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1010741

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date	20/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to incorporate the Government's new loneliness strategy into its policy formulation process.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	193407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is one of nine Government departments contributing to the cross-government work on loneliness. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-connected-society-a-strategy-for-tackling-loneliness" target="_blank">‘A connected society: a strategy for tackling loneliness - laying the foundations for change’</a>, sets out the Department’s commitment to tackling loneliness across a range of areas, including funding research into the impact of community-led housing and cohousing solutions on loneliness and working with the Local Government Association (LGA) and National Association of Local Councils (NALC) to explore an effective means of sharing learning and good practice.</p><p>The loneliness strategy takes action on the Jo Cox Commission’s recommendation for a family test: it requires government departments to report on their work on tackling loneliness in their annual Single Departmental Plans from 2019/20 and commits to including loneliness in the guidance for the Family Test.</p><p>The Inter-Ministerial Group on Loneliness will be continuing to explore additional options to ensure social relationships are considered across Government’s wider policy-making. The Ministerial Group will publish an annual progress report on the loneliness agenda, recognising that this is just the start of government’s work on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/11/2018 11:03:07 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010324

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence and Self-harm
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2018 to Question 186964 on Prisons: Crimes of Violence and Self-harm, if he will place a copy of those tables in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the Answer given to Question 186964, which now includes the tables requested.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/11/2018 14:44:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010325

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants undergoing work capability assessments have had their assessments audio-recorded since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 22/11/2018 14:19:53 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010327

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Information Commissioner's Office: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Information Commissioner's proposed code of practice to protect democratic institutions in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>We take the protection of personal data and the right to privacy extremely seriously. It is essential that people are confident their personal data will be protected and used in an appropriate way. Political parties and other organisations involved in political campaigning must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. We have been considering the Information Commissioner's recommendations for a statutory code of practice in relation to such activities and will respond formally in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/11/2018 17:25:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010351

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which trade unions he has met in the last 12 months; and on what dates those meetings took place.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>I regularly meet representatives from the full array of unions in Wales and this week I will be hosting a roundtable with unions from across the various industry sectors in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 26/11/2018 11:23:35 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010352

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what products featuring (a) departmental and (b) Government branding his Department has procured in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The information below shows the products the Office procured featuring the Departmental/Government name and logo over the last three years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Products Procured featuring Departmental/Government Name and Logo</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>Business cards, stationery, roll up banners and stands, brochures and booklets for Ministerial events, logo sign.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>Business cards, roll up banners and stands, brochures and booklets for Ministerial events, logo sign.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>Business cards, roll up banners and stands, brochures and booklets for Ministerial events, logo sign.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/11/2018 12:44:16 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010354

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding he allocated to Welsh lessons for staff in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Funding for Welsh language learning forms part of the training budget for staff in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales. The training budget in each of the last 5 years was £15,000 per annum.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/11/2018 15:28:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010355

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Loneliness: 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 incorporate the Prime Minister's cross-governmental loneliness strategy into the policy-formulation and decision-making processes of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The strategy commits the UK Government to work with the devolved administrations to ensure that the work to implement the strategy is complementary and to share insights and learn from one another.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/11/2018 15:17:58 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010358

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Christmas Cards
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 his Department's spending on (a) departmental Christmas cards and (b) postage for Christmas 2018.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has not yet estimated departmental spending on Christmas cards and postage for Christmas 2018.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 26/11/2018 16:04:55 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010361

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many letters he has received from Members of the House of (a) Commons and (b) Lords in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>In the past 12 months, the office of the Secretary of State for Wales has formally responded to 46 letters from MPs and 2 letters from Peers. A breakdown by month is provided below.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Wales also receives copies of letters that do not require responses but this information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Secretary of State responses to MPs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secretary of State responses to Peers </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Junior Ministers responses to MPs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 27/11/2018 10:37:57 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane