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Calendar
Wednesday 5th March 2025 1:45 p.m.
Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Rail Infrastructure in Wales
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Wednesday 12th February 2025 1:45 p.m.
Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The work of the First Minister of Wales
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS - First Minister of Wales at Welsh Government
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Wednesday 12th February 2025 2 p.m.
Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The work of the First Minister of Wales
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS - First Minister of Wales at Welsh Government
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Wednesday 12th March 2025 11:30 a.m.
Wales Office

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Wales
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Wednesday 30th April 2025 11:30 a.m.
Wales Office

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Wales (including Topical Questions)
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Wednesday 5th March 2025 1:45 p.m.
Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Rail Infrastructure in Wales
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE - Minister for Rail at Department for Transport
Nick Millington - Route Director Wales at Network Rail
Farha Sheikh - Interim Director for Rail Infrastructure North and West at Department for Transport
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Wednesday 5th March 2025 2 p.m.
Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Rail Infrastructure in Wales
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE - Minister for Rail at Department for Transport
Nick Millington - Route Director Wales at Network Rail
Farha Sheikh - Interim Director for Rail Infrastructure North and West at Department for Transport
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Wednesday 12th March 2025 2 p.m.
Welsh Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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Parliamentary Debates
LGBT+ History Month
39 speeches (18,088 words)
Thursday 13th February 2025 - Commons Chamber
Wales Office
St David’s Day and Welsh Affairs
76 speeches (16,216 words)
Thursday 27th February 2025 - Commons Chamber
Wales Office


Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 5th February 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Nia Griffith to the Chair following up on the session on the work of the Secretary of State for Wales

Welsh Affairs Committee
Thursday 6th February 2025
Correspondence - Letter to the Secretary of State for Wales from the Chair on the Spending Review

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 5th February 2025
Oral Evidence - Ynys Mon Council, Bangor University, Cybi Business Forum, and Stena Line

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 12th February 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Jeremy Moody to the Chair on how many farming taxpayers might be affected in Wales following the proposed reductions in APR and BPR

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 12th February 2025
Oral Evidence - Welsh Government

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 5th March 2025
Correspondence - Reply from the Secretary of State for Wales regarding the Wales Office’s initial Spending Review submission

Welsh Affairs Committee
Wednesday 5th March 2025
Estimate memoranda - Wales Office Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2024-25

Welsh Affairs Committee


Select Committee Inquiry
5 Feb 2025
Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee (Select)
Not accepting submissions

Criminal justice in Wales exists within a unique policy environment, with prisons, probation and rehabilitation reserved to the UK Government, and key intersecting services like health, education and housing devolved to the Welsh Government.

 

Wales is also unique in that, despite having five adult male prison facilities and a young offender institution, it has no prison for adult women.

 

This inquiry is looking at the challenges and opportunities that are presented by this unique constitutional arrangement, examining where the UK and Welsh Governments are working well together, as well as identifying areas for improvement.

 

It will also consider the UK Government’s recent criminal justice policy initiatives, assessing the extent to which they have been tailored to meet the needs of Welsh offenders.

 

The Committee invites written submissions addressing any or all of the following areas:

  1. To what extent does UK Government policy and associated missions, as they relate to offender management, take Wales' public service delivery landscape into account?
  2. How effective are the intergovernmental relations between the UK and Welsh Governments - and their associated agencies - when it comes to supporting Welsh offenders?
  3. How suitable is the Welsh prison estate for keeping prisoners healthy, safe and ensuring they can access effective rehabilitation services?
  4. How effective are offender management services - both in custody and the community - in reducing reoffending and keeping offenders and the public safe, and are Welsh perspectives sufficiently accounted for during the commissioning of such services?
  5. Is there sufficient clarity, co-ordination and co-operation between government agencies, the private sector and third sector organisations involved in offender management and rehabilitation in Wales?
  6. How does the lack of a women's prison in Wales impact upon the experiences and rehabilitation of Welsh women offenders?
  7. To what extent is there parity between the services available to prisoners in England and those available to prisoners in Wales, including access to Welsh language services?



Written Answers
Economic Growth: Wales
Asked by: Damien Egan (Labour - Bristol North East)
Tuesday 4th February 2025

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Departmental have had with the Welsh Government on supporting pan-regional economies that overlap the borders of England and Wales.

Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales

Growth is the number one mission of the government, and our new industrial strategy is central to that mission. The Industrial Strategy will drive growth, create a pro-business environment and support high-potential clusters across the UK, including cross border clusters.

I regularly meet the First Minister to discuss a variety of issues, including economic growth and the Industrial Strategy.

In addition, officials from the Wales Office, the Department for Business and Trade, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Welsh Government and HM Treasury are working closely on the Industrial Strategy. This work includes active consideration of opportunities that straddle the border between England and Wales.

Wales Office: Public Relations
Asked by: John Cooper (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)
Thursday 6th February 2025

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024; and which firms that funding went to.

Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales

Nothing. The Wales Office has not spent any money on external public relations since 5 July 2024.

Crown Estate: Wales
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Tuesday 11th February 2025

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the Welsh Government concerning the maximisation of financial and economic benefit for Wales from the activities of the Crown Estate in Wales.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The UK Government has regular discussions with the Welsh Government on a range of issues, including our shared ambition for floating offshore wind development in the Celtic Sea, and the role of the Crown Estate therein.

The Crown Estate has played a significant role in attracting international investment into Wales to support the UK's net zero target and will continue to do so, particularly through leasing rounds for floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. The Crown Estate is key to the £1.4 billion investment and over 5,000 jobs that this government wants to enable from floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea.

The Crown Estate works closely with the Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales in support of shared priorities, ensuring that these resources are sustainably managed for the long term.

The UK Government’s focus is on taking maximum advantage of this opportunity for Wales. I was therefore pleased that the Secretary of State for Wales worked with Lords Livermore and Hain to agree an amendment to The Crown Estate Bill in the House of Lords that will appoint a Commissioner with special responsibility for Wales. This will ensure the interests of Wales are fully reflected in The Crown Estate’s work.

Television: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Tuesday 4th March 2025

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the future of terrestrial TV distribution in Wales.

Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales

I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of matters.

DCMS, as the lead department, are seeking to understand how people receive their television now and in the next decade. As part of this process, DCMS has established a stakeholder forum which will take views on this topic from a range of broadcasters active in Wales, including S4C, the BBC and ITV. The forum also benefits from the perspectives of a number of groups representing the interests of Welsh and UK-wide audiences, such as Voice of the Listener and Viewer, Digital Poverty Alliance and Silver Voices.

Health Services: Wales
Asked by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe)
Wednesday 5th March 2025

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on reducing waiting times for NHS treatment.

Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales

I regularly meet with the First Minister to discuss a wide range of matters, including health and NHS waiting lists in Wales. Our two Governments are working in a spirit of genuine collaboration.

In the Autumn Budget, we provided the Welsh Government with an additional £1.7 billion to invest in public services like the NHS. An extra £600 million in funding has now been announced by the Welsh Government for health and social care in their Budget for 2025/26.

I welcome the news that waiting times in Wales are heading in the right direction. We will continue to support the Welsh Government to deliver improved public services for the people of Wales as we did with record funding in the Autumn Budget.

Health Services: Wales
Asked by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe)
Wednesday 5th March 2025

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking to collaborate with the Welsh Government on cross-border healthcare.

Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales

We are working in a spirit of genuine collaboration to do everything possible to cut waiting lists and build an NHS fit for the future. Our two Governments are already learning from best practice in areas such as the Welsh Government’s work on dentistry and GP practices, and in the UK Government’s plans to roll out extra elective capacity, including through new surgical hubs. We will continue to explore cross-border health arrangements where capacity allows.

In the Autumn Budget, we provided the Welsh Government with an additional £1.7 billion to invest in public services like the NHS. An extra £600 million in funding has now been announced by the Welsh Government for health and social care in their Budget for 2025/26.

I welcome the news that waiting times in Wales are heading in the right direction. We will continue to support the Welsh Government to deliver improved public services for the people of Wales as we did with record funding in the Autumn Budget.

Wales Office: Palantir
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
Monday 3rd March 2025

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.

Wales Office: Buildings
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Friday 28th February 2025

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s length bodies of their Department.

Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales

There are no requirements for civil servants in the Wales Office to book a desk in advance when attending the office workplaces. The Office does not have any arm’s length bodies.




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27 Feb 2025, 4:51 p.m. - House of Commons
"in the Wales Office my priorities include bringing investment to Wales to create well-paid jobs and economic growth. Protecting and "
Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP, The Secretary of State for Wales (Cardiff East, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
27 Feb 2025, 4:50 p.m. - House of Commons
"give any updates on that at the box today. We conservatives, and when I was minister in the Wales Office "
Mims Davies MP (East Grinstead and Uckfield, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript


Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Estimate memoranda - Department for Business and Trade, Supplementary Estimates 2024-25 - Estimates Memorandum

Business and Trade Committee

Found: MOD National Shipbuilding Office overheads and staff costs 0.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.4 BCT to the Wales Office

Tuesday 25th February 2025
Written Evidence - INQUEST
TDP0026 - Tackling drugs in prisons

Tackling drugs in prisons: supply, demand and treatment - Justice Committee

Found: drug-related harm in prison. 1 Drug-related deaths and suicide in prison custody in England and Wales - Office

Tuesday 25th February 2025
Oral Evidence - Office of the Scottish Veterans Commissioner, Office of the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner, and Office of the Veterans Commissioner for Wales

The Armed Forces Covenant - Defence Committee

Found: the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner; Colonel James Phillips, Veterans Commissioner for Wales, Office

Thursday 13th February 2025
Estimate memoranda - Home Office Supplementary Estimates Memorandum 2024-25

Home Affairs Committee

Found: Nature of fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ONS.GOV.UK

Thursday 6th February 2025
Written Evidence - TrustMark
WFP0086 - Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy

Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Found: (Responses to these questions are multiple choice.) 4 Housing, England and Wales - Office for National

Wednesday 5th February 2025
Written Evidence - Royal British Legion
PPCM0012 - Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations

Pensioner poverty – challenges and mitigations - Work and Pensions Committee

Found: and Wales: Census 2021, available at Characteristics of UK armed forces veterans, England and Wales - Office

Tuesday 4th February 2025
Written Evidence - Ministry of Defence
AFC0068 - The Armed Forces Covenant

The Armed Forces Covenant - Defence Committee

Found: Secretary of State for Scotland 140 BAE Systems 62 Office for Veterans' Affairs 141 Citigroup 63 Wales Office



Parliamentary Research
Revised Government spending plans for 2024/25 - CBP-10197
Feb. 18 2025

Found: Wales The Wales Office Supplementary Estimate authorises: • The cash grant to the Welsh Government

Psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental health: Policy considerations - POST-PB-0064
Feb. 12 2025

Found: Drug misuse in England and Wales. Office for National Statistics.



Bill Documents
Mar. 05 2025
Bill 193 2024-25 (as introduced)
Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2025
Bill

Found: government departments; receipts from other government departments and other miscellaneous receipts.63 Wales Office

Mar. 05 2025
Bill 193 2024-25 (as introduced) - large print
Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2025
Bill

Found: departments; receipts from other government departments and other miscellaneous receipts.160 Wales Office

Feb. 25 2025
Bill 187 EN 2024-25 - large print
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Explanatory Notes

Found: Fly-tipping statistics for England, 2022 to 2023 7 The nature of violent crime in England and Wales - Office

Feb. 25 2025
Delegated Powers Memorandum prepared by the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Defence, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Delegated Powers Memorandum

Found: Violence Against Women and Girls, Jess Phillips MP, announced in an oral 2 Crime in England and Wales - Office

Feb. 25 2025
Economic Note 1007 – Taking back our streets
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Relevant documents

Found: on-new-knife-legislation-proposals-to-tackle-the-use-of-machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-in-crime-accessible 10 Crime in England and Wales - Office

Feb. 25 2025
Bill 187 EN 2024-25
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Explanatory Notes

Found: article or offensive weapon on school or 7 The nature of violent crime in England and Wales - Office

Feb. 13 2025
Written evidence submitted by Palliative Medicine Resident Doctors (TIAB291)
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Available from: Deaths registered in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (Data for



Department Publications - Statistics
Monday 3rd March 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Review of Civil Legal Aid: overarching summary report
Document: (PDF)

Found: been opened. 27 Legal Aid Client Diversity Statistics Dashboard 28 Disability, England and Wales - Office

Tuesday 18th February 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Independent Sentencing Review: History and trends in sentencing
Document: (PDF)

Found: Statistics, Crime in England and Wales: year ending June 2024 (2024) < Crime in England and Wales - Office

Friday 7th February 2025
Department for Education
Source Page: Halton Borough Council’s children’s services: commissioner’s report
Document: (PDF)

Found: (25.2%).7 Social housing in Halton is provided by Halton Housing. 7 Housing, England and Wales - Office



Department Publications - Policy paper
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: Impact assessments
Document: (PDF)

Found: sexual abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2019’ Child sexual abuse in England and Wales - Office

Tuesday 25th February 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: Impact assessments
Document: (PDF)

Found: characteristics is not routinely provided to the Home Office, however, the 16 Drug misuse in England and Wales - Office

Tuesday 25th February 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: Impact assessments
Document: (PDF)

Found: to June 2024 - GOV.UK Source for population data: Ethnic group by age and sex in England and Wales - Office

Tuesday 25th February 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: Impact assessments
Document: (PDF)

Found: Child sexual abuse in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics Disability 4

Tuesday 25th February 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: Impact assessments
Document: (PDF)

Found: . 27 Where ethnicity was stated/recorded. 28 2021 Census data, Ethnic group, England and Wales - Office

Tuesday 25th February 2025
Home Office
Source Page: Crime and Policing Bill 2025: Impact assessments
Document: (PDF)

Found: on-new-knife-legislation-proposals-to-tackle-the-use-of-machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-in-crime-accessible 10 Crime in England and Wales - Office



Department Publications - Transparency
Wednesday 19th February 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July to October 2024
Document: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July to October 2024 (webpage)

Found: Office: Ministers’ Hospitality - 5 July to 31 October 2024 CSV, 1.73 KB View online Wales Office

Wednesday 19th February 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July to October 2024
Document: (webpage)

Found: Given or Received Who gift was given to or received from Value (£) Outcome (Received gifts only) WALES OFFICE

Wednesday 19th February 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July to October 2024
Document: (webpage)

Found: WALES OFFICE Jo Stevens 2024-09-12 Construction Industry Training Board Dinner No £48 WALES OFFICE Jo

Wednesday 19th February 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: December 2024
Document: (Excel)

Found: Given or Received Who gift was given to or received from Value (£) Outcome (Received gifts only) Wales Office

Wednesday 19th February 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: December 2024
Document: (webpage)

Found: offered hospitality Type of Hospitality Received Accompanied by Guest Value of Hospitality (£) Wales Office

Wednesday 19th February 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: December 2024
Document: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: December 2024 (webpage)

Found: Scotland Office: Ministers’ Hospitality - December 2024 CSV, 308 Bytes View online Wales Office

Monday 17th February 2025
HM Treasury
Source Page: FRAB minutes and associated papers: 21 November 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: 32 days later 30/07/2024 United Kingdom Supreme Court 09/11/2023 18 days earlier 22/10/2024 Wales Office

Tuesday 11th February 2025
HM Treasury
Source Page: Supplementary Estimates 2024-25
Document: (PDF)

Found: Treasury 467 Cabinet Office 487 Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General 509 Wales Office

Tuesday 11th February 2025
HM Treasury
Source Page: Supplementary Estimates 2024-25
Document: (PDF)

Found: Cabinet Office 487 Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General 509 Wales Office

Tuesday 11th February 2025
HM Treasury
Source Page: Vote on Account 2025-26
Document: (PDF)

Found: 50 23 Non-Budget Expenditure 48,260,140 21,717,063 Net Cash Requirement 48,273,551 21,723,098 Wales Office

Tuesday 11th February 2025
HM Treasury
Source Page: Vote on Account 2025-26
Document: (PDF)

Found: 50 23 Non-Budget Expenditure 48,260,140 21,717,063 Net Cash Requirement 48,273,551 21,723,098 Wales Office