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1170906

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Welsh economy of the EU Withdrawal Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	900139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement allows us to get Brexit done and leave the European Union in a smooth and orderly manner at the end of the month.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will maximise the opportunities of Brexit for Wales and the whole of the UK, taking back control of our money, our laws, our trade and our borders.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/01/2020 15:53:18 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1180442

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Floods: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on UK Government financial support for tackling the flooding caused in Wales by storm Dennis.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	20517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>My Department and others are determined to ensure that all of those affected by flooding are supported in the best way possible. Flood response in Wales is a devolved matter. The UK Government will look seriously at any request from the Welsh Government for additional support and assistance for flood relief, including additional finances.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 02/03/2020 11:43:12 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1484769

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential impact of the Written Statement of 23 June 2022 on Business Update, Official Report, HCWS137, on Senedd Cymru's Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	27645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on a wide range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 have no direct impact on the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Employment and industrial relations law is however a reserved matter. As previously stated in 2017, the UK Government intends to legislate to remove the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017 through primary legislation when Parliamentary time allows, to ensure trade union legislation applies equally across Great Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/07/2022 10:24:23 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1652289

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Aberavon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Aberavon constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I both live in Wales and serve Welsh constituencies. We have a consistent presence in Wales as we conduct many visits, events and meetings in Wales on a regular basis.</p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ website and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office priorities are published in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The UK Government has provided extensive support to Aberavon. A typical household in Wales has received almost £2000 in UK Government support to help with the cost of living. This includes around 186,000 payments delivered in Aberavon through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. During the Covid-19 pandemic around 9000 jobs were supported through the furlough scheme, around £15 million was claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and over £39 million was given to businesses through government-backed business loans.</p><p>The UK Government has also supported innovation within Aberavon with around £10 million awarded by Innovate UK since April 2019. Aberavon has also received over £34,000 through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to level up local sports facilities. In addition, Aberavon will benefit from the Celtic Freeport, backed by £26 million from UK Government. The Celtic Freeport aims to attract significant inward investment, including £3.5 billion in green energy as well as the creation of 16,000 jobs, generating £900 million in Gross Value Added by 2030.</p><p>In addition, Neath Port Talbot, the local authority for the Aberavon constituency, is receiving over £34 million from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Aberavon is also benefitting from the £235 million Swansea Bay City Deal including the newly opened £8 million Baglan Bay Technology Centre and the South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub (SWITCH) facility.</p><p>This Government is investing in Wales like never before; over £790 million in four City and Regional Growth Deals covering the whole of Wales, £585 million for local authorities to invest through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including over £100 million for the Multiply adult numeracy programme, £330 million in capital investment through the Levelling Up Fund and £3.2 million to preserve community assets through the Community Ownership Fund. Wales will benefit from two Freeports backed by £52 million, the British Business Bank’s new £130m Regional Investment Fund, and from Project Gigabit which will enable hard to reach communities to access lightning-fast gigabit capable broadband.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/07/2023 14:29:28 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies previous answer version 88130 answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1652290

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Aberconwy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Aberconwy constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I both live in Wales and serve Welsh constituencies. We have a consistent presence in Wales as we conduct many visits, events and meetings in Wales on a regular basis.</p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ website and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office priorities are published in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The UK Government has provided extensive support to Aberconwy. A typical household in Wales has received almost £2000 in UK Government support to help with the cost of living. This includes over 170,000 payments delivered in Aberconwy through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. During the Covid-19 pandemic over 10,000 jobs were supported through the furlough scheme, over £24 million was claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and around £49 million was given to businesses through government-backed business loans</p><p>The UK Government has also supported innovation within Aberconwy with around £100,000 awarded by Innovate UK since April 2019. Aberconwy has also received over £5,000 through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to level up local sports facilities.</p><p>In addition, Conwy, the local authority for the Aberconwy constituency, is receiving over £24 million from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Conwy is also receiving over £18 million from the Levelling Up Fund to improve transport connections in the Conwy Valley. Aberconwy will also benefit from the £240 million North Wales Growth Deal.</p><p>This Government is investing in Wales like never before; over £790 million in four City and Regional Growth Deals covering the whole of Wales, £585 million for local authorities to invest through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including over £100 million for the Multiply adult numeracy programme, £330 million in capital investment through the Levelling Up Fund and £3.2 million to preserve community assets through the Community Ownership Fund. Wales will benefit from two Freeports backed by £52 million, the British Business Bank’s new £130m Regional Investment Fund, and from Project Gigabit which will enable hard to reach communities to access lightning-fast gigabit capable broadband.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/07/2023 14:30:50 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies previous answer version 88156 answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1652291

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Alyn and Deeside
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Alyn and Deeside constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I both live in Wales and serve Welsh constituencies. We have a consistent presence in Wales as we conduct many visits, events and meetings in Wales on a regular basis.</p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ website and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office priorities are published in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The UK Government has provided extensive support to Alyn and Deeside. A typical household in Wales has received almost £2000 in UK Government support to help with the cost of living. This includes over 220,000 payments delivered in Alyn and Deeside through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. During the Covid-19 pandemic around 17,000 jobs were supported through the furlough scheme, over £24 million was claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and over £74 million was given to businesses through government-backed business loans.</p><p>The UK Government has also supported innovation within Alyn and Deeside with over £28 million awarded by Innovate UK since April 2019. Alyn and Deeside has also received over £51,000 through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to level up local sports facilities.</p><p>The Chancellor announced at Autumn Statement that we will provide up to £10 million of support for the Advanced Technology Research Centre (ATRC), subject to a business case, to deliver a defence-focused Centre of Excellence site in Alyn and Deeside collaboratively with the Welsh Government. In addition, Flintshire, the local authority for the Alyn and Deeside constituency, is receiving over £13 million from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Alyn and Deeside will also benefit from the £240 million North Wales Growth Deal.</p><p>This Government is investing in Wales like never before; over £790 million in four City and Regional Growth Deals covering the whole of Wales, £585 million for local authorities to invest through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including over £100 million for the Multiply adult numeracy programme, £330 million in capital investment through the Levelling Up Fund and £3.2 million to preserve community assets through the Community Ownership Fund. Wales will benefit from two Freeports backed by £52 million, the British Business Bank’s new £130m Regional Investment Fund, and from Project Gigabit which will enable hard to reach communities to access lightning-fast gigabit capable broadband.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/07/2023 14:32:09 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies previous answer version 88137 answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1652292

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Arfon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Arfon constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I both live in Wales and serve Welsh constituencies. We have a consistent presence in Wales as we conduct many visits, events and meetings in Wales on a regular basis.</p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ website and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office priorities are published in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The UK Government has provided extensive support to Arfon. A typical household in Wales has received almost £2000 in UK Government support to help with the cost of living. This includes around 157,000 payments delivered in Arfon through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. During the Covid-19 pandemic around 9,000 jobs were supported through the furlough scheme, over £22 million was claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and over £36 million was given to businesses through government backed business loans</p><p>The UK Government has also supported innovation within Arfon with over £10 million awarded by Innovate UK since April 2019. Arfon has also received over £70,000 through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to level up local sports facilities.</p><p>In addition, Gwynedd, the local authority for the Arfon constituency, is receiving over £24 million from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Gwynedd is also receiving over £18 million from the Levelling Up Fund for the LLewyrch o’r LLechi project which includes upgrades to walking and cycling routes for the National Slate Museum. This is in addition to the £250,000 awarded to the Tyn Llan Pub in Llandwrog through the Community Ownership Fund. Arfon is also benefitting from the £240 million North Wales Growth Deal, including a £3 million investment in the Digital Signalling Processing Centre at Bangor University.</p><p>This Government is investing in Wales like never before; over £790 million in four City and Regional Growth Deals covering the whole of Wales, £585 million for local authorities to invest through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including over £100 million for the Multiply adult numeracy programme, £330 million in capital investment through the Levelling Up Fund and £3.2 million to preserve community assets through the Community Ownership Fund. Wales will benefit from two Freeports backed by £52 million, the British Business Bank’s new £130m Regional Investment Fund, and from Project Gigabit which will enable hard to reach communities to access lightning-fast gigabit capable broadband.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/07/2023 14:36:25 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies previous answer version 88157 answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1652293

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Blaenau Gwent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Blaenau Gwent constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I both live in Wales and serve Welsh constituencies. We have a consistent presence in Wales as we conduct many visits, events and meetings in Wales on a regular basis.</p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ website and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office priorities are published in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The UK Government has provided extensive support to Blaenau Gwent. A typical household in Wales has received almost £2000 in UK Government support to help with the cost of living. This includes around 194,000 payments delivered in Blaenau Gwent through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. During the Covid-19 pandemic over 10,000 jobs were supported through the furlough scheme, around £19 million was claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and around £34 million was given to businesses through government-backed business loans.</p><p>The UK Government has also supported innovation within Blaenau Gwent with around £680,000 awarded by Innovate UK since April 2019. Blaenau Gwent has also received around £48,000 through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to level up local sports facilities. Blaenau Gwent will also benefit from UK Government funding to refurbish public tennis courts across the UK.</p><p>Our Semiconductor Strategy targets UK strengths, including compound semiconductors. As the home of the world's first compound semiconductor cluster, South East Wales, including Blaenau Gwent, is well placed to benefit from the Semiconductor strategy and the funding announced.</p><p>In addition, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, the local authority for the Blaenau Gwent constituency, is receiving over £28 million from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Blaenau Gwent is also receiving over £9 million from the Levelling Up Fund for a new High Value Engineering (HiVE) training and education facility based in Ebbw Vale. This is in addition to the £90,000 awarded to the Queen’s Ballroom in Tredegar through the Community Ownership Fund. Blaenau Gwent is also benefitting from the £1.2 billion Cardiff Capital Region City Deal, including a £2 million investment in Apex Manufacturing and a £1.7 million investment in Pulse Plastics.</p><p>This Government is investing in Wales like never before; over £790 million in four City and Regional Growth Deals covering the whole of Wales, £585 million for local authorities to invest through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including over £100 million for the Multiply adult numeracy programme, £330 million in capital investment through the Levelling Up Fund and £3.2 million to preserve community assets through the Community Ownership Fund. Wales will benefit from two Freeports backed by £52 million, the British Business Bank’s new £130m Regional Investment Fund, and from Project Gigabit which will enable hard to reach communities to access lightning-fast gigabit capable broadband.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/07/2023 14:37:24 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies previous answer version 88155 answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1652887

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Brecon and Radnorshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last undertook an official visit to Brecon and Radnorshire constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I both live in Wales and serve Welsh constituencies. We have a consistent presence in Wales as we conduct many visits, events and meetings in Wales on a regular basis.</p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ website and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office priorities are published in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The UK Government has provided extensive support to Brecon and Radnorshire. A typical household in Wales has received almost £2000 in UK Government support to help with the cost of living. This includes around 199,000 payments delivered in Brecon and Radnorshire through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. During the Covid-19 pandemic around 9,000 jobs were supported through the furlough scheme, over £41 million was claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and over £65 million was given to businesses through government-backed business loans.</p><p>The UK Government has also supported innovation within Brecon and Radnorshire with over £1.1 million awarded by Innovate UK since April 2019. It has also provided £28 million towards the development of the Global Centre of Rail Excellence, a rail innovation facility which will benefit the south of the constituency. Brecon and Radnorshire has also received over £225,000 through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to level up local sports facilities.</p><p>In addition, Powys, the local authority for the Brecon and Radnorshire constituency, is receiving over £27 million from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Powys is also receiving almost £7 million from the Levelling Up Fund to deliver the Brecon and Radnorshire Strategic Town Centre Investment package. This is in addition to the £240,000 awarded to the Radnor Arms Hotel through the Community Ownership Fund. Brecon and Radnorshire will also benefit from the £110 million Mid Wales Growth Deal.</p><p>This Government is investing in Wales like never before; over £790 million in four City and Regional Growth Deals covering the whole of Wales, £585 million for local authorities to invest through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including over £100 million for the Multiply adult numeracy programme, £330 million in capital investment through the Levelling Up Fund and £3.2 million to preserve community assets through the Community Ownership Fund. Wales will benefit from two Freeports backed by £52 million, the British Business Bank’s new £130m Regional Investment Fund, and from Project Gigabit which will enable hard to reach communities to access lightning-fast gigabit capable broadband.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/07/2023 14:53:58 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies previous answer version 88505 answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1652888

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Bridgend
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Bridgend constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	193941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I both live in Wales and serve Welsh constituencies. We have a consistent presence in Wales as we conduct many visits, events and meetings in Wales on a regular basis.</p><p>Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ website and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office priorities are published in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The UK Government has provided extensive support to Bridgend. A typical household in Wales has received almost £2000 in UK Government support to help with the cost of living. This includes around 225,000 payments delivered in Bridgend through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. During the Covid-19 pandemic around 14,000 jobs were supported through the furlough scheme, around £24 million was claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and over £63 million was given to businesses through government-backed business loans.</p><p>The UK Government has also supported innovation within Bridgend with around £1.5 million awarded by Innovate UK since April 2019. Bridgend has also received around £6,000 through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to level up local sports facilities.</p><p>In addition, Bridgend County Borough Council, the local authority for the Bridgend constituency, is receiving over £23 million from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Bridgend is also receiving nearly £18 million from the Levelling Up Fund for a major re-development of the Grand Pavilion in Porthcawl. Bridgend also benefits from the £1.2 billion Cardiff Capital Region City Deal, including the £50 million region-wide sites and premises fund.</p><p>This Government is investing in Wales like never before; over £790 million in four City and Regional Growth Deals covering the whole of Wales, £585 million for local authorities to invest through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including over £100 million for the Multiply adult numeracy programme, £330 million in capital investment through the Levelling Up Fund and £3.2 million to preserve community assets through the Community Ownership Fund. Wales will benefit from two Freeports backed by £52 million, the British Business Bank’s new £130m Regional Investment Fund, and from Project Gigabit which will enable hard to reach communities to access lightning-fast gigabit capable broadband.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 24/07/2023 14:54:53 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies previous answer version 88523 answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens