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837792

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	126823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Given the role of the Attorney General’s Department, it does not lead on specific projects related to the UK leaving the EU and therefore has not incurred any additional expenditure. None of the Law Officers’ Departments has received direct funding therefore for work relating to the UK leaving the EU. Members of staff across the Law Officers’ Departments provide advice and analysis on different issues as required, and different Government departments bid for funding from HMT to pay for their resource needs, including the services of the Government Legal Department (GLD).</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/02/2018 07:46:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 42260 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

752506

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what amount of the Law Officers' Departments' annual expenditure is allocated to work relating to the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	5370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Law Officers' Departments use their resource flexibly and a number of staff from across the organisations have been involved in work that supports the UK’s exit from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Legal Department has a team that specifically provides legal services to the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU). Currently, there are 41.5 full-time-equivalent staff in this team and GLD would expect to charge DExEU £3.731m for the services of this team in the 2017/18 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining Law Officers' Departments (Attorney General’s Office, Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) do not keep a separate record of expenditure for work relating to the UK’s exit from the EU. It would not be proportionate to quantify the number of staff involved and calculate costings, – particularly as the numbers of staff involved and the time requirements from each vary over time.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 5143 question first answered 27/07/2017 13:52:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

752505

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff in the Law Officers' department have responsibilities relating to the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	5143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Law Officers' Departments use their resource flexibly and a number of staff from across the organisations have been involved in work that supports the UK’s exit from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Legal Department has a team that specifically provides legal services to the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU). Currently, there are 41.5 full-time-equivalent staff in this team and GLD would expect to charge DExEU £3.731m for the services of this team in the 2017/18 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining Law Officers' Departments (Attorney General’s Office, Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) do not keep a separate record of expenditure for work relating to the UK’s exit from the EU. It would not be proportionate to quantify the number of staff involved and calculate costings, – particularly as the numbers of staff involved and the time requirements from each vary over time.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 5370 question first answered 27/07/2017 13:52:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1624103

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the expected cost to businesses in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland of requirements for (i) Export Health Certificates for EU imports into Great Britain, (ii) Phytosanitary Certificates and physical checks on most remaining SPS goods at Border Control Posts and (iii) Safety and Security declaration requirements on EU imports into Great Britain.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	182798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>In April the Government published a draft version of the Border Target Operating Model, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments, that will introduce a new world-class border system from October 2023. It will implement vital border controls that will protect the UK from security and biosecurity threats, while preventing delays at the border through a reduction in the need for physical checks and by ensuring that checks take place away from ports where this is needed to allow traffic to flow freely. To limit the burden on businesses, our new proposed risk-based global model will use data and technology to simplify and streamline import trade processes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Many low-risk animals and plant products will not require any certificates or physical checks, which will make them significantly easier to import than under the previously proposed model or the EU model. By minimising costs and preventing delays at the border, we estimate it could save UK importers around £400m each year compared to the previously proposed model as stated in the Borders Target Operating Model. Through the Single Trade Window, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other businesses will only need to submit their data once and in one place - simplifying their experience when interacting with the Government and significantly reducing the administrative burden.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are now in a period of engagement with businesses across the UK so we can hear their views on our draft proposals and work with them to explore the costs of implementing the new model. We do not have detailed data on the location of businesses which import SPS products, but expect that the costs of both the SPS and S&amp;S regulatory requirements will be proportional to the distribution of imports across the countries of Great Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 02/05/2023 16:59:23 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1611327

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Peers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many peerages have been conferred in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	180955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The number of peerages conferred in each of the last five years are:</p><ul><li><p>2019 - 23 peers;</p></li><li><p>2020 - 58 peers;</p></li><li><p>2021 - 4 peers;</p></li><li><p>2022 - 33 peers;</p></li><li><p>2023 - 1 peerage. [1]</p></li></ul><p>It is a long-standing convention that the main political parties may nominate individuals to the House of Lords. Individuals are nominated in recognition of their contribution to society and their public and political service, and peers are appointed to further contribute to public service in Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>[1] On 9 March 2023 His Majesty The King conferred the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, on the occasion of His Royal Highness's 59th birthday.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 20/04/2023 16:35:29 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1567490

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Procurement Bill (HL): Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on their request that (a) concurrent-plus and (b) commencement powers in the Procurement Bill be amended.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	125528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>We have worked closely with Welsh ministers: the Minister of State and the Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet Office most recently met the Minister for Finance and Local Government for the Welsh Government in December and my officials are working very closely to discuss the Procurement Bill.</p><p>There is regular engagement through the Common Framework for Public Procurement, which was established post-Brexit and is used to discuss emerging themes in policy and legislation relating to procurement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 20/01/2023 16:36:16 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1567287

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that training produced by his Department to support businesses with the delivery of the Procurement Bill will recognise that there will be differences in the procurement regimes operating in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	123867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The Procurement Bill will introduce a world leading procurement regime, and fundamentally improve the way public sector organisations buy goods and services.</p><p>The Cabinet Office will be providing a comprehensive funded learning and development (L&amp;D) programme to support everyone operating within the new regime to understand what is changing. Recognising that there will be some differences between the procurement regimes operating in England and Wales, Cabinet Office officials will continue to work closely with Welsh Government officials to ensure the content of the L&amp;D materials reflects this appropriately. To enable the programme to be relevant and meaningful to all audiences, fact sheets and supporting resources will be provided to highlight relevant sector and geographical variations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 19/01/2023 12:55:00 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1438631

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Defence: Civilians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans there are for civilian defence in the event of a nuclear attack.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	135432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>Nuclear rhetoric from Russia is unhelpful. It is designed to deter and distract from its barbaric invasion of Ukraine. The Government continues to call on Russia to de-escalate, starting by ceasing its assault on Ukraine and withdrawing its forces.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK has well developed contingency plans to respond to a wide range of eventualities. The plans and supporting arrangements have been developed, refined and tested over many years. The UK’s plans are risk-based and built on the principle of generic capabilities which are able to respond to a wide range of events, augmented by specific, niche capabilities, where needed and warranted by the risk. The scale of these capabilities is driven by classified planning assumptions derived from the UK’s National Security Risk Assessment. A public facing version is published in the form of the National Risk Register.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 17/03/2022 16:16:21 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1351170

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Public Inquiries
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, which Minister will sponsor the public inquiry into the Government's response to the covid-19 pandemic, announced on 21 May 2021.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	40626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>On 12 May, the Prime Minister confirmed that a public inquiry into COVID-19 would be established on a statutory basis, with full formal powers, and that it will begin its work in spring 2022.</p><p>Further details will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 38324 38325 40615 40625 40755 40941 40963 40991 41224 question first answered 06/09/2021 16:25:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1351169

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Public Inquiries
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, what progress the Government has made on preparations for the public inquiry into the Government's response to the covid-19 pandemic, announced on 21 May 2021.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	40625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>On 12 May, the Prime Minister confirmed that a public inquiry into COVID-19 would be established on a statutory basis, with full formal powers, and that it will begin its work in spring 2022.</p><p>Further details will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 38324 38325 40615 40626 40755 40941 40963 40991 41224 question first answered 06/09/2021 16:25:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams