Written Assembly Questions tabled on 26 October 2017 for answer on 2 November 2017
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Written Questions must be tabled at least five working days before they are to be answered. In practice, Ministers aim to answer within seven/eight days but are not bound to do so. Answers are published in the language in which they are provided, with a translation into English of responses provided in Welsh.
To ask the First Minister
Mark Isherwood (North Wales): Will the First Minister provide a breakdown of the Welsh Government's specific calculations of the economic benefits brought by migration in Wales in light of the Migration Observatory's report Location, Location, Location? (WAQ74492)
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Mark Isherwood (North Wales): Will the First Minister make a statement on the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford's assertion on regional migration visas that [t]here's no objective way to agree what regional economic needs for migration actually are, so it's difficult to know whether greater regional control would bring economic benefits? (WAQ74493)
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Mark Isherwood (North Wales): What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the risks and opportunities for every industrial sector in Wales of exiting the European Union? (WAQ74494)
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Mark Isherwood (North Wales): Will the First Minister provide a breakdown of the contingency planning undertaken so far and resources used by Welsh Government departments, including staffing and administrative costs, to prepare for a potential 'no deal' with Europe? (WAQ74495)
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Mark Isherwood (North Wales): What guidance and resources have the First Minister and Welsh Government departments provided to public bodies to plan for a 'no deal' scenario? (WAQ74496)
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Mark Isherwood (North Wales): Will the First Minister provide a breakdown of the engagements he has had across Europe and globally regarding exiting the European Union since June 2016? (WAQ74497)
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To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure
Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): What key concerns did the Cabinet Secretary have that alerted him to the need for a review to be undertaken in connection with the current phase of the Heads of the Valleys Improvement works, when did these concerns come to light and further become so serious that a review needed to be commissioned? (WAQ74505)
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Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): In relation to the recently commissioned review into the costs and timings of completion of the current phase of the Heads of the Valleys improvement works, will the Cabinet Secretary confirm the terms of reference he has given to the review and the date the review will report? (WAQ74506)
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Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Cabinet Secretary outline how the Welsh Government is communicating with businesses and communities that are affected by the current roadworks around the Heads of the Valleys development? (WAQ74507)
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To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport
David Melding (South Wales Central): Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the provision of NHS services for deaf people in South Wales Central? (WAQ74508)
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To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children
Mark Isherwood (North Wales): Will the Cabinet Secretary provide information on the regeneration loans and grants made available to local authorities in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, including take up and financial breakdowns by local authority, year and project? (WAQ74498)
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Mark Isherwood (North Wales): What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the take up and outcomes of the Vibrant and Viable Places capital programme, against its key performance indicators? (WAQ74499)
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Mark Isherwood (North Wales): Will the Cabinet Secretary provide a breakdown of town centre vacancy rates in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 of those local authorities which have taken up the Vibrant and Viable Places loans? (WAQ74500)
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Mark Isherwood (North Wales): With regard to his response to WAQ74355, will the Cabinet Secretary provide details of the outcomes of his meetings with the distribution sub-group of the Local Authority Partnership Council on the distribution formula for the Supporting People Programme? (WAQ74501)
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Mark Isherwood (North Wales): With regard to his response to WAQs 74357 and 74358, which stakeholders has the Cabinet Secretary met with to discuss opportunities to rationalise grant administration within his portfolio, when is he expecting a response from the Supporting People National Advisory Board and will he commit to publishing their views? (WAQ74502)
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Darren Millar (Clwyd West): Further to the recent announcement of £215,000 to improve adoption services in Wales will the Cabinet Secretary advise as to whether any of this funding will be provided to Welsh Local Authorities and, if so, how much each will receive? (WAQ74504)
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To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
Nick Ramsay (Monmouth): With regard to the response to WAQ74364, will the Cabinet Secretary provide the exact figures and calculations, as well as local authority breakdowns, which have led to the conclusion that land transactions tax will have a negligible impact on local and border economies? (WAQ74489)
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Nick Ramsay (Monmouth): Will the Cabinet Secretary provide a detailed breakdown in table form the base year distribution for residential Land Transaction Tax estimates in 2018-19, in terms of number of transactions, total property values per bin, and the amount of tax revenue projected per band? (WAQ74490)
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Nick Ramsay (Monmouth): Will the Cabinet Secretary provide a detailed breakdown, in table form, of the base year distribution for non-residential Land Transaction Tax estimates in 2018-19, in terms of number of transactions, total property values per bin and the amount of tax revenue projected per band? (WAQ74491)
Answer to follow.
To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Darren Millar (Clwyd West): What consideration has the Cabinet Secretary given to extending the list of youth work registrants with the Education Workforce Council to youth workers working for faith groups and registered social landlords? (WAQ74503)
Answer to follow.