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753351

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date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many contracts have been awarded in relation to Phase One of HS2 to suppliers based in (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland, (4) Northern Ireland, and (5) EU member states other than the UK; and what is the value of the contracts falling into each of those categories.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>All active suppliers that HS2 Ltd has paid count as a direct supplier. This includes contracts for Enabling Works and Professional Services.</p><p> </p><p>The current HS2 tier 1 supply chain is comprised of 1,498 unique suppliers, of which 1,467 (98%) are UK based suppliers (based on the postcode of their registered address) and 1,012 (69%) of these UK suppliers are SMEs (based on turnover). A breakdown of this figure, based on geography is provided as follows:</p><p> </p><ol><li>England, 1,425</li><li>Wales, 17</li><li>Scotland, 19</li><li>Northern Ireland, 2</li><li>EU member states other than the UK, 4 (all of these contracts have gone to suppliers in Republic of Ireland)</li></ol> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/07/2017 09:03:53 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

753352

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government on what date the Welsh Government was given a draft copy of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill; and on what date they received written comments from the Welsh Government on the proposed contents of that Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill was shared with officials in the Welsh Government and the other devolved administrations on 30 June. Since then, Government officials have continued discussions on the Bill with their colleagues in the Welsh Government. The Government expects those discussions to intensify over the coming weeks and months as we work through the legislative preparations for our exit from the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 25/07/2017 10:04:44 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

752003

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a cross-departmental working party to consider replacement of the Barnett Formula with a needs-based system of resource allocation, and what consideration they have given to putting such a system in place for the 2019-20 financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The government remains committed to the Barnett formula, and has no plans to replace it. The Barnett formula is designed to ensure that Devolved Administrations are funded in a transparent way to deliver their priorities within their devolved responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also recently agreed a new fiscal framework for the Welsh Government, which both governments agree is fair for Wales and for the rest of the UK. The Barnett formula will remain central to the Welsh Government’s funding, while the introduction of a new needs-based factor will see their relative funding remain at a fair level for the long term.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/07/2017 08:47:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

752004

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much funding has been (1) committed to, and (2) expended on the Cardiff and Swansea city-regions, and what level of expenditure is anticipated for these projects in this financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK government has committed to providing £500m over twenty years for the Cardiff City Deal, with funding matched by the Welsh Government. We have also committed £155m over fifteen years for the Swansea City Deal, with the Welsh Government providing £125m.</p><p> </p><p>For the Cardiff City Deal, at Budget 2016, the UK government added £10m in RDEL to the Welsh Government’s block grant in each of 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20. The annual commitment is anticipated to rise. The spending is ring-fenced with the Welsh Government’s budget and it is for the Welsh Government to account for this expenditure. Funding for the Swansea City Deal is expected to commence in 2018-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2017 11:40:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

752006

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Project.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently assessing the recommendations of the Hendry Review on tidal lagoons and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/07/2017 13:17:24 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

752007

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	North Wales Coast Line: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs and benefits of electrifying the railway line between Crewe and Holyhead.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment. We continue to work with the rail industry, the Welsh Government and regional stakeholders, including the North Wales and Mersey Dee Rail Task Force and Transport for the North, to see what more can be accomplished to deliver better journeys for passengers and freight customers in this corridor.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/07/2017 11:23:23 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

752008

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have developed to ensure that, following Brexit, funding which has previously been supplied to Wales through European Structural Funds will be fully replaced with UK Treasury funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The government has announced a number of guarantees for EU funding. These include European structural and investment fund projects signed before the UK leaves the EU, awards made by the European Commission following competitive bid processes, and maintaining the current level of agricultural funding under CAP pillar 1 until 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond these priorities, decisions on the replacement of EU funding will be taken in light of wider UK strategic priorities and other domestic spending decisions. For example, as set out in our manifesto, the government will continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament, and will create a new UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/07/2017 08:50:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

748885

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the Government of Wales prior to the issuing of the statement by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 2 July on the UK's withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention; and whether the Government of Wales had any input into the contents of that statement.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>In April this year, my colleague the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food discussed a range of issues relating to UK fisheries with Ministers from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including taking back control of UK waters when we leave the EU. Plans to withdraw from the London Fisheries Convention were set out in the Government’s manifesto and so were well known to Ministers of all devolved administrations. The matter was also discussed between Defra and Welsh Government officials.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/07/2017 11:02:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

748886

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the government of Ireland concerning the UK's withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and the Irish Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed, discussed the UK’s withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention on 5 July 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/07/2017 11:02:19 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

748022

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Spain concerning judicial independence in Spain in relation to the rights of citizens in Catalonia, including those who also have UK citizenship.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We have not made any representations to the Spanish government on this issue. The UK is clear that questions related to Catalonia are a matter for the Government and people of Spain, and there needs to be respect for the laws and Constitution of Spain. As for UK citizens in Catalonia, they enjoy the same constitutional rights as UK citizens in any other autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 19/07/2017 10:56:58 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley