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1441002

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date	14/03/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Ports: 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 the legislative changes required to ban cargo of Russian origin from being unloaded in Welsh ports.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	139548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is engaging regularly with the Welsh Government and all the Devolved Administrations to keep them appraised of the developing situation on Ukraine and matters related to the UK’s response.</p><p>The Government’s sanctions are targeted against those sectors and individuals close to President Putin. This includes banning all ships that are Russian owned, operated, controlled, chartered, registered or flagged from entering British ports from 1 March. Ships carrying cargo from Russia were not within the scope of these sanctions, however the Government continues to consider what further trade measures may be necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 22/03/2022 10:12:48 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1363768

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Ports: 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 volume of trade coming from the Republic of Ireland via ports in Wales for onward transmission to continental Europe since 1 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade does not hold the data requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Intrastat data collection (collected by HMRC), which does not collect port information, is still being used in 2021 for Great Britain imports from the EU. Cabinet Office and HMRC continue to monitor the flow of freight vehicles travelling between the UK and EU nations, including those travelling between the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain, and continental Europe.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 09/11/2021 12:37:46 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1280845

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to compensate (1) Holyhead Port, (2) Pembroke Dock, and (3) Fishguard Port, for any local economic decline because of a reduction in ferry crossings due to the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL12607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement delivers for the whole of the United Kingdom and provides for streamlined customs arrangements to support the smooth flow of goods at the border. We will continue to work closely with traders to ensure that exporters understand the requirements they need to meet to continue trading with the EU. There is a period of adjustment for some businesses and whilst that occurs this may account for any initial reductions to freight flows on these and other UK routes, already affected by Covid19 restrictions. There are no plans for compensation for any ports as a result of this.</p><p> </p><p>Welsh ports, and Holyhead in particular, will continue to be critical routes to and from the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe irrespective of direct links for haulage between Ireland and France. The land bridge route has significant advantages for hauliers over maritime routes and the Government is confident that Welsh ports will continue to thrive as we build on the opportunities provided by being an independent trading nation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/02/2021 12:06:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1274273

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with (a) small maritime ports and (b) wharves in (i) Amlwch, (ii) Menai bridge and (iii) the rest of Wales on the necessary infrastructure for compliance with regulations in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	133720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>HMRC carried out high level engagement with small maritime ports and wharves ahead of the end of the transition period; this includes those within Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Ports indicating an intention to operate CTC will have also received direct communications from HMRC to understand their position for January 2021. Officials will carry out more detailed engagement with these stakeholders ahead of July 2021 to ensure they are ready for the introduction of staged controls.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 13:44:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1235723

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes will be necessary at the ports of Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke Dock following the end of the transition period with the EU on 1 January 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>On 13 July, the Government announced a £705 million funding package in 2020/21 for border infrastructure, staffing and IT to ensure GB border systems are fully operational when the UK takes back control of its border after the end of the transition period. The £705 million will be split between £470 million for port and inland infrastructure and £235 million for new staff and IT systems.</p><p>As Ministers have previously set out, a breakdown will be provided, port by port and region by region, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/10/2020 16:35:37 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1225899

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made with the ports of Holyhead, Pembroke Dock and Fishguard to address any changes required following the end of the transition period of the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the <a href="https://bit.ly/2OozgZC" target="_blank">oral statement</a> made by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office on 13 July in the Other Place about the publication of a detailed Border Operating Model, <a href="https://bit.ly/3jbWAYV" target="_blank">which I repeated in this House</a> on 15 July 2020. This will allow Welsh border industry and traders to prepare for the end of the transition period.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 28/07/2020 14:55:26 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1225902

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many additional (1) customs, and (2) immigration, personnel are being recruited at each of the Welsh ports to deal with any additional paperwork and interviews as a result of the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>Border Force resource and staffing requirements are continually reviewed, and we deploy resources flexibly as and when they are required. Border Force will continue to build a pipeline of resource to flexibly respond to future requirements.</p><p> </p><p>We have already delivered a largescale recruitment and training exercise, which has seen an uplift of permanent staff, bringing the number of full-time equivalent Border Force staff to over 8,700 from c7,700 in March 2018. This includes a multi-disciplinary Readiness Task Force (RTF) of c.300 officers, which is available to deploy across the UK at short notice to deal with emerging issues and peaks in demand.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely across government to ensure we have the necessary trained staff, processes and infrastructure in place to respond to the increased custom checks from January in 2021.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/07/2020 08:52:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1225903

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to arrange, in conjunction with the Welsh Government, training for local people to undertake any additional jobs needed at the Welsh ports following the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>Skills training and education is devolved and therefore any training delivered in Wales to support employment opportunities in Wales are matters for the Welsh Government.</p><p>In England we want to make the skills systems more responsive to employer skill needs both locally and nationally and we have been working with employers to jointly design and deliver policies and programmes to do this.</p><p>This includes key reforms to apprenticeships, making them longer, better, with more off-the job training and proper assessment at the end. With employers in control of developing standards, they can be assured that apprentices will get the skills employers need.</p><p>We are also making technical education more responsive to the needs of communities and employers, with the introduction of T levels this September, proposals to reform higher technical education and investment in Institutes of Technology.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 30/07/2020 12:32:40 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1222520

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment the Government has made of the preparedness of the ports of (a) Holyhead, (b) Milford Haven, (c) Cardiff, (d) Newport, (e) Port Talbot, (f) Fishguard and (g) Swansea to adapt to changes to customs rules and physical checks requirements following the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	71672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>Further to the <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-07-13/debates/0D7B7068-3104-49E8-BF0A-A094729AB9C6/EUExitEndOfTransitionPeriod#contribution-8BF8002B-6520-4548-814A-520B785A823E" target="_blank">answer by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a>, the Cabinet Office's Border and Protocol Delivery Group is working with Government departments and with Welsh Government officials and with ports in Wales on their requirements for the end of the Transition Period.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/07/2020 15:39:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1222523

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential risk of smuggling through Welsh ports after the end of the transition period; and what steps the Government it taking to mitigate that risk.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	71673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK has now left the EU, providing a once in a generation opportunity to take back control and strengthen the security of the UK border as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>In December, the Government announced a plan to strengthen our border security. This included introducing the collection of pre-arrival goods data to stop smuggling and enable us to more effectively target illicit commodities travelling from the EU to the UK, the power to stop EU criminals at the border once we have ended free movement, the phasing out the use of European ID cards that are regularly used fraudulently given their insecurity compared to passports as well as introducing Electronic Travel Authorisation to provide an enhanced ability to screen arrivals and block threats from entering the UK.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/07/2020 16:20:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams