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1334083

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department operates a red, amber and green rating system for categorising Freedom of Information requests according to their presentational sensitivity.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	15204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales works to answer Freedom of Information requests within the timescales set out in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and does not operate a red, amber and green rating system in doing so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 17/06/2021 10:29:46 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1332278

registered interest
date	11/06/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment they have made of the potential (a) threats and (b) opportunities of artificial intelligence in respect of their Department’s responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	14204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has made no assessment of artificial intelligence in respect of its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 18/06/2021 11:12:58 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1331866

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, to what extent their Department makes use of artificial intelligence in the implementation of its policies; and how much was spent from their Department’s budget on artificial intelligence in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	14053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales does not use artificial intelligence in the implementation of its policies. There has been no expenditure incurred by the Office on artificial intelligence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 17/06/2021 10:28:29 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1328948

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what metrics the Government plans to use to measure success on the commitment to levelling up in the recently published Plan for Wales.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	8577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Levelling up is at the heart of the Government’s agenda and the commitments in the Plan for Wales to build back better and drive jobs, growth and prosperity. This includes making £27 billion available through the Levelling Up Fund, UK Community Renewal Fund and UK infrastructure Bank as well as investment in critical broadband, mobile and transport connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>At Spending Review 2020, all Departments agreed provisional priority outcomes across all of the UK, along with metrics for measuring progress against these outcomes. The full list can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fspending-review-2020-documents&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csara.mills%40communities.gov.uk%7C026bd1aea8ac43e08b4d08d925ae0914%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637582251665885860%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=rcnJz%2BTvu2YcG775l2E%2B7MPO5bsePW33f8pgsl6Go30%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fspending-review-2020-documents&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csara.mills%40communities.gov.uk%7C026bd1aea8ac43e08b4d08d925ae0914%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637582251665885860%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=rcnJz%2BTvu2YcG775l2E%2B7MPO5bsePW33f8pgsl6Go30%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-2020-documents</a>.</p><p>The Government will be looking at additional mechanisms for measuring progress on its levelling up ambitions as part of the forthcoming Levelling Up White Paper.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 07/06/2021 15:03:44 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1329004

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Trade and Investment Hub on producing economic impact assessments of trade deals proposed by the UK Government.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	8578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>I work closely with my colleagues in the Department for International Trade to ensure that businesses and consumers across Wales feel the benefits of our world-class Free Trade Agreements and take advantage of new opportunities as we unlock access to new markets. The Government carried out preliminary scoping assessments for each FTA negotiation with a full impact assessment published prior to implementation.</p><p> </p><p>The Trade and Investment Hubs are central to promoting British exports from all parts of the UK, to help level up the country and build back better. The hub in Cardiff will be home to export and investment specialists who will provide businesses with expert support and advice to maximise export potential, boost trade in new markets overseas, and help businesses feed directly into the free trade agreements programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 07/06/2021 10:19:30 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1315990

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	900101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>This Government is clear in our commitment to the Union as an unparalleled and successful partnership between our four great nations.</p><p>My Department and I are working across Whitehall to deliver strategic priorities for Wales that will level up communities, improve infrastructure, create jobs and economic growth.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 19/05/2021 13:58:25 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1315991

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential merits of proposals to devolve aspects of the benefits system to Wales in line with those powers devolved to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	900102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>None. Devolution of the benefits system is not an issue that is raised on the doorsteps of Wales and even the Welsh Government has not asked for powers equivalent to Scotland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 19/05/2021 13:59:34 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1315992

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to promote the growth of green industries in North Wales.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	900105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>We are backing the North Wales Growth Deal with £120m including for innovative net zero projects such as the Morlais tidal energy test facility. We are seeing a further 2 gigawatts of offshore wind in development. And we are also providing close to £5m for the Holyhead Hydrogen Hub.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 900107 question first answered 19/05/2021 14:01:45 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1315993

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to promote the growth of green industries in North Wales.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	900107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>We are backing the North Wales Growth Deal with £120m including for innovative net zero projects such as the Morlais tidal energy test facility. We are seeing a further 2 gigawatts of offshore wind in development. And we are also providing close to £5m for the Holyhead Hydrogen Hub.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 900105 question first answered 19/05/2021 14:01:45 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1314762

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Freeports: Ynys Môn
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 of a freeport on Anglesey on (a) jobs and (b) employment opportunities (i) on Anglesey and (ii) in North Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	1418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>Freeports will increase trade, create employment and attract investment. We want to ensure that the whole of the UK can benefit, and remain committed to establishing at least one Freeport in Wales as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 19/05/2021 13:56:17 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie