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1183501

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Food: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that any future trade agreements with other countries will require that no imported food or drink may contain any asbestos which could enter into the body of a consumer.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>We remain firmly committed to upholding our high food safety standards outside the EU. The UK’s independent food regulators will continue to ensure that all food imports into the UK comply with those high standards.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/03/2020 16:53:46 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1660691

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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	ASW: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with former Allied Steel & Wire employees regarding the non-payment of those employees' industrial pensions for the past 21 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL10171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The Allied Steel and Wire pension scheme was among the earliest of the major schemes to benefit from the Financial Assistance Scheme. The former Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion, Guy Opperman, met with members of the Allied Steel and Wire pension scheme on 16 June 2021 to discuss the financial assistance payments they have been receiving, in lieu of their pensions.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/09/2023 11:04:36 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1662205

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Written Statement by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 18 September (HLWS1021), following the Court of Appeal judgment of 11 July, has any implication for Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL10340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Disability Strategy contains commitments from departments across the UK Government; where these commitments involve Reserved or Partially Reserved matters, there may be implications for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as is usual in policy changes on reserved or partially-reserved matters. Departments leading on such issues are responsible for engaging with devolved administrations as necessary on specific issues where the policy is not fully devolved.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 28/09/2023 15:18:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
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

748881

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Hate Crime: LGBT People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the rules relating to the lending and investment powers of the government of Wales; and whether HM Treasury intervened in relation to the Circuit of Wales Project at Ebbw Vale.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government agreed a new fiscal framework for the Welsh Government in December 2016 including increasing the Welsh Government’s overall capital borrowing limit to £1bn, which came into effect in March this year.</p><p> </p><p>We discuss matters of economic and financial importance to Wales with the Welsh Government on a regular basis. However, we are clear that any support for this project is for the Welsh Government to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/07/2017 11:38:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1662206

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Newport Wafer Fab
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Viscount Camrose on 18 September regarding the Newport Wafer Fab factory (HL Deb col 1199), when they expect the judicial review to be completed, thereby enabling ministers to answer parliamentary questions on this issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL10341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The timing of judicial reviews is a matter for the Court. The Investment Security Unit in the Cabinet Office is responsible for monitoring Nexperia’s compliance with the Final Order issued under the National Security and Investment Act 2021.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 27/09/2023 09:31:26 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1650595

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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	Regional Planning and Development: EU Grants and Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what sums were received from the EU for economic, social and regional regeneration projects in each year since 2015–16 under programmes agreed prior to the UK's exit from the EU by (1) Wales and (2) the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL9086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s participation in European Structural &amp; Investment (ESI) Fund programmes (ERDF, ESF, EAFRD and EMFF 2014-2020) will conclude at the end of December 2023 in relation to commitments made before the end of the transition period. The UK is allocated and therefore due to receive a total of €16.4bn to be spent by 31 December 2023.</p><p>Allocations under these programmes, including those for Wales, are set out in the EU Structural and Investment Funds: UK Partnership Agreement – Part 1, Sections 1 and 2 (Revised 31 January 2020) (attached Table 1.6).</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 24/07/2023 10:55:07 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto attachment 1 file name UK Partnership Agreement Revised January 2020 Table 1.6.pdf title Structural and Investment Funds
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1650597

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what sums they have spent on supporting the steel industry in Wales in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL9088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Industrial sectors, including the steel sector in Wales, have been able to bid into Government funds worth hundreds of millions of pounds to support energy efficiency and decarbonisation. In February, we announced the British Industry Supercharger – decisive measures to reduce energy costs for energy intensive industries, including steel, in line with those charged across the world’s major economies. We have provided extensive energy costs relief to the steel sector since 2013, including through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. Steel producers will continue to receive support until 31 March 2024 through the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS).</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 18/07/2023 13:57:59 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1652171

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Batteries: 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 the Government of Wales concerning the development of a battery gigafactory in Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL9275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade regularly engage with the Devolved Governments to discuss the successful transition to electric vehicles in the UK automotive industry.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 21/07/2023 11:46:46 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1696596

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many operational personnel of the British Army are currently based in (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland, (4) Northern Ireland, and (5) overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL3353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the below table which shows the number of Trade Trained Regular Army Personnel by Stationed Location, as of 1 January 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Personnel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>59,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>3,010</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><ol><li>The figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li><li>Figures include all Trade Trained Regular Army personnel, regardless of whether they are currently deployed on operation. This also includes personnel regardless of their Medical Deployability Status.</li><li>Figures include both Officers and Soldiers.</li><li>The figures are based on service personnel’s stationed location and not their area of residence – where personnel work isn’t necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.</li><li>There are approximately 20 personnel with an unallocated location as recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA).</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be a sum of their parts.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 13:04:36 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley