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Written Question
Railways: Wales
Thursday 10th March 2022

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on what date the Government will release funding for the Global Centre for Rail Excellence in Wales.

Answered by Simon Hart - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

As announced at last year’s spending review, the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) will receive up to £30 million for a new, world-class rail technology and innovation centre.

Funding for GCRE will be released at the appropriate times between 2022-23 and 2023-24, as agreed between the UK Government, the Welsh Government and GCRE.


Written Question
South Wales Railway Line: Electrification
Tuesday 23rd January 2018

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental effect of not proceeding with the electrification of the Cardiff-Swansea mainline.

Answered by Alun Cairns

The UK Government is committed to reducing emissions across the nation’s transport network. The bi-mode Intercity Express trains on the Great Western route will utilise modern technology and will produce less emissions than today. Once the Great Western transformation is complete the new trains will spend most of the journey between London and Swansea in electric mode, with near-zero emissions. In diesel mode the new trains meet the highest rolling stock emissions standards and will convert nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases into water.


Written Question
Sports: Children
Tuesday 5th September 2017

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on participation rates of children in sport in Wales.

Answered by Alun Cairns

The UK Government is keen to encourage any schemes which help to increase participation rates of children in sport. However this is a devolved issue in Wales and therefore the responsibility of the Welsh Government.


Written Question
Dangerous Dogs: Wales
Tuesday 5th September 2017

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he has taken to ensure that dangerous dogs in (a) Neath constituency and (b) Wales are electronically chipped.

Answered by Alun Cairns

As of 6 April 2016, all dogs in Great Britain had to be identified by a microchip and registered on a database. We estimate that over 94% of dogs in Great Britain are microchipped. More broadly in relation to controlling dangerous dogs, it is a criminal offence to allow a dog to be dangerously out of control, with a maximum penalty of 14 years’ imprisonment in the case of an attack resulting in the death of a person; 5 years’ imprisonment in the case of an injury to a person; and 3 years’ imprisonment in the case of an attack on an assistance dog. In addition, police and local authorities can issue Community Protection Notices to owners of dogs involved in low level dog nuisance incidents allowing intervention before a dog becomes dangerously out of control. Failure to comply with such notices can result in a fine of up to £2,500.


Written Question
Veterans: Neath
Tuesday 5th September 2017

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the availability of sporting facilities for former service personnel with disabilities in Neath constituency.

Answered by Alun Cairns

The UK Government is committed to supporting our veterans through the Armed Forces Covenant. However, many of the services covered by the covenant, including the provision of and access to local sporting facilities, are devolved and therefore the responsibility of the Welsh Government.


Written Question
Radicalism: Neath
Tuesday 5th September 2017

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the effectiveness of the Government's de-radicalisation programmes in Neath constituency.

Answered by Alun Cairns

The Home Secretary and I have regular discussions on a range of issues.

The Government has made clear that there should be no safe space online for terrorists and their supporters to radicalise, recruit, incite, or inspire. We are supporting community-based initiatives that challenge Daesh’s core communications and provide credible counter narratives.

The Prevent Programme is fundamentally about safeguarding and supporting vulnerable individuals to stop them becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It works best when delivered in partnership with communities. In the last year, we have considerably increased our programme of Prevent activity through our network of Prevent professionals.


Written Question
Tidal Power: Vale of Clwyd
Tuesday 5th September 2017

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to promote tidal power in the Vale of Clwyd as a source of renewable energy.

Answered by Alun Cairns

With 750 miles of coastline, Wales is perfectly placed to exploit energy from our tides through a variety of developing technologies, including tidal stream or wave turbines. In addition, the UK Government is currently considering the role tidal lagoons could play in the UK’s energy mix.


Written Question
Radicalism: Neath
Tuesday 5th September 2017

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to protect children in Neath constituency who are at risk of radicalisation.

Answered by Alun Cairns

There is no single pathway to radicalisation for Islamist inspired, Far Right, or any other form of terrorism, and our radicalisation model applies to all forms of terrorism.

The introduction of the Prevent Duty has embedded consideration of the risk of radicalisation in the day-to-day work of frontline statutory partners. It covers schools, colleges, universities, health, local authorities, police and prisons.

142 community based projects were delivered in the UK in 2015/16 reaching over 42,000 participants. Over half of these projects were delivered in schools, aimed at increasing young people’s resilience to terrorist and extremist ideologies.


Written Question
Mental Health Services: Neath
Tuesday 5th September 2017

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the adequacy of provision of sport in Neath constituency to help to tackle mental health issues in primary aged children.

Answered by Alun Cairns

The UK Government is keen to encourage any schemes which will increase the participation rates of children in sport and which may also help to tackle mental health issues. However, both of these matters are devolved and therefore the responsibility of the Welsh Government.


Written Question
Public Sector: Neath
Wednesday 26th July 2017

Asked by: Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op) - Neath)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of constituents in Neath worked in the public sector in each year for which data is available.

Answered by Guto Bebb

The tables below detail the number and proportion of public sector workers in Neath between 2004 and 2017, as reported in the ONS Annual Population Survey (APS).

Time

Public Sector Workers

Total Workers

% of workers in Public Sector

Apr 2004-Mar 2005

8,800

28,200

31.1

Apr 2005-Mar 2006

9,100

29,700

30.6

Apr 2006-Mar 2007

9,800

29,700

33.0

Apr 2007-Mar 2008

9,700

29,700

32.6

Apr 2008-Mar 2009

9,800

31,300

31.2

Apr 2009-Mar 2010

9,600

29,300

32.8

Apr 2010-Mar 2011

10,000

30,500

32.8

Apr 2011-Mar 2012

9,300

31,300

29.7

Apr 2012-Mar 2013

11,300

30,700

36.8

Apr 2013-Mar 2014

12,600

32,200

39.0

Apr 2014-Mar 2015

10,500

32,200

32.4

Apr 2015-Mar 2016

10,100

32,500

31.1

Apr 2016-Mar 2017

9,500

33,100

28.7

Source: ONS, Annual Population Survey via nomisweb

Data is rounded to nearest 100

The preferred source of statistics for public sector employment is the Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey (QPSES), however, figures from this source are not available at constituency level, therefore the APS statistics are provided above. Individuals in the APS are classified according to their responses to the survey. Consequently, the classification of an individual’s sector may differ from how they would be classified in QPSES statistics.