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759822

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the costs associated with the transfer of risk related to the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail has been considering carefully the risks associated with the proposed transfer of ownership of the Valley Lines. Both it and the Welsh Government have been developing an agreement based upon Network Rail being held harmless for the direct impacts upon its business of the proposed transfer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:33:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759823

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the current condition of the Valleys network including latent defect; and whether this assessment has been shared with the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>As part of developing an agreement for the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines, Network Rail has given the Welsh Government access to information, staff and infrastructure to allow it to understand the current condition of the network and current and future risks associated with it. Dealing with this issue will form part of the final agreement for transfer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:51:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759824

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the effect of the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government on (a) funding, (b) debt and (c) liability for the Valley Lines.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The government, the Welsh Government and Network Rail have been working to develop an asset transfer agreement that represents a fair settlement to all parties for the proposed transfer. Agreement has been reached on the key principles and will be subject to detailed agreement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:57:36 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759825

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the future liabilities of the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government for (a) the UK Government, (b) Network Rail and (c) the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Agreement has been reached on the key principles relating to the proposed transfer of the Valley Lines. The principle that the Welsh Government and Network Rail have worked to is that Network Rail’s business should be held harmless as a result of the transfer and that Network Rail will not retain liabilities for assets that it no longer owns. Subject to this principle, discussions on the details of future agreements, including on the specifics of future liabilities, are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 12:59:20 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

759826

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Valley Lines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail's debt will transfer as a result of any transfer of the Valley Lines to the Welsh Government; and how much any such debt amounts to.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail’s debt will not transfer to the Welsh Government as a result of any transfer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/10/2017 13:02:54 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1682937

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the (a) membership and (b) remit is of the people, skills and business sub-group of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Membership</strong></p><p> </p><p>The People, Skills and Business sub-group membership will include a wide range of people including Tata Steel representatives, business leaders, officials in the UK Government and the Welsh Government, employees of Neath Port Talbot Council and community representatives, including a regional Member of the Senedd. Trade Union representatives will also be invited.</p><p> </p><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Remit</strong></p><p> </p><p>The People, Skills and Business sub-group is being established to provide immediate support for the people, businesses and communities directly affected by Tata Steel UK’s decarbonisation transition. The sub-group will operate beneath the Transition Board, to coordinate activity at a local level and report progress and challenges and make recommendations to the Transition Board.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 14:13:41 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1682938

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the (a) membership and (b) remit is of the place and regeneration sub-group of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Membership </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Place and Regeneration sub-group membership will include a wide range of people including Tata Steel representatives, business leaders, employees of the UK Government and the Welsh Government, employees of Neath Port Talbot Council and community representatives, including a regional Member of the Senedd. Trade Union representatives will also be invited.</p><p> </p><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Remit </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Place and Regeneration sub-group will provide the Transition Board with advice on how to protect and grow the economic environment as a result of Tata Steel UK’s decarbonisation transition. They operate beneath the Transition Board, to coordinate activity at a local level and report progress and challenges and make recommendations to the Transition Board.</p><p> </p><p>The Place and Regeneration sub-group will develop a Local Economic Action Plan that will provide the Transition Board with advice on how to ensure regeneration and economic growth for the local area for the next decade.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 14:13:12 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1682939

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent estimate he has made of when the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board will receive recommendations on investment from the sub-groups.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board will start to receive recommendations on investments from the sub-groups after the formal consultation on the transition has begun. Decisions on investment will happen once the consultation has concluded and there is an understanding of what the impact of Tata Steel’s decarbonisation plans will be.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 14:12:28 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1682940

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether representatives from trade unions were invited to attend the two meetings of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>I invited Community, Unite and GMB trade union representatives to both of the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board meetings that have taken place so far. There have been trade union representatives in attendance at both meetings.</p><p> </p><p>I also met with the trade unions outside of the Transition Board and will continue to engage interested parties from trade unions, business and the communities affected.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 14:11:51 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1682941

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Tata Steel and Port Talbot Transition Board has undertaken its review of the group’s terms of reference.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	10156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board reviewed and agreed the terms of reference at the inaugural Board meeting on Thursday 19 October 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board has been established to provide advice on how to protect and grow the economic environment and to support and mitigate the impact on those workers, businesses and communities directly affected by Tata Steel UK decarbonisation transition.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 22/01/2024 14:11:11 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens