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1050160

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the funding for advertising the settled status scheme was spent on online advertising in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	213251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. That is why we are working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make sure we reach everyone.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Since November 2017, we have held monthly meetings with representatives of EU citizens on the design and development of the scheme and communications plans. We have been working closely with these groups to identify the needs of potentially vulnerable applicants including the disabled, elderly and isolated. There will be a broad range of support in place; for those who need non-specialist support there is the assisted digital service for technological support, and the Settlement Resolution Centre which will be able to assist with questions relating to the application process.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">When the scheme fully opens by 30 March, there will be further routes available to have identity documents checked. This includes posting passports or ID cards to the Home Office to be checked and returned, and there will be over 50 locations all over the country where applicants can have their document scanned.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office is committed to supporting vulnerable EU citizens to obtain UK immigration status and we will continue to engage with representative groups to ensure the needs of vulnerable citizens are taken into account.</del></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial">All EU Settlement Scheme advertising since March 2018 has been digital, using online channels. (This was a campaign from March 2018 to July 2018).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">A broader range of channels will be used for advertising from March 2019.</ins></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/02/2019 16:27:05 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2019 14:47:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 99811 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1010390

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants receiving the housing element of universal credit are also claiming the state pension.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	192811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The table gives the estimated number of households receiving the Housing Element of Universal Credit in Great Britain, May 2018. The notes should be read in conjunction with the information provided in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Estimated number of households in payment and receiving the Housing Element of Universal Credit in Great Britain, May 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">471,800</del><ins class="ministerial">425,400</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claiming State Pension</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Household on Universal Credit dataset <strong>and</strong> Work and Pensions Longitudinal Survey.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>The figures are derived from unpublished information and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.</li></ol><ol start="2"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Individual figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.</li><li>A count date of the second Thursday of the month is used when calculating the statistics for households on Universal Credit.</li><li>Further information on the background and methodology for Universal Credit can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739399/universal-credit-statistics-background-methodology.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739399/universal-credit-statistics-background-methodology.pdf</a></li></ol> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 27/11/2018 11:22:16 question first ministerially corrected 06/12/2018 16:58:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 87254 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1469101

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2022
	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	Wales: UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has conducted an impact assessment of the cost of increased UK-EU trade barriers to the Welsh economy.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	15194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) is a comprehensive free trade deal which maintains zero tariffs and zero quotas on trade in goods between the UK and the EU. It also secures market access across a broad range of key service sectors and establishes close cooperation in areas like transport, digital, and fighting crime.</p><p><del class="ministerial">The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has not prepared an economic Impact Assessment on the TCA. The Government is taking action to support businesses across the UK to trade effectively with Europe, including through the free-to-use Export Support Service. The Government is committed to working with the Welsh Government where it has an interest in TCA implementation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Given the tight Parliamentary timetable the Government faced in December 2020, we were unable to produce and publish an impact assessment of the TCA before passing the EU (Future Relationship) Act 2020.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is taking action to support businesses across the UK to trade effectively with Europe, including through the free-to-use Export Support Service. We are also making use of the freedoms we now enjoy as a result of leaving the EU, including amending our subsidy control regime to help all public authorities, including the Welsh Government, attract investment into the United Kingdom.</ins></p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 14/06/2022 16:42:11 question first ministerially corrected 17/06/2022 14:05:07 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 6251 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1568201

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	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	Nagorno Karabakh: Humanitarian Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of (a) food, (b) medicine and (c) energy supply in Nagorno Karabakh; and what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on recent developments and ensuring freedom and security of movement along the Lachin corridor.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	126560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has made clear that the closure of the Lachin corridor risks severe humanitarian consequences, particularly during winter. I [Leo Docherty] spoke to Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan on 18 January where we agreed on the importance of the immediate re-opening of the Lachin Corridor and the need to ensure gas and electricity supplies into Nagorno-Karabakh are not switched off. <ins class="ministerial">UK officials, including our Ambassador in Baku, have engaged extensively with Azerbaijani counterparts. </ins>On 18 January officials spoke to the ICRC regarding the humanitarian situation, including the dwindling food and medical supplies, and will remain in contact in the coming weeks to share their assessment of the impact of the closure. <del class="ministerial">The UK Government will continue to engage with counterparts and with humanitarian agencies to support efforts aimed at resolving the current closure of the Lachin corridor.</del></p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 23/01/2023 17:28:22 question first ministerially corrected 23/01/2023 17:37:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 49300 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1466481

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Zambia: Common Frameworks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his G20 counterparts on the effectiveness of the Common Framework process; and what assessment he has made of Zambia application under that framework.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	9848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Common Framework, agreed between the G20 and the Paris Club, represents the first time that all G20 creditors and the Paris Club have committed to work together to coordinate debt treatments. The Framework is intended to deliver a longer-term, more sustainable approach to dealing with debt vulnerabilities for countries that request it. Progress in implementing the Common Framework has been a regular feature in the Chancellor’s discussions in the G20 and in its February 2022 communique, the G20 reiterated its commitment to step up efforts to implement the Framework in a timely, orderly and coordinated manner.</p><p> </p><p>Zambia is one of three countries – along with Chad and Ethiopia - to have requested the Common Framework. Zambia reached a Staff-Level Agreement with the IMF in December, marking a step forward. At Spring Meetings, the IMF managing director indicated that China had agreed to join the creditor committee for Zambia. As a creditor to Zambia, it is a priority to work with our G20 partners to ensure swift progress on the debt treatment.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 06/06/2022 08:54:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1545963

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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
	hansard heading	Parental Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2022 to Question 83544 on Parental Leave, and with reference to the oral contribution of the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the debate on Employment Law: Devolution to Scotland on 6 September 2022, Official Report, column 51WH, on what basis the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State stated that take-up of Shared Parental Leave is exceeding 8 per cent of the 285,000 eligible fathers.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	97470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The 2013 Impact Assessment for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) estimated that take-up would be between 2-8 per cent. Current take-up rates of SPL are based on HMRC data, this data estimates that rates fall within the middle of this range and have been gradually increasing.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 01/12/2022 17:13:13 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1545832

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of the 436 additional driving instructors announced have been recruited; and how many have been recruited in (a) Wales and (b) North Wales as of 25 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	97450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as it can, including recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain. The first recovery recruitment campaign was launched on 10 February 2021. Since then, 383 driving examiners have entered testing, of which 24 were in Welsh test centres.</p><p>On 20 September 2022, the DVSA launched its latest campaign to recruit another 134 driving examiner posts.</p><p>Since the commencement of the recovery recruitment campaigns, waiting times in Wales for car practical driving tests have reduced from 18.3 weeks as of 21 June 2021 to 5.8 weeks as of 31 October 2022, with a year to date average waiting time of 6.7 weeks.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 01/12/2022 12:50:54 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1174247

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what oversight his Department plans to provide for partnerships between the City of London and African partners with reference to UK aid.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	9598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>As one of the world’s largest capital markets and a global centre of financial expertise, the UK has a central role to play in channelling private capital to developing economies. We want to ensure that the City of London is a leading financial centre for the developing world, supporting economic growth, job creation and an exit from aid.</p><p>That is why at the UK-Africa Investment Summit we announced almost £400 million in UK aid support for initiatives that will improve financial systems and regulations of 45 developing nations in Africa, make it easier for global investors to invest in Africa at scale, and help African governments and companies to raise international capital in their own currencies.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/02/2020 16:10:15 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1174246

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2020 to Question 5387, if he will publish the top 10 export destinations for Welsh financial services.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	9597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/02/2020 18:01:53 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ9597.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1237551

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 23 September 2020, Official Report, column 969, how much funding the Government has allocated to that facility near Holyhead; and what his timetable is for the implementation of those plans.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	95015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>Further to the comments of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 23 September 2020, the 'Check an HGV is ready to cross the border' service is being developed in accordance with the rigorous standards applied to the development of any digital Government service. This includes consultation and engagement with users as well as internal testing. The service has passed successfully into the “beta” phase and is now being subjected to operational testing with users, including businesses. It is on schedule to be ready for December 2020.</p><p>On 12 July, the Government announced a funding package in 20/21 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.</p><p>A breakdown will be provided, port by port and region by region, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 92705 92706 92707 92708 question first answered 02/10/2020 13:31:36 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams