Scottish Assembly.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	2148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The devolution settlements across the UK are not identical and instead reflect the unique circumstances and histories of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom. The Wales Act 2017 implements the proposals in the cross-party St David’s Day Agreement and reflects this in the new reserved powers model of Welsh devolution, which makes clear that subjects such as policing and criminal justice, devolved to the Scottish Parliament, are reserved in Wales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 05/07/2017 11:55:11 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake