Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Wales Office: Government Communication ServiceWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 and with reference to the Answer of of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff in (a) the Depar
Answer: The Wales Office has no Arm’s Length Bodies. The Department's communications team comprises five staff, all of whom are members of the Government Communications Service. The Department has no embedded communicators.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: MarketingWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the department since the Government Chief Commercial Officer
Answer: The Wales Office has not spent any money on branded goods and merchandise since April 2025.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Special AdvisersWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministerial
Answer: None. The Wales Office has not appointed any delivery advisers.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: EqualityWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The Wales Office did not formally mark any specific diversity and inclusion days, weeks or months during the 2025 calendar year and the Department has no agencies.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: DatabasesWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, further to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 10189, on Databases: EU law, if they will list the data and reporting requirements that the department must make to the European Commission and its agencies.
Answer: My Department is not required to make any data submissions to the European Commission or its agencies.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Flint GlobalWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department’s (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024.
Answer: We do not hold any records of correspondence with Flint Global.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: CommunicationWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The Wales Office's expenditure on communications, and advertising was £20,248.40 in 2024-25 and £28,593.56 in 2025-26. The spend was on the UK Government campaign to promote the availability of the UK Government and Tata Steel Transition Board funding. Th...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Unpaid WorkWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14349 on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if he will list each of the internship schemes that have been made available in the last 12 months through the Departm
Answer: The Wales Office has not run any internship schemes in the last 12 months.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Industrial DisputesWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list each industrial dispute live within his Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
Answer: None. The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right and all staff are employed by the Ministry of Justice.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Facilities AgreementsWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whethe
Answer: The department has one trade union representative who undertakes union-related duties as part of their role. The headcount of staff undertaking facility time was one in each of the years. No staff were engaged on 100% facility time during this period. The...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Remote WorkingWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: Staff in the Wales Office are expected to spend at least 60 per cent of their time in the office or on official business, which can include conducting site visits or meeting stakeholders.The Department collates occupancy statistics for its headquarters of...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Unpaid WorkWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.
Answer: The Wales Office does not manage any internship schemes and the Department does not have any Arm’s Length Bodies.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Social MediaWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: The Wales Office has not spent any money on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Senior Civil ServantsWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at public
Answer: There has been one departmental Senior Civil Service (SCS) away day in calendar year 2026 to date. The away day was held in a meeting room at the UK Government Hub in Cardiff. There was no venue hire or event cost associated with the away day. There was n...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: BuildingsWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in his Department's (a) Welsh and (b) London headquarters.
Answer: The Wales Office currently has 25 civil servants assigned to its Cardiff Office and 23 assigned to its London Office. The number of desks provided as a proportion of assigned staff is 60% in Cardiff and 121% in London.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor Levy: WalesWales OfficeTabled 25 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 901085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the proposed visitor levy on the Welsh economy.
Answer: I am pleased that the UK Government has followed the lead of the Welsh Government by introducing a similar overnight levy in England, enabling mayors to invest further in transport, infrastructure and the visitor economy, rebuilding resilience that is so ...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
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