Asked by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
Answered by Nigel Adams
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) is not an employer in its own right and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provide employment services on our behalf. The number of Civil Servants working for OSSW on the requested dates is shown below:
Date | Number of staff |
a) 20 December 2018 | 44 |
b) 23 June 2016 | 42 |
Asked by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of staff in his Department that are in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is not an employer in its own right. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) provide employer services on our behalf. However, members of staff can apply for universal credit in a personal capacity and there are a number of different factors which determine whether or not an individual is eligible. MoJ has no central record from which to determine the number and proportion of its staff in receipt of universal credit and it is not therefore possible to make an estimate of numbers.
Asked by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many equality impact assessments have been carried out in the last three years on public service reforms which impact on (a) departmental staff and (b) members of the public; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Alun Cairns
The Wales Office has not carried out any public sector reforms in the last three years.
Asked by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with representatives of (i) the Taxpayers' Alliance, (ii) the Confederation of British Industry, (iii) the Institute of Economic Affairs, (iv) the Adam Smith Institute, (v) the Freedom Association, (vi) the Politics and Economics Research Trust and (vii) the Midlands Industrial Council in the last 12 months.
Answered by Stephen Crabb
The Wales Office publishes details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations on a quarterly basis. This information can be accessed at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=wales-office
Further publications of Ministerial meetings will be published in due course.
Wales Office officials routinely meet with the Confederation of British Industry Wales, to discuss a variety of issues relating to the Welsh economy.