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 |
| Jun. 04 | Urgent Questions | EU Parliament Elections: Denial of Votes |
| Jul. 22 | Written Statements | Electoral Integrity: ID Pilots |
| Jun. 18 | Westminster Hall | Diplomatic Representation in Wales |
| Feb. 18 | Adjournment Debate | Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal |
Wales Office Select Committee Home Page
Select Committees are a formally established cross-party group of backbench MPs tasked with holding a Government department to account.
At any time there will be number of ongoing investigations into the work of the Department, or issues which fall within the oversight of the Department. Witnesses can be summoned from within the Government and outside to assist in these inquiries, and the Select Committee will occasionally publish formal reports of their findings.
| Date | Title | Type |
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| Aug. 05 | Delivering for Welsh-speaking Wales: UK Government launches bilingual communications guidance | News and Communications |
| Aug. 05 | Communicating Bilingually | Guidance and Regulation |
| Jul. 11 | Welsh Secretary promotes international property investment opportunities in Wales | News and Communications |
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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| 11 Jul 2019, 11:45 a.m. | Wales Office: Brexit | Jo Stevens |
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Question To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will place in the Library a list of all (a) estimates, (b) reviews and (c) briefings his Department has (i) prepared or conducted and (ii) contributed to in relation to the effect on Wales of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. Answer (Alun Cairns) EU Exit is an all-of-government operation, and the Government wants to see the UK leave the EU with a deal.
However, the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) has done detailed work with departments, including the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales on preparing for a No-Deal scenario.
DExEU has already published detailed analysis of the effect of leaving the EU without a deal on gov.uk:
ttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/760484/28_November_EU_Exit_-_Long-term_economic_analysis__1_.pdf
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