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171043

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Telecommunications: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent review he has made of the arrangements that ensure that customers can easily switch contracts between telecom providers.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	219348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text We set out our thinking on switching in the Connectivity, Content and Consumers [CCC} Strategy Paper, published in July 2013. In December 2013 Ofcom announced that gaining-provider led (GPL) switching would be mandated for broadband and fixed telephony over the Openreach network. Full implementation of this will be completed by June 2015. In July 2014, Ofcom published a call for inputs (which closed in September) on switching providers of broadband, pay-TV, mobile voice and data services and bundled services, in order to gauge the impact of these processes on consumers’ experience and on competition. Ofcom is conducting further research and holding discussions with industry and consumer organisations. It will publish a document setting out its findings in the first half of 2015 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 08/01/2015 10:34:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1135315

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to replace the funding the Welsh Government receives from the EU for direct payments to farmers after 2022 if the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	270302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text The Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament. It has also set out its plans for English agriculture policy after we have left the EU, including phasing down direct payments from 2021 over seven years. Agriculture is a devolved matter, so it is for the Welsh Government to decide whether to continue with direct payments in Wales. We will continue to engage with the Welsh Government on arrangements for domestic replacement funding after 2022, but have already committed not to simply apply the Barnett Formula to agriculture funding in England. This means that funding will not just be allocated according to the population of each nation. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/07/2019 11:23:04 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

224905

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on superfast broadband connectivity rates in each parliamentary constituency in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	226203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text Ofcom has published fixed broadband data by UK unitary authority and English county council as of June 2014 at <a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/Fixed_local_authority.csv" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/Fixed_local_authority.csv</a> and by postcode at <a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/research/ir/Fixed_postcode.zip" target="_blank">http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/research/ir/Fixed_postcode.zip</a> including “Take-up of lines &gt; 30 Mbit/s (number of lines)”. The House of Commons Library has analysed some of the Ofcom data by parliamentary constituency in its Standard Note Fixed Broadband: Policy and Speeds SN06643 at <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/briefing-papers/SN06643" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/briefing-papers/SN06643</a> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/03/2015 15:25:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1306633

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Investment and Trade: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department conducted an impact assessment on the establishment of a Trade and Investment Hub in Cardiff.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	175727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text No impact assessment was conducted on the establishment of a Trade and Investment Hub in Cardiff. Government-led research included in a Board of Trade report published in March showed exports support 6.5m jobs across the UK, 74% of which are outside London. The research estimates jobs directly and indirectly supported by exports pay around 7% higher than the national median, with Office for National Statistics estimating that goods-exporting businesses are also 21% more productive. Exports and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will be central to this Government’s mission to ‘level up’ the UK economy. Given this context, the Trade and Investment Hubs in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast and Darlington will be established as part of the Department for International Trade’s refreshed strategy to boost exports and bring the benefits of the government’s global trade policy to the whole of the UK. answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/04/2021 15:26:19 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1255829

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Holyhead Port
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the length of time an HMRC facility will be required offsite to serve the port of Holyhead.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	121177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text HMRC will use the facility for two years. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2020 15:51:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1232451

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has identified an inland customs clearance area for Holyhead port.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	86552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text HMRC are working closely across Government and with ports to understand requirements and implement infrastructure changes in line with the support announced by the Government. As well as engaging with ports to understand what infrastructure may be required, HMRC are reviewing a number of potential sites which are close to ports, and near strategic road networks, including options to support Holyhead. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/09/2020 14:42:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1192819

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2020 to Question 39478 on Revenue and Customs: Staff, what plans his Department has to increase the grant funding available for customs agent training as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	42916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text A full range of business support measures has been made available to UK businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<p>Separately, the Government has made available £34m of funding to support the expansion of the customs intermediaries sector, including the development of an online customs academy to deliver training to the sector. The Government continues to work closely with industry to consider if further support is needed.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a well-established industry of customs intermediaries which serve British businesses trading outside the EU. The sector is varied and consists of a number of different business models, including specific customs agents, freight forwarders and fast parcel operators; all of which will require differing numbers of staff. Government support of £34m has been designed to meet the needs of the sector to build capacity, covering training and IT innovation, as well as recruitment. The further expansion of the sector will require the recruitment and training of talented individuals from all backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 42917 42918 42919 question first answered 11/05/2020 15:40:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1192824

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2020 to Question 39478 on Revenue and Customs: Staff, how many of the 50,000 customs agents target have been recruited as at May 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	42917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text A full range of business support measures has been made available to UK businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<p>Separately, the Government has made available £34m of funding to support the expansion of the customs intermediaries sector, including the development of an online customs academy to deliver training to the sector. The Government continues to work closely with industry to consider if further support is needed.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a well-established industry of customs intermediaries which serve British businesses trading outside the EU. The sector is varied and consists of a number of different business models, including specific customs agents, freight forwarders and fast parcel operators; all of which will require differing numbers of staff. Government support of £34m has been designed to meet the needs of the sector to build capacity, covering training and IT innovation, as well as recruitment. The further expansion of the sector will require the recruitment and training of talented individuals from all backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 42916 42918 42919 question first answered 11/05/2020 15:40:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1192828

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2020 to Question 39478 on Revenue and Customs: Staff, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of retraining people who have been made redundant due to covid-19 as customs agents.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	42918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text A full range of business support measures has been made available to UK businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<p>Separately, the Government has made available £34m of funding to support the expansion of the customs intermediaries sector, including the development of an online customs academy to deliver training to the sector. The Government continues to work closely with industry to consider if further support is needed.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a well-established industry of customs intermediaries which serve British businesses trading outside the EU. The sector is varied and consists of a number of different business models, including specific customs agents, freight forwarders and fast parcel operators; all of which will require differing numbers of staff. Government support of £34m has been designed to meet the needs of the sector to build capacity, covering training and IT innovation, as well as recruitment. The further expansion of the sector will require the recruitment and training of talented individuals from all backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 42916 42917 42919 question first answered 11/05/2020 15:40:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1192830

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2020 to Question 39478 on Revenue and Customs: Staff, how many additional customs agents the Government plans to have (a) recruited and (b) retrained by December 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	42919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text A full range of business support measures has been made available to UK businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<p>Separately, the Government has made available £34m of funding to support the expansion of the customs intermediaries sector, including the development of an online customs academy to deliver training to the sector. The Government continues to work closely with industry to consider if further support is needed.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a well-established industry of customs intermediaries which serve British businesses trading outside the EU. The sector is varied and consists of a number of different business models, including specific customs agents, freight forwarders and fast parcel operators; all of which will require differing numbers of staff. Government support of £34m has been designed to meet the needs of the sector to build capacity, covering training and IT innovation, as well as recruitment. The further expansion of the sector will require the recruitment and training of talented individuals from all backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 42916 42917 42918 question first answered 11/05/2020 15:40:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams