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1684450

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date	23/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what targets his Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments on net zero.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	11074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government set out how we would meet our commitments in the Net Zero Strategy in 2021 which included a detailed breakdown of actions required across all sectors of the economy. This was updated in 2023 through the publication of 'Powering Up Britain'.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has halved its emissions, ahead of every other major economy, and we have grown our economy by over 70% since 1990. The UK over-achieved against the first and second carbon budgets, and the latest projections show that we are on track to meet the third.</p><p> </p><p>We have one of the most ambitious decarbonisation targets in the world, and we have set more stretching targets for 2030 than most countries. We plan to cut emissions by 68% by 2030, which is more than the EU, Japan or the United States.</p> answering member constituency Brecon and Radnorshire answering member printed Fay Jones question first answered 30/01/2024 13:45:57 answering member 4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1684036

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board has met monthly.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board has been set up to support those affected by Tata Steel’s decarbonisation Transition and will be supported by up to £100 million from UK Government and Tata Steel. From that funding, £80 million is provided by the UK Government and £20 million will be provided by Tata.</p><p>I chair the Board, and it had its inaugural meeting on 19 October 2023, and the Board reconvened for its second meeting on 30 November 2023. The third Board meeting will be held on 1 February 2024. The Board will continue to meet regularly, to help ensure that those who are affected are receiving the support that they need. Both of the sub-groups held their first official meetings the week commencing 22 January 2024.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 25/01/2024 14:13:07 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1684037

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will publish the minutes of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board meetings in (a) October and (b) November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board has been set up to support those affected by Tata Steel’s decarbonisation Transition and will be supported by up to £100 million from UK Government and Tata Steel. I chair the Board, with the Minister for the Economy of Wales and the Secretary of State for Levelling Up acting as deputy chairs. The Board’s membership also consists of representatives from Neath Port Talbot Council, Tata Steel, the local Member of Parliament and Member of the Senedd. Trade Union representatives also attend as observers of the Board meetings.</p><p> </p><p>In order to facilitate open dialogue on sensitive issues, the minutes are not published but Joint Statements are published after each meeting which summarise the topics discussed and who was in attendance.</p><p> </p><p>The first joint statement is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-behalf-of-the-tata-steel-port-talbot-transition-board" target="_blank">Statement on behalf of the Tata Steel/ Port Talbot Transition Board - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The second joint statement is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tata-steel-port-talbot-transition-board-statement" target="_blank">Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board Statement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 25/01/2024 14:13:58 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1684038

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will publish the minutes of future meetings of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board has been set up to support those affected by Tata Steel’s decarbonisation Transition and will be supported by up to £100 million from UK Government and Tata Steel. I chair the Board, with the Minister for the Economy of Wales and the Secretary of State for Levelling Up acting as deputy chairs. The Board’s membership also consists of representatives from Neath Port Talbot Council, Tata Steel, the local Member of Parliament and Member of the Senedd. Trade Union representatives also attend as observers of the Board meetings.</p><p> </p><p>In order to facilitate open dialogue on sensitive issues, the minutes of previous meetings have not been published but Joint Statements are published after each meeting which summarise the topics discussed and who was in attendance. This approach will be adopted for future meetings.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 25/01/2024 14:14:33 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1684039

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will publish the terms of reference of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	10844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board has been set up to support those affected by Tata Steel’s decarbonisation Transition and will be supported by up to £100 million from UK Government and Tata Steel. The terms of reference of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board have been published on the Neath Port Talbot Council website and are available here: <a href="https://www.npt.gov.uk/36561#:~:text=The%20Tata%20Steel%20%2F%20Port%20Talbot,TSUK)%27s%20decarbonisation%20transition." target="_blank">Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board - Terms of reference – Neath Port Talbot Council (npt.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 25/01/2024 14:15:29 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens