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1523945

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Uk Shared Prosperity Fund: 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 Cabinet colleagues on the potential benefits of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for Wales.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
uin	901677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues on how Wales’ £585 million share of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will level up communities across Wales.</p><p /><p>With local authorities, businesses, the third sector and civil society fully engaged, the UKSPF will mean quicker delivery, better targeting and closer alignment with local priorities than previous EU funding.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Sir Robert Buckland question first answered 19/10/2022 12:13:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1504745

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on establishing a new Wales Rail Board to bring forward Welsh rail projects, including upgrading the North Wales mainline.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	47711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>In response to a recommendation from the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, the UK and Welsh Governments agreed to establish a Wales Rail Board. The Board met for the first time in March and continues to meet regularly. It will establish a strategic programme with an agreed prioritisation for the future progression of rail schemes in Wales. This includes improvements to the North Wales main line for which we expect to receive an Outline Business Case from Network Rail early next year.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Sir Robert Buckland question first answered 08/09/2022 08:42:17 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1504932

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Energy: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the differential in domestic energy costs between Wales and the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	47573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) publishes annual estimates of gas and electricity bills along with statistics on household expenditure of fuel. The most recent statistics published by BEIS regarding average variable unit costs and standing charges for gas demonstrates that in 2021, in North Wales and Merseyside the average variable unit price (£/kWh) was on par with the average across Great Britain, while in South Wales the average was £0.0006 per kWh higher. Similarly, in 2021, the most recent statistics published by BEIS regarding average variable unit costs and standing charges for standard electricity saw those in South Wales see an average variable unit price (£/kWh) on par with the UK average, with those in North Wales and Merseyside paying £0.01 more than the UK average. This Government is committed to ensuring that all regions pay a fair price for energy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and today, the Prime Minister set out further measures of support that this government will be providing as we deal with these global challenges. Action taken by this government will see a typical household in Great Britain pay no more than £2,500 on their energy bills from October for each of the next two years. This will save a typical household £1,000 a year and comes in addition to the non-refundable £400 Energy Bill Support Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Sir Robert Buckland question first answered 08/09/2022 15:13:23 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1504466

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: North Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the paper entitled Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands, CP 490, published on 18 November 2021, what recent assessment he has made of the potential economic merits of the proposed HS2 route to the north of Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	46215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>By improving regional connectivity, the Integrated Rail Plan will unify labour markets, so that people can access a much wider range of jobs; bring businesses closer together; and improve access to key international gateways and markets so they become even more attractive locations for business investment. Crewe Northern Connection would significantly improve connections from North Wales to the HS2 network, bringing many North Wales passengers within 2 hours 15 minutes of London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Sir Robert Buckland question first answered 07/09/2022 13:39:39 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1488861

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Australia
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 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (a) UK’s trade deal with Australia and (b) safeguards for Welsh Lamb.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	36028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Wales Office ministers have regular discussions with departments across Whitehall on a range of matters, including the trade deal with Australia and safeguards for Welsh lamb. Leaving the EU has given us the ability to strike our own trade deals, creating new opportunities for UK businesses to trade internationally.  The UK Government’s future trade agreements will bring further investments into Wales, with the mutual opening of markets. Trade deals mean more opportunities for businesses across the UK, including Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The UK exported £438.1m worth of lamb to the world last year, and we want those numbers to grow.  For sectors such as lamb, the volume of duty-free imports to the UK from Australia will be limited by Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) and Product Specific Safeguards (PSS). TRQs will set a maximum level for tariff-free imports for up to 10 years, whilst PSSs will allow the UK to impose higher tariffs when imports exceed a certain threshold in years 10 to 15.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we also have a general bilateral safeguard mechanism that will provide a temporary safety net for industry, if it faces serious injury or threat from increased imports as a result of tariff elimination under the FTA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Sir Robert Buckland question first answered 18/07/2022 16:36:00 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1488863

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the waiting time for driving licence applications for people in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	36029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>I understand that concerns have been expressed with regards to waiting times for driving license applications. I would like to refer the honourable Member to the response provided by the Department for Transport’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on this matter on 14 June 2022 (UIN 13126).</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Sir Robert Buckland question first answered 18/07/2022 14:41:09 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1140304

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Segregation of Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have spent time in segregation by prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	279095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/07/2019 11:24:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1140307

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours of purposeful activity per prisoner were recorded on average in (a) each prison rated in the 2017-18 performance rating as performance is of serious concern and (b) each prisons that was rated as exceptional performance.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	279097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not currently collect data on the amount of time prisoners spend out of cell. We are examining the feasibility of developing such a measure and are exploring how this might be done, including working with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons to understand the methodology it uses in its inspections.</p><p>Data are published on GOV.UK on the number of prisoners who have completed accredited programmes in custody, the number of hours worked in prison industries, and the number of prisoners released from prison on a temporary licence.</p><p>The introduction of Offender Management in Custody, and the associated staffing, mean that prisons will be better equipped to run fuller regimes with more opportunities for purposeful activity. Our Education and Employment strategy launched last year will create a system where prisoners are on a path to employment, through increased opportunities to gain experience of work in communities while released on temporary licence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/07/2019 11:37:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1140309

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 273816 on Prisons: Education, what the value by lot is of Dynamic Purchasing System contracts awarded to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	279099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The 17 Lots in the Prison Education Framework (PEF) have awarded the following cumulative values of contracts under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System (PEDPS) as at 19/07/2019.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Lot 01 - Avon &amp; South Dorset - £519,011.08</li><li>Lot 02 - Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire &amp; Norfolk - £429,911.68</li><li>Lot 03 - Cumbria &amp; Lancashire - £334,311.67</li><li>Lot 04 - Devon &amp; North Dorset – No contracts awarded currently</li><li>Lot 05 - East Midlands &amp; Morton Hall - £291,421.86</li><li>Lot 06 - Gt Manchester, Merseyside &amp; Cheshire - £786,416.84</li><li>Lot 07 - Hertfordshire, Essex &amp; Suffolk - £ 543,250.00</li><li>Lot 08 - Kent, Surrey &amp; Sussex - £1,625,170.20</li><li>Lot 09 – London - £19,100.00</li><li>Lot 10 - Long Term High Security North - £311,744.91</li><li>Lot 11 - Long Term High Security South - £242,380.99</li><li>Lot 12 - North Midlands - £6,840.00</li><li>Lot 13 - South Central - £311,959.91</li><li>Lot 14 - Tees &amp; Wear - £1,322,253.00</li><li>Lot 15 - West Midlands - £76,315.00</li><li>Lot 16 - Women’s Estate North - £203,702.00</li><li>Lot 17 – Yorkshire - £630,991.15</li></ul><p>We have overhauled the prison education system and implemented a new Prison Education Framework. Under the new system, governors control their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>Our Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), an innovation that brings in bespoke and short-term provision, is already proving popular, with over 230 providers signed up and over 20 contracts already awarded by governors.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/07/2019 11:28:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1140310

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 273816 on Prisons: Education, which providers have been awarded Dynamic Purchasing System contracts to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	279100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>A total of 92 contracts have been awarded to 46 Suppliers under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System as at 19/07/2019.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts have been awarded to the following organisations:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>5 Step Startup School Ltd</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acorn Training Ltd</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Personnel Management Group (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adviza Partnership</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age UK Nottingham &amp; Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Astara Trianing Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beating Time (also known as &quot;Choirs Beating Time&quot;)</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire and Luton Education Business Partnership (Trading as Develop)</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Career Connect - Duplicate registration</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cathedral Training Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Changing Lives</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chichester College Group</p></td><td><p>x5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Arts Projects UK</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cronin Music Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CXK Limited</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Point Training</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fusion21 Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Geese Theatre Company</p></td><td><p>x3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLA Group</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Good Vibrations</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillsbridge Services limited</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>InHouse Records</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Karen Mackey Consultants</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Life Cycle UK</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln College Group</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LTE Group (Trading as Novus)</p></td><td><p>x12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magistra Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mainstream Training</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes College</p></td><td><p>x8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>mybe awards Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>n-ergy Group Limited</p></td><td><p>x4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>N-Gaged Training &amp; Recruitment Ltd</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prospects Services</p></td><td><p>x5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RiseUp CiC</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RMF Construction Training Academy Ltd.</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seetec Business Technology Cente Limited</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SevenThreeOne</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sharon Hardy IAG and Employment Services Adviser</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Giles Trust</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standguide Ltd</p></td><td><p>x3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Forward Trust</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Growth Company Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Junction 42 Foundation</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TKO &quot;Training, Knowledge &amp; Opportunities&quot; Limited</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>User Voice</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston College</p></td><td><p>x3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have overhauled the prison education system and implemented a new Prison Education Framework. Under the new system, governors control their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>Our Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), an innovation that brings in bespoke and short-term provision, is already proving popular, with over 230 providers signed up and over 20 contracts already awarded by governors.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/07/2019 11:34:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon