Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Wales Office's expenditure on communications, and advertising was £20,248.40 in 2024-25 and £28,593.56 in 2025-26.

The spend was on the UK Government campaign to promote the availability of the UK Government and Tata Steel Transition Board funding. The campaign aimed to raise awareness of the support available to steelworkers affected by the decarbonisation transition at Tata Steel UK in Port Talbot, including access to skills funding for those leaving the business. It also highlighted funding opportunities for local businesses impacted by the transition.

There was no spend on marketing during this period.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

Staff in the Wales Office are expected to spend at least 60 per cent of their time in the office or on official business, which can include conducting site visits or meeting stakeholders.

The Department collates occupancy statistics for its headquarters office. Attendance statistics are not collated for individual offices.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the department since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter was sent; on what items, and at what cost.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Wales Office has not spent any money on branded goods and merchandise since April 2025.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Wales Office has not spent any money on social media influencers since July 2024.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Wales Office did not spend any money on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whether funding was provided for trade union activities in each of those years.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The department has one trade union representative who undertakes union-related duties as part of their role. The headcount of staff undertaking facility time was one in each of the years. No staff were engaged on 100% facility time during this period. The department does not provide funding for trade union activities.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at public expense.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

There has been one departmental Senior Civil Service (SCS) away day in calendar year 2026 to date. The away day was held in a meeting room at the UK Government Hub in Cardiff. There was no venue hire or event cost associated with the away day. There was no associated social or team-building activity at public expense.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in his Department's (a) Welsh and (b) London headquarters.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Wales Office currently has 25 civil servants assigned to its Cardiff Office and 23 assigned to its London Office. The number of desks provided as a proportion of assigned staff is 60% in Cardiff and 121% in London.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if she will provide an estimate of the number of hours were spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in her Department for each parliamentary session for which the information is available.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

It is not possible to provide an estimate for hours spent preparing Ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates. There will be differences in the Civil Service, Special Adviser and Ministerial time depending on the policy matter and length of the debate. Debates can also be cross-cutting and require resources from multiple departments or engage departmental bodies.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department’s (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

We do not hold any records of correspondence with Flint Global.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 and with reference to the Answer of of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff in (a) the Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are (i) members of the Government Communication Network and (ii) embedded communicators who are not counted as members of the Government Communication Network.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Wales Office has no Arm’s Length Bodies. The Department's communications team comprises five staff, all of whom are members of the Government Communications Service. The Department has no embedded communicators.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministerial Appointments, (c) civil servants appointed by exception, and (d) permanent civil servants appointed through open competition.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

None. The Wales Office has not appointed any delivery advisers.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Wales Office did not formally mark any specific diversity and inclusion days, weeks or months during the 2025 calendar year and the Department has no agencies.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list each industrial dispute live within his Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

None. The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right and all staff are employed by the Ministry of Justice.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14349 on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if he will list each of the internship schemes that have been made available in the last 12 months through the Department, other than the Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Wales Office has not run any internship schemes in the last 12 months.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, further to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 10189, on Databases: EU law, if they will list the data and reporting requirements that the department must make to the European Commission and its agencies.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

My Department is not required to make any data submissions to the European Commission or its agencies.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Wales Office does not manage any internship schemes and the Department does not have any Arm’s Length Bodies.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department (a) uses or (b) plans to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Department occupies premises owned, leased and managed by the Government Property Agency (GPA) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), who are responsible for building assets, including the installation and use of rooftop solar panels.

Funding support for public bodies to install solar panels has been available through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) with a total of over £3 billion made available up 2028. Great British Energy (GBE) also supports public sector decarbonisation and the GBE Solar programme is investing £255 million to fund around 250 schools, around 260 NHS sites, and around 15 military sites to install solar panels across the country.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

The Department does not monitor the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month. The Department's offices are located in buildings managed by the Government Property Agency and HM Revenue & Customs, which provide facilities management services and are responsible for monitoring and recording food waste generated within those buildings.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what response they have given, or propose to give, to the Welsh Government’s request for its borrowing powers to be made equivalent to those available to the Scottish Government.

Answered by Lord Katz - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Spending Review 2025 provided the Welsh Government with its largest real-terms Spending Review settlement since devolution, with nearly £6.5 billion of additional spending power over the Spending Review period. At Autumn Budget 2025, the Government announced changes to the Welsh Fiscal Framework, including a 10% increase in annual and cumulative capital borrowing limits and Wales Reserve limits from 2026-27, with annual indexation from 2027-28.

The Fiscal Frameworks for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been agreed separately with each devolved government to reflect the different needs of each nation.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what changes, if any, have been made to the terms of reference or the responsibilities of the Wales Office.

Answered by Lord Katz - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

There have been no changes to the terms of reference or the responsibilities of the Wales Office.

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Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2026 to Question 19165 on Defence: Space Technology, what progress his Department has made on gaining approval for the town planning application that was submitted to the local planning authority in March 2026.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The planning application for the proposed Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability site at Cawdor Barracks was submitted to Pembrokeshire County Council in March 2026.

On 21 July 2026, Welsh Ministers called in the application for their determination under section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The application will therefore be determined by Welsh Ministers rather than Pembrokeshire County Council. The Ministry of Defence continues to engage with the Wales Office and the Welsh Government to support the timely determination of the application.

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