Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.
Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales
No officials from my Department have been seconded from the Institute for Economic Affairs, the Policy Exchange, the Adam Smith Institute or Labour Together since July 2024.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.
Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales
No staff in my Department have been seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.
Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales
No staff from Palantir have been seconded into my Department since July 2024.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much their Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by Fay Jones
We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations. All Business Units within the office have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible and demonstrate good value for money.
Details of ministerial and senior official hospitality are published on a quarterly basis, and are available on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
Answered by David T C Davies
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on first class train travel for (a) ministers (b) civil servants in 2020, 2021 and 2022 (to the end of September).
Spend on First Class Train Travel (£) | |||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Ministers | 6,846.75 | 12,055.15 | 5,059.15 |
Civil Servants | 399.00 | - | 77.45 |
Total | 7,245.75 | 12,055.15 | 5,136.60 |
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
Answered by David T C Davies
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on agency workers in the year 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Agency staff spend | |
Year | Amount |
| £ |
2020 | 129,764.87 |
2021 | 83,823.71 |
2022 to June '22 | 24,275.32 |
We have interpreted your reference to agency retainer fees as the fees charged at the commencement of the provision of a search recruitment service, this is only applicable when recruiting for a permanent or fixed-term post.
Agency retainer fees are not applicable to the contingent labour market.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much their Office has spent on air travel for (a) Ministers and (b) officials in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
Answered by David T C Davies
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on air travel over the last three years:
| Year | ||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 to date |
Ministers | - | - | 7,565.76 |
Officials | 39.18 | 274.72 | 7,190.99 |
Total | 39.18 | 274.72 | 14,756.75 |
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.
Answered by David T C Davies
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on consultancy fees over the last three years:
Year | Spend (£) | Consultant |
2020 | 6,600 | Professor Cole |
2021 | Nil | N/A |
2022 to date | Nil | N/A |
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much their Department has spent on advertising in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
Answered by David T C Davies
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spent the following on advertising over the last three years:
Year | Spend on Advertising |
2020 | £45,979.05 |
2021 | £57,586.04 |
2022 to date | - |
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
Answered by David T C Davies
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has not spent any money on legal disputes in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.