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1719921

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much each Government department has under-spent against their (1) capital, and (2) current expenditure, budgets.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Resource and Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) are published in Supplementary Estimates towards the end of each financial year. Treasury then publishes final outturn figures for Resource and Capital DEL usually in July.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/05/2024 11:48:13 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1719922

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Avanti West Coast train executive in relation to their performance in maintaining scheduled direct passenger services between (1) London and Holyhead, and (2) London and Wrexham.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Avanti West Coast (AWC) has made significant progress in recovering from recent poor reliability and punctuality, but we are clear that performance is still not good enough and there is more to do. Officials continue to closely monitor and review AWC’s progress to a sustained recovery, restoring services reliably on the West Coast Main Line and delivering good value for the taxpayer. Officials regularly meet with AWC senior management to review performance and we will always hold AWC to account for matters within its control.</p><p> </p><p>Over the next few months AWC is working to introduce a brand-new fleet of bi-mode Hitachi trains offering more space and a quieter journey for passengers along the North Wales mainline.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 24/05/2024 09:12:00 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1719924

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many visas they have issued for overseas students undertaking undergraduate degree courses in universities in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, in the current academic year.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on sponsored study visas by course level in the 'Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release'.</p><p>The dataset does not provide a breakdown of the UK constituent country in which the University was based.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 15:25:40 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1718144

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many miles of road in England have speed limits of (1) 20, and (2) 30, miles per hour.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 23/05/2024 09:04:25 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1718145

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance the Home Office has issued to police forces in Wales about securing witness statements with minimal delay after incidents involving loss of life.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Guidance about securing witness statements is provided to police forces in England and Wales via the Authorised Professional Practice (APP) designed by the College of Policing and The Ministry of Justice; Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Guidance on Interviewing Victims and Witnesses, and Guidance on Using Special Measures.</p><p>The APP clearly states the person taking a crime report will need to carry out investigative actions to establish what has happened, what further police actions might be necessary and the urgency for those actions. This includes the identification of witnesses to secure any immediate evidence or statements that might otherwise be lost.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 16:22:50 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1718146

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage turnout of voters in the May county council elections in England, by county.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission is the independent electoral regulator and will be providing their analysis of the running of the May polls 2024. This will include data on turnout.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 24/05/2024 09:13:59 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1718147

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Gaza
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugees from Gaza have been accepted into the UK since October 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum decisions in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ on gov.uk. The latest data relates to 2023. Data for the year ending March 2024 will be published on 23 May 2024. From October to December 2023, 69 asylum claims (relating to 84 people) from nationals of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, of which Gaza forms a part, were granted some form of protection.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 16:05:15 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1718148

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many migrants seeking permanent residence in the UK entered directly from the Republic of Ireland in the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Journeys from Ireland to the UK are within the Common Travel Area (CTA). As part of the CTA arrangements, the UK does not operate routine immigration controls of individuals arriving in the UK by air or sea from within the CTA, and no immigration checks are undertaken at the land border with Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 23/05/2024 16:22:22 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1717210

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Argentina: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve economic ties between the UK and Argentina.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>We have a growing economic and trading relationship with Argentina. Bilateral trade surpassed £2 billion in 2023 and there are over 120 UK subsidiaries operating in Argentina across various sectors including food and drink, agricultural technology, financial services and transport. The Foreign Secretary had a productive meeting with President Milei at the World Economic Forum in January and with Foreign Minister Mondino at the G20 in February. We continue to work with the Milei administration to deepen our economic relationship in areas of mutual interest, taking advantage of opportunities to increase bilateral trade and investment.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/05/2024 16:43:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1717046

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the most recent statistics on the Economic Activity Rate of each of the UK's four nations, and what were the equivalent rates (1) 10, and (2) 20, years earlier.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>Please see the letter attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Rt Hon. the Lord Wigley</p><p>House of Lords<br>London<br>SW1A 0PW</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Wigley,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking what are the most recent statistics on the Economic Activity Rate of each of the UK’s four nations, and what were the equivalent rates (1) 10, and (2) 20, years earlier (HL4552).</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) collects information on the labour market status of individuals through the Labour Force Survey (LFS), which is a survey of people resident in households in the UK.</p><p>The responses allow us to identify how many people are economically active; that is, those who are engaged with the labour market, either through employment or who are unemployed and actively seeking work. We are also able to calculate economic activity rates by region using these data.</p><p>Due to the current smaller sample sizes being achieved by the LFS, recent estimates are showing increased volatility and should be treated with additional caution. We are currently undertaking a programme of work to improve our estimates of the UK labour market. As part of this work, we have updated our labour market estimates from July to September 2022 onwards to incorporate more up to date estimates of the UK population. Labour market estimates prior to this remain based on older population estimates. Therefore, the latest available estimates of the UK labour market, for January to March 2024, are on a different population basis than those ten and twenty years earlier. As a result of this we recommend caution when considering long-term movements in these series.</p><p>The latest available estimates (January to March 2024) of the economic activity rates, for people aged 16 to 64 years, resident in each of the UK’s four nations are presented in Table 1, alongside estimates for January to March 2014 and January to March 2004.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Economic Activity Rates, people aged 16 to 64 years, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, seasonally adjusted.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>England </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January to March 2004</strong></p></td><td><p><br> 77.1%</p></td><td><p><br> 77.0%</p></td><td><p><br> 74.3%</p></td><td><p><br> 69.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> <strong>January to March 2014 </strong></p></td><td><p><br> 78.1%</p></td><td><p><br> 78.4%</p></td><td><p><br> 75.1%</p></td><td><p><br> 73.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January to March 2024 </strong>[1]</p></td><td><p><br> 78.4%</p></td><td><p><br> 76.6%</p></td><td><p><br> 72.0%</p></td><td><p><br> 73.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> Source: Labour Force Survey</em></p><p>[1] Estimate based on more up to date population estimates and subject to greater volatility due to smaller achieved sample sizes. We advise caution when interpreting movements in these series.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 23/05/2024 16:01:30 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL4552.pdf title Letter from Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley