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1282335

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date	01/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were employed in the agricultural sector in Wales in (1) 1991, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong> | National Statistician</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Roberts of Llandudno</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p> </p><p>05 February 2021</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Roberts,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people were employed in the agricultural sector in Wales in (1) 1991, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2019 <strong>(HL12843).</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Agricultural employment estimates are produced using a combination of DEFRA surveys and Office for National Statistics (ONS) employment surveys. Employment estimates by year, industry and geographic location are available to download on the employment surveys datasets area of NOMIS[1].</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows agricultural employment in Wales in 1991, 2000, 2010 and 2019.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Agricultural employment in Wales</strong><strong><strong>[2]</strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p>All employees, thousands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991 [3]</p></td><td><p>20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000 [4]</p></td><td><p>12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010<sup> [5]</sup></p></td><td><p>15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 <sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>14,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong></p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/getdatasetbytheme.asp?opt=3&amp;theme=&amp;subgrp=" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/getdatasetbytheme.asp?opt=3&amp;theme=&amp;subgrp=</a></p><p>[2] Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand</p><p>[3] ONS source is the Annual Employment Survey</p><p>[4] ONS source is the Annual Business Inquiry</p><p>[5] ONS source is the Business Register Employment Survey</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 16/02/2021 12:21:35 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1282336

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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	Agriculture: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they estimate was provided by the European Economic Community to support agriculture in Wales in 1991; and how much such money was provided by the EU in (1) 2000, (2) 2010, and (3) 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>The following estimated amounts to support agriculture were paid by the Welsh Office Agriculture Department / Welsh Government under Common Agricultural Policy schemes in the years shown:</p><p> </p><p>- 1991 £42.757 million;</p><p>- 2000 £175.620 million;</p><p>- 2010 £321.185 million;</p><p>- 2019 £318.311 million.</p><p> </p><p>The above figures exclude market measures paid for the whole of the UK by the Intervention Board / Rural Payments Agency.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/02/2021 16:44:53 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1282338

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Penally Camp
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the living conditions for refugees being housed at the former army barracks at Penally.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the asylum system has faced significant pressures and it has become necessary to use additional temporary accommodation to ensure the Home Office can continue to meet all of its statutory obligations.</p><p>Penally Training Camp is temporary, contingency accommodation whilst we continue to address the issues putting pressure on the asylum system. The site was previously used by our armed forces and provides safe, suitable and warm accommodation in line with existing contractual requirements for asylum accommodation.</p><p>Most recently we asked an independent health and safety consultancy, Human Applications to carry out a rapid review of a number of asylum accommodation sites including Penally. The Home Office is reviewing the recommendations of the review and will seek to publish a summary of the recommendations. We will also hold round tables with stakeholders to discuss the recommendations, actions taken and proposed next steps.</p><p>We continue to work closely with our provider and partners to identify opportunities for enhancement, as we do across our entire accommodation estate.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/02/2021 14:53:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1282339

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Ferries: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of cancelled ferry crossings to ports in Wales on employment in local communities; and what steps they are taking, if any, to provide training for other careers to such communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>There has been a reduced flow of freight traffic at ports across the UK since the end of the Transition Period and imposition of tighter restrictions to tackle Covid-19, including at Welsh ports. However, traffic flows are now gradually increasing – in fact, roll-on/roll-off freight flow at Welsh ports increased each week in January.</p><p>We recognise the need to provide as much support to the haulage sector as possible to smooth the transition to new trading arrangements. The Government has introduced a range of measures to help the industry meet new export requirements, including training, webinars and extensive guidance on GOV.UK. We are similarly ramping up communication and engagement efforts to ensure that traders are confident using Welsh routes. Furthermore, hauliers can benefit from the Trader Support Service which provides free advice and support to businesses of all sizes moving goods under the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p><p>Welsh ports – as part of the GB ‘land bridge’ – will continue to provide critical routes to and from the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe, and we are confident that Welsh ports will continue to thrive as we build on the opportunities provided by being an independent trading nation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 09/02/2021 15:29:51 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno