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437048

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the context of the 2021 Census topic consultation, they will consider including a question on the date when persons who were not born as UK citizens acquired UK citizenship.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL4515 HL4516 HL4517 HL4518 question first answered 21/12/2015 12:57:03 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name UKSA Letter HL4514, HL4515, HL4516, HL4517, HL4518 FINAL.pdf title UKSA referral letter
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

437049

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of respondents to the 2021 Census topic consultation requested that the place of birth be included in the 2021 Census.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL4514 HL4516 HL4517 HL4518 question first answered 21/12/2015 12:57:03 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name UKSA Letter HL4514, HL4515, HL4516, HL4517, HL4518 FINAL.pdf title UKSA referral letter
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

437050

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to instruct the Office for National Statistics to require individuals to enter their full names in 2021 Census returns.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL4514 HL4515 HL4517 HL4518 question first answered 21/12/2015 12:57:03 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name UKSA Letter HL4514, HL4515, HL4516, HL4517, HL4518 FINAL.pdf title UKSA referral letter
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

437051

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to discuss with the Office for National Statistics the possibility of including in the 2021 Census a provision for respondents to give details about family relationships, marriages and children, similar to information collected in the 1911 Census.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL4514 HL4515 HL4516 HL4518 question first answered 21/12/2015 12:57:03 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name UKSA Letter HL4514, HL4515, HL4516, HL4517, HL4518 FINAL.pdf title UKSA referral letter
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

437052

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to require the Office for National Statistics to identify in the 2021 Census the number of people living in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland who (1) understand, and (2) are proficient in, the use of the Welsh language.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL4514 HL4515 HL4516 HL4517 question first answered 21/12/2015 12:57:03 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name UKSA Letter HL4514, HL4515, HL4516, HL4517, HL4518 FINAL.pdf title UKSA referral letter
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

417081

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing: Tolls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with ministers of the Welsh Government about the future of the charging of tolls on the Severn Bridge.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>We will set out a timetable for decisions on the future of the Severn Tolls shortly. In taking this forward we will ensure we consult fully with key interested parties, including the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 15/09/2015 11:18:36 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

417082

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Wales Main Line: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there has been any revision to the target date for the completion of the electrification of the South Wales Main Line railway link between London and Swansea.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister stated on 24th June 2015, this Government is committed to the electrification of Great Western line from Swansea to Cardiff and on to London.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport announced on the 25th June 2015 that Great Western was a top priority for delivery and　that is why he has asked Sir Peter Hendy, the new chair of Network Rail, to put forward proposals for replanning the enhancement programme across England and Wales, which includes electrification.　 Sir Peter is due to report to the Secretary of State in the Autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/09/2015 13:28:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

392054

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which territories they regard as having government that is devolved from the United Kingdom Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2015 answer text <p>Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have legislatures and associated executives that exercise powers that have been devolved from the UK Parliament. This is defined in primary legislation.</p><p>In England, there is also administrative devolution of powers, spending, and decision-making to local Councils, and through specific deals with Greater Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and Cornwall.</p><p>The Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill aims to provide enabling legislation for these and further devolution deals. The Bill provides for the devolution of administrative powers and budgets, but does not include provision for the transfer of legislative capacity.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 05/08/2015 16:19:06 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

390076

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Population
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is (1) the current resident civilian population and (2) the current non-civilian population in the Falkland Islands; and what is their estimate of the annual number of visitors to the Falkland Islands.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>The usual resident civilian population on the Falkland Islands is 2,931 (Falkland Islands Government Statistical Yearbook 2014). There are around 1,200 military and civilian personnel based at Royal Air Force (RAF) Mount Pleasant supporting a range of air, naval and land capabilities. Over the last 12 months there have been approximately 47,500 visitors to the Falkland Islands.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/07/2015 09:42:19 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

390077

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated annual cost to the public purse of maintaining the United Kingdom's military presence in the Falkland Islands.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The total annual running cost of the garrison in the Falkland Islands (including infrastructure costs) is around £85 million. In addition, as part of the Falkland Islands Defence Review, £180 million will be invested in improvements to the infrastructure over the next ten years.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/07/2015 15:56:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley