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1003633

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date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Wales, (b) Welsh Government and (c) Welsh Language Commissioner on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on (i) Welsh speakers and (ii) Welsh-speaking communities.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	189593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, we are committed to securing a deal that works for the whole of the United Kingdom including Welsh-speaking communities. The UK Government has been working closely and effectively with the Welsh Government, the Secretary of State for Wales and Welsh stakeholders on EU Exit to ensure this.</p><p>This includes, for example, the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations and the Ministerial Forum on EU Negotiations. The Ministerial Forum recently discussed the UK Government’s proposals for continued cooperation with the EU on culture and education as well as options for continued participation in successor schemes to EU funding programmes, such as Creative Europe, which I understand has played a role in supporting a number of Welsh language projects. We welcomed the Welsh Ministers’ contributions to this discussion.</p><p>While the Welsh language is a devolved matter, we fully recognise its importance as part of the United Kingdom’s rich culture and will continue working with the Welsh Government, the Secretary of State for Wales and Welsh stakeholders to ensure their concerns on this matter are taken into account as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 189595 question first answered 20/11/2018 16:18:11 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1003636

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	Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on Welsh speakers and Welsh-speaking communities.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	189596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom, including Welsh speaking communities. We continue to engage the devolved administrations, including the Welsh Government, fully in preparations for the UK's exit from the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/11/2018 09:48:53 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1003637

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	Welsh Language
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 (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the Welsh Government, (c) the Welsh Language Commissioner and (d) the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee in the National Assembly for Wales on the potential effect on (i) Welsh speakers and (ii) Welsh-speaking communities of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	189597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with Cabinet colleagues, the Welsh Government, and other key stakeholders, including representatives of Welsh speaking communities, on issues affecting Wales, including the impact of EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/11/2018 09:49:59 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1002014

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Holyhead Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff Border Force has in place to deal with any expected additional workload at the port of Holyhead after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	188017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As we prepare to leave the EU, it is vital that we continue to ensure opera-tional resilience at the border.Border Force has recruited a Readiness Task Force to provide operational resilience to the frontline and allow existing staff to undertake EU exit related training. The c.300 multi-disciplinary Border Force officers will be fully de-ployed by the end of the year.</p><p>An additional c.600 Border Force officers are being recruited in 2018/19 to respond to the new requirements it will face as a result of EU Exit and to pro-vide resilience at key locations. Border Force will always ensure it has the necessary resources to keep the border secure and will respond flexibly to emerging requirements through ongoing assessments of operational needs.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/11/2018 17:49:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

993896

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	A55: Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on traffic flows on the A55 in North Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	907192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the strategic importance of the A55 to the Welsh economy, particularly to the port of Holyhead. After leaving the EU we want to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at all UK ports and airports, and we will seek to ensure that customs arrangements and mechanisms are as frictionless as possible.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/10/2018 14:14:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

982514

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of whether low-income families will benefit more from childcare vouchers or tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	176018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answers I gave on 25 June 2018 and to the Honourable Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (155282).</p><p> </p><p>I also refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 17 September 2018 to the Honourable Member for Barnsley East (173624).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 176019 question first answered 12/10/2018 09:31:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

982515

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families have paid into a tax-free childcare account as at 11 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	176019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answers I gave on 25 June 2018 and to the Honourable Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (155282).</p><p> </p><p>I also refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 17 September 2018 to the Honourable Member for Barnsley East (173624).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 176018 question first answered 12/10/2018 09:31:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

968116

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Cold Weather Payments: North Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using an alternative weather station to the Mona weather station when determining eligibility for cold weather payments for postcode areas LL33 and LL54-LL61.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	170716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The linkages between postcodes and weather stations are reviewed every year, with the last review being submitted in July 2018. In addition to this year’s review I have commissioned a supplementary review of the LL33 and LL54-61 postcodes, which will be communicated when the Met Office have finalised their thorough re-assessment of the postcodes links.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2018 15:10:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

964293

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Nappies: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2018 to Question 165481, what the outcomes were of his recent meeting with the Nappy Alliance; and if he or other Ministers of his Department will meet with the Nappy Alliance again to learn more about reusable nappy products.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	169121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>Reusable nappies make a valuable contribution to reducing residual waste that has to be disposed of to landfill or incineration. Officials from Defra’s waste and recycling team met representatives from the Nappy Alliance on 13 June. They discussed the benefits of reusable nappies in the context of single-use plastic and reducing waste. There are no plans for further meetings.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/09/2018 11:39:17 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

947458

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals on immigration.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	167930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government plans to bring forward an Immigration Bill in the first two-year Parliamentary Session as announced in the Queen’s Speech on 21 June 2017. The timing for introduction has yet to be confirmed and is subject to the Parliamentary timetable.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/09/2018 18:11:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams