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1299601

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Freight: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how traffic flows through (a) Holyhead Port and (b) the land bridge route for hauliers have developed since 1 January 2021; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the effect of direct ferry links from the Republic of Ireland to Europe on the Welsh economy.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	163331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>There has been a steady, continual increase in the roll-on roll-off freight flow through the port of Holyhead since the start of the year. Freight flows have increased each week since the start of the year and data for the last week in February showed there was almost double the number of HGVs travelling via Holyhead compared to the first week of January. However, freight volumes at Holyhead remain below 2020 levels.</p><p>I am having regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues about traffic levels at the Welsh ports and the effects of increased direct ferry links between Ireland and continental Europe on the land bridge route. The Government is confident in the prospects for Welsh ports over the medium to long-term. We are clear that the land bridge continues to be the most advantageous route for hauliers travelling between Ireland and much of mainland Europe in terms of costs and time. We are continuing to work with hauliers in the UK and the EU to ensure they fully understand the new systems and processes following the end of the Transition Period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/03/2021 14:16:30 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1293703

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Drugs: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to his correspondence of 19 February 2021 to the chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee, what (a) discussions and (b) support his Department provided the pharmaceutical company in question; and when engagement with that company began.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	160769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>Officials in my Office had several discussions with the company, including in regard to difficulties the company was experiencing in exporting medicines to the EU after the Transition Period ended. Officials from several government departments offered the company advice, guidance and expertise to help resolve these difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>My officials first contacted the company directly on 12 January. Discussions had taken place earlier via business representative organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/03/2021 14:26:59 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1285508

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Welsh Local Government Association
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last met representatives of the Welsh Local Government Association.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>My Ministerial Team and I have regular discussions with the Welsh Local Government Association. Only on Monday 22 February, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales attended a meeting of the WLGA’s rural forum to discuss UK government activity to support rural Wales following the end of the Transition Period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 23/02/2021 11:30:32 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285509

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on levels of child poverty in (a) Newport West and (b) Wales of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic this Government has introduced a range of temporary emergency measures to help the hardest hit, including the Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, and the temporary £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit standard allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has confirmed the Universal Credit uplift until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this pandemic, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 152641 152642 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:00:25 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285510

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on levels of fuel poverty in (a) Newport West and (b) Wales of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic this Government has introduced a range of temporary emergency measures to help the hardest hit, including the Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, and the temporary £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit standard allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has confirmed the Universal Credit uplift until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this pandemic, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 152640 152642 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:00:25 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285511

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on levels of food poverty in (a) Newport West and (b) Wales of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic this Government has introduced a range of temporary emergency measures to help the hardest hit, including the Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, and the temporary £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit standard allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has confirmed the Universal Credit uplift until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this pandemic, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 152640 152641 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:00:25 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285113

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he is having with the Secretary of State for Transport on providing additional charging facilities for electric vehicles in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	151661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The 10-Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution published in November last year confirmed, among other things, a funding package for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Though this policy area is generally devolved to the Welsh Government, a number of schemes such as the On-Street Residential Charging Scheme, Electric Vehicle Home Charging Scheme and Workplace Charging Scheme apply to Wales. A total of £275m was committed for these schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Investing in electric vehicle charging infrastructure is an important part of the UK Government’s plan to accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has committed to investing £582m in Plug-in Vehicle Grants to incentivise take-up of zero or ultra-low emission vehicles, and nearly £500m to be spent in the next four years on the development and mass-scale production of electric vehicle batteries and other strategic technologies as part of its commitment to a £1 billion Automotive Transformation Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government intends to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030 and for all cars and vans to be 100% zero emission at the tailpipe from 2035.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government is currently consulting on an electric vehicle charging infrastructure strategy.</p><p> </p><p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport about a wide range of matters, including the decarbonisation of transport.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/02/2021 16:37:29 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1285114

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans his Office has to assist the Welsh Government with the rollout of electric vehicle infrastructure in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	151662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The 10-Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution published in November last year confirmed, among other things, a funding package for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Though this policy area is generally devolved to the Welsh Government, a number of schemes such as the On-Street Residential Charging Scheme, Electric Vehicle Home Charging Scheme and Workplace Charging Scheme apply to Wales.</p><p> </p><p>A total of £275m was committed for these schemes, which will supplement and support the Welsh Government’s efforts in this area. The Welsh Government is currently consulting on a strategy for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from the Wales Office and Office for Low Emission Vehicles have had a number of discussions with the Welsh Government about electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Wales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/02/2021 16:35:07 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1283271

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to support the manufacturing industry in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	911554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>We have provided over 2.7 billion pounds in direct support to businesses in Wales, and our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will mobilise 12 billion pounds of government investment to stimulate manufacturing across the UK. We have also extended the 1 million pounds annual investment allowance to stimulate investment in UK manufacturing.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 03/02/2021 14:01:49 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1283272

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on signing new Growth Deals in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	911557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>It gives me great pleasure to announce that we signed a Final Deal Agreement for the North Wales Growth Deal on 17 December 2020.</p><p>We also successfully agreed Heads of Terms for a Mid Wales Growth Deal on 22 December with a view to negotiating a Final Deal Agreement at pace.</p><p>When this is signed, it will mean that the whole of Wales will be covered by £790m of UK Government City and Growth Deal funding.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 911559 question first answered 03/02/2021 14:03:38 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi