The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales supports the Welsh Secretary and the Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State in promoting the best interests of Wales within a stronger United Kingdom. It ensures Welsh interests are represented at the heart of the UK Government and the UK Government’s responsibilities are represented in Wales.
Oral Answers to Questions is a regularly scheduled appearance where the Secretary of State and junior minister will answer at the Dispatch Box questions from backbench MPs
Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue
Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
| Date | Type | Title |
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| Feb. 27 | Oral Questions | Oral Answers to Questions |
| Sep. 26 | Urgent Questions | Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe Environment |
| Oct. 15 | Written Statements | Legislative Programme |
| Oct. 08 | Westminster Hall | Tata Steelworks: Newport |
| Oct. 02 | Adjournment Debate | Welsh Language |
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31 | UK Government’s flagship new Wales home named after literary pioneer | News and Communications |
| Oct. 26 | UK Government Minister for Wales to commemorate the liberation of ’s-Hertogenbosch | News and Communications |
| Oct. 11 | Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Senior Staff Transparency April-June 2019 | Transparency |
Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.
Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.
| Date | Title | Questioner |
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| 5 Nov 2019, 12:20 p.m. | Wales Office: Honours | Seema Malhotra |
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Question To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50. Answer (Kevin Foster) The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on GOV.UK as is a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients which is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity
Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. The Government also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK.
No staff in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales received an Honour in December 2018 or June 2019.
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