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Written Question
East Africa: Visits Abroad
Thursday 30th March 2017

Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Prime Minister, which Government Ministers visited (a) Kenya and (b) Uganda in 2016; and how many times each such Minister visited those countries.

Answered by Theresa May

Details of Ministerial overseas travel is published quarterly and is available on the gov.uk website.


Written Question
Electronic Government: Welsh Language
Thursday 19th November 2015

Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to ensure that GOV.UK is accessible by Welsh speakers in the Welsh language.

Answered by Matt Hancock

The Government is enthusiastically committed to the Welsh language and to providing Government services in the Welsh language where there is demand for them.

The Cabinet Office is improving the quality of service for Welsh speakers through user research, conducted jointly by the Wales Office and the Government Digital Service (GDS), as well as feedback from subject matter experts in governmental Welsh Language Units.

GDS has liaised with government departments on a user needs-based review of current Welsh-language content on GOV.UK. The content in Welsh will be more prominently promoted from the equivalent English-language pages.


Written Question
Cabinet Office: Welsh Language
Thursday 19th November 2015

Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department introduced the Welsh Language Scheme; when that scheme was last updated; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of that scheme.

Answered by Matt Hancock

The Government is enthusiastically committed to the Welsh language and to providing Government services in the Welsh language where there is demand for them.

The Cabinet Office is improving the quality of service for Welsh speakers through user research, conducted jointly by the Wales Office and the Government Digital Service (GDS), as well as feedback from subject matter experts in governmental Welsh Language Units.

GDS has liaised with government departments on a user needs-based review of current Welsh-language content on GOV.UK. The content in Welsh will be more prominently promoted from the equivalent English-language pages.


Written Question
Welsh Language
Friday 7th November 2014

Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the need to provide access to his Department's services in Welsh.

Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham

Cabinet Office work closely with the Wales Office to support Welsh speakers in accessing government information and services.


Written Question
Contraceptives
Monday 7th April 2014

Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the percentage target was for people responding to the census online in 2011; and what proportion of people so responded.

Answered by Nick Hurd

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Foreign Students: Safety
Thursday 3rd April 2014

Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he will take to ensure that people who do not have online access will be able to participate in the census in 2021.

Answered by Nick Hurd

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.