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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

1588456

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Welsh Language: Secondary Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable the teaching of the Welsh language as a subject in state secondary schools in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL5822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>It is up to schools to decide which languages are taught as part of their curriculum at secondary phase.</p><p>The Welsh language is a valuable part of our nation’s heritage and is an important aspect in fostering UK wide cohesion. When deciding which languages to offer their pupils, state funded secondary schools in England are likely to consider the needs of the communities that they serve and may decide to offer Welsh.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/03/2023 12:22:20 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1684998

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Welsh Language: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government in how many (1) primary, and (2) secondary, schools in England is the Welsh language taught as an optional subject.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The department does not collect this information. However, schools are free to teach whichever languages they choose to suit the needs of their pupils.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 06/02/2024 17:54:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

606202

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Welsh Language: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make available the teaching of the Welsh language in schools in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>Primary and secondary schools can choose to teach the Welsh language to pupils if there is sufficient demand. It is possible for a pupil in England to take privately a Welsh language GCSE offered in Wales if an examination centre is willing to accept them. This will include a revised Welsh Second Language GCSE available for first teaching from September 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/10/2016 12:06:03 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1675732

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Water: Sewage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions were made for illegal sewage dumping in each of the water authority areas in England in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is holding water companies to account on a scale never seen before and the regulators will not hesitate to hold companies to take appropriate action if they are in breach of their permits and failing to meet their legal obligations. The EA can now use new powers to impose unlimited penalties for a wider range of offenses following Government’s changes to broaden of the scope of the existing civil sanctions regime and remove the previous cap on penalties.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has made 59 prosecutions against water and sewerage companies for pollution offences since 2015, securing fines of over £150m.</p><p> </p><p>Four prosecutions have been concluded so far in 2023 for pollution offences:</p><ul><li>Anglian Water fined £510,000 on 12 January 2023 and £2,650,000 on 27 April 2023</li><li>South West Water fined £2,150,000 (for 7 offences) on 26 April 2023</li><li>Thames Water fined £3,334,000 on 04 July 2023)</li></ul><p> </p><p>More prosecutions are progressing through the court system with hearing dates next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 20/12/2023 12:36:23 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1684996

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Senedd Cymru
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister last visited Senedd Cymru, and on how many occasions during 2023 he had discussions in person with the First Minister of Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister visits all parts of the United Kingdom regularly.</p><p> </p><p>Details of official visits can be found on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website as part of the government’s transparency agenda. The Prime Minister also undertakes party political visits across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Wales, the Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and the Prime Minister undertake constructive engagement with the Welsh Government and the Senedd Cymru, with relevant meetings as appropriate. Details of future official visits will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 01/02/2024 12:22:25 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1184211

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Visits Abroad: Italy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are giving to (1) ministers, and (2) civil servants, on visiting Italy on official business or as private individuals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>We have amended our travel advice to recommend against all but essential travel to Italy and this advice applies to all British nationals including ministers and civil servants.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 23/03/2020 17:06:24 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

450508

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	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	VisitBritain
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the respective responsibilities of the home nations' tourism organisations following restructuring of VisitBritain, in particular regarding the attraction of overseas visitors to each of the four nations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL5870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text Tourism is a devolved matter, so it is for each of the home nations to decide on the structure and activities of their national tourist boards. <p /><p />The Government has decided that the British Tourist Authority should continue to trade as VisitBritain and VisitEngland - with VisitBritain focussed on the promotion of Britain overseas, and VisitEngland focussed on the development of English tourism product. VisitEngland will do this through a new £40m Discover England fund. <p /><p />Funding for British tourism will now be ring-fenced and the Government is committed to setting challenging targets for VisitBritain to encourage more visitors to explore beyond London. We are actively engaging with the Scottish and Welsh Governments on these targets and operating principles. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/02/2016 12:19:25 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1461128

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for refugee status visas they have received from citizens of Ukraine; how many of these have been granted; and how many applicants have arrived in the UK so far.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Statistical information regarding the number of Ukrainian nationals applying for UK visas is regularly released by UKVI. Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme which were launched in response to Russia’s invasion of can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage, or below.</p>Total Ukraine Scheme visa applications received: 128,100<p>Data is as of 17 May 2022 and comprised of:</p><ul><li>Ukraine Family Scheme: 43,700</li><li>Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: 84,400</li></ul>Total Ukraine Scheme visas issued to people: 107,400<p>Data is as of 17 May 2022 and comprised of:</p><ul><li>Ukraine Family Scheme visas: 38,700</li><li>Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme visas: 68,700</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/05/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley