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1727497

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the results of the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6, which allocated 1.63 per cent of the total megawatts available to applicants from Wales, with which stakeholders in Wales they held discussions prior to reaching that decision.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Contracts for Difference scheme is geographically neutral and does not award contracts to projects based on regional quotas. All projects in Great Britain that met the eligibility criteria were able to apply into Allocation Round 6 (AR6). Eligible projects competed in an auction, run independently by National Grid ESO, designed to bring forward the most cost-effective projects in each delivery year.</p> answering member printed Lord Hunt of Kings Heath question first answered 12/09/2024 12:41:11 answering member 2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1727498

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the results for floating offshore wind project applications in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6, on what basis were (1) 400 megawatts of contracts awarded to projects in Scotland, and (2) no contracts awarded to projects in Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>All projects in Great Britain that met the eligibility criteria were able to apply into Allocation Round 6 (AR6). Eligible projects competed in an auction, run independently by National Grid ESO, designed to bring forward the most cost-effective projects in each delivery year. The scheme is geographically neutral and does not award contracts to projects based on regional quotas.</p> answering member printed Lord Hunt of Kings Heath question first answered 12/09/2024 12:39:54 answering member 2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1719920

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether payments of compensation to contaminated blood victims will be funded outside the projected annual expenditure on health and social security budgets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Given the uncertainty over costs, the scheme will be scored as Capital Annually Managed Expenditure. Annually Managed Expenditure is spend on programmes which are demand led - such as welfare, tax credits or public sector pensions. It is spent on items that may be unpredictable or not easily controlled by departments, as opposed to Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) which are allocated to and spent by Government departments. We will set out what this means for the public finances in the usual way at the next fiscal event.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/05/2024 10:27:24 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

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

1719923

	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	Trade: Holyhead and the Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the most recent figures for the volume of trade between Holyhead and the Republic of Ireland; and how these compare with corresponding figures in 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The volume of trade between Holyhead and the Republic of Ireland from 2021 to 2024 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Table1: Republic of Ireland trade with Holyhead port, imports and exports trade value and net mass (2021-2024)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Exports to Ireland</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Imports from Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Statistical Value (£)</p></td><td><p>Net Mass (kg)</p></td><td><p>Statistical Value (£)</p></td><td><p>Net Mass (kg)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021<sup>(1)</sup></p></td><td><p>5,914,018,273</p></td><td><p>742,755,135</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>8,710,696,860</p></td><td><p>836,776,181</p></td><td><p>6,219,013,646</p></td><td><p>675,794,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>9,197,743,475</p></td><td><p>943,345,494</p></td><td><p>7,685,784,587</p></td><td><p>811,262,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024<sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td><p>1,983,688,480</p></td><td><p>247,346,818</p></td><td><p>2,094,184,476</p></td><td><p>262,110,514</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25,806,147,088</p></td><td><p>2,770,223,628</p></td><td><p>15,998,982,709</p></td><td><p>1,749,167,904</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><em>Data </em><em>Source:</em> HMRC, <em>Overseas</em><em> Trade in Goods Statistics</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(1) HMRC does not have data for 2021 imports as Staged Customs Controls (SCC) allowed an extended period for traders to complete their declarations. During this period HMRC continued to source intra-EU data from Intrastat declarations. (2) 2024 only contains data relating to January, February, and March.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) does not have port data prior to 2021 as the UK was part of the European Union and customs declarations were not required for these movements. Trade data for intra-EU movements was collected via monthly Intrastat declarations which did not collect information on ports. <br> <br> Also, HMRC does not have data for 2021 imports as Staged Customs Controls (SCC) allowed an extended period for traders to complete their declarations. During this period HMRC continued to source intra-EU data from Intrastat declarations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/05/2024 11:44:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	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

1718143

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Iron and steel: Port Talbot
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions Ministers have had with (1) Tata Steel, (2) the Welsh Government, and (3) companies in the nuclear energy sector, concerning the possibility of constructing a small nuclear reactor at Port Talbot to provide energy for the manufacture of steel.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The construction of a small nuclear reactor at Port Talbot to provide energy for the manufacture of steel has not been discussed as part of Tata Steel's plans for the construction of an Electric Arc Furnace at the site. The UK Government does not have a role in Tata Steel's energy purchasing arrangements, and the energy sources that Tata will choose to use are a commercial decision for them.</p><p>The Alternative Routes to Market for New Nuclear Projects consultation explored potential wider roles of nuclear energy beyond electricity generation, including large scale industrial applications. The consultation responses are now being analysed and will help shape future policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 24/05/2024 09:10:08 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	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

1717047

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Trawsfynydd Power Station: Small Modular Reactors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Great British Nuclear prior to their decision to rule out Trawsfynydd as a site for a small modular reactor.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Trawsfynydd has not been ruled out as a potential site for new nuclear and is one of a number of potential sites that could host new civil nuclear projects, subject to National planning policy, regulatory approvals and technical assessments. Decisions on the projects and technologies to be deployed at sites will be made in due course and Great British Nuclear continues to work with Government to support access to potential sites for new nuclear projects to achieve its long-term nuclear programme ambitions.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/05/2024 11:06:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1717048

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Universities: Nuclear Reactors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many universities in England have small nuclear reactors that are being used to develop or apply radiotherapy medical treatment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>There are currently no universities in England that have small nuclear fission reactors that are being used to develop or apply radiotherapy medical treatment.</p><p> </p><p>It is critical that the UK continues to maintain access to the nuclear medicines it needs. In the 2024 Civil Nuclear Roadmap, the government committed to considering a research reactor and an accelerator in the next Spending Review to address the UK’s supply needs.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have yet been taken by the government to select one or more technology options.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 17/05/2024 10:58:24 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1717049

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	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	Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total expenditure made under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 in the most recent year for which statistics are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Expenditure on the Pneumoconiosis Etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 is available in the benefit expenditure and caseloads tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2024" target="_blank">Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest year for which an outturn is available is 2022/23, and this shows expenditure of £36 million for Great Britain.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/05/2024 14:50:23 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1717061

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Charitable Donations: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many US citizens have been registered as having donated to UK charities in the most recent year for which statistics are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>HM Government does not hold information on the nationality of donors to UK charities – but we are, of course, grateful to all those who donate to good causes.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 22/05/2024 11:47:57 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1715452

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Iran: Capital Punishment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Iran regarding the death sentences imposed upon Toomaj Salehi, Abbas Deries, Reza Rasaei and Mojahed Kourkour.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK condemns the death sentence of prominent and fearless artist Toomaj Salehi. Iran's deliberate attempts to silence dissenting voices are clear for all to see. We call for Mr Salehi's immediate release, and the release of all those who are unjustly detained by the Iranian regime. Mr Salehi's sentence is yet more evidence of unacceptable restrictions on freedom of expression in Iran. Nine people associated with the &quot;Woman Life Freedom&quot; protests have been executed.</p><p>The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We condemn Iran's continued imposition of the death penalty on protesters and have sanctioned 94 Iranian individuals or entities for human rights violations since September 2022. We call on Iran to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/05/2024 14:10:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1715453

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Gaza: Israel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding bringing their military operations in Gaza to a conclusion as soon as possible.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The fastest way to end the conflict is to secure a deal which gets the hostages out and allows for a stop in the fighting in Gaza. The Prime Minister discussed the current hostage negotiations with Prime Minister Netanyahu on 30 April and expressed his hope that negotiations are concluded to allow hostages to return home as soon as possible.</p><p>We are clear that the vital elements for a lasting peace include the release of all hostages; the formation of a new Palestinian Government for the West Bank and Gaza, accompanied by an international support package; removing Hamas's capacity to launch attacks against Israel; Hamas no longer being in charge of Gaza; and a political horizon which provides a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution and ensures Israelis and Palestinians can live in security and dignity.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/05/2024 13:59:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1715454

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: North Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the train cancellations announced by Avanti West Coast for the summer do not negatively impact tourist-related businesses in the coastal resorts of north Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Avanti West Coast (AWC) plans to maintain current service levels between London and North Wales throughout summer 2024. Network Rail engineering works over six weekend days between May and August 2024 will, however, close parts of the North Wales Coast Line to all operators, with temporary changes required to accommodate these.</p><p>The Department recognises the inconvenience that these works will cause, however, this investment in renewing and upgrading rail infrastructure is critical to meeting current and future needs of communities in North Wales. Alongside these crucial infrastructure works, 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 13/05/2024 15:51:46 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1715455

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Nuclear Fusion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of progress being made towards the development of nuclear fusion, and by what date they estimate that electricity generated in this manner may be available to consumers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s STEP Programme, the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production, will design, develop, and build by the 2040s a prototype fusion power plant capable of delivering energy to the UK grid. The Government has already committed over £240 million towards the first phase of STEP which will develop a concept design for the prototype plant. Hosted in West Burton, Nottinghamshire, STEP will play an important role in demonstrating the commercial viability of fusion energy and galvanise the UK fusion sector. Fusion Energy is anticipated to play a significant role in the UK’s energy production from the 2050’s and beyond.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/05/2024 13:39:24 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1715456

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from UK universities proposing the relaxation of restrictions for overseas students, such as rules relating to their employment in the UK after graduation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The government seeks to ensure that the UK has a fair and robust migration policy whilst maintaining the UK’s place as a top destination for the best and brightest students from around the world. The UK has four universities in the top 10, and 17 in the top 100. The UK has a highly sought after higher education (HE) experience, which is respected by students across the globe.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the significant economic and cultural contribution that international students make to the UK’s HE sector and their positive impact on society as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and departmental officials regularly engage with the HE sector on a range of issues, including on international students.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 14/05/2024 15:27:48 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1696594

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Foreign Relations: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Harlech on 6 March (HL3092), on how many occasions in the past 12 months has the Government failed to provide an official to attend a meeting arranged between (1) Welsh Ministers and (2) ministers of foreign governments; and whether the meetings were permitted to go ahead in those circumstances.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Between March 2023 and March 2024, Welsh Ministers have conducted over 20 overseas visits. Close engagement between FCDO and Welsh Government officials ensured that Welsh Ministers were effectively supported on each visit. This included FCDO officials accompanying Welsh Ministers in their meetings with ministers of foreign governments, as appropriate. FCDO officials attended all such meetings.</p> answering member printed Lord Harlech question first answered 26/03/2024 12:29:13 answering member 4928 label Biography information for Lord Harlech
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley