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1014696

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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	Social Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published on 22 November, which aspects of social security will be co-ordinated with the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL11825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The details of which aspects of social security will be coordinated with the EU under the future relationship are subject to further negotiation with the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 10/12/2018 14:48:07 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1178171

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	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 Her Majesty's Government how many cases of compensation under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 were paid to workers employed in (1) slate quarrying and slate mining, (2) coal mining, (3) the textile industries, (4) the pottery industries, and (5) other industries, in the last year for which figures are available; and how many, if any, of those cases were related to diffuse mesothelioma.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 25/02/2020 15:22:45 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1178172

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	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 Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount of money paid by way of compensation under the provisions of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 in (1) 1990–99, (2) 2000–09, and (3) 2010–19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The available information is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Industrial injuries benefits expenditure, of which Pneumoconiosis 1979</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£ million, nominal terms</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ million, real terms, 2019/20 prices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1994/95</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1995/96</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1996/97</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1997/98</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1998/99</strong></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1999/00</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2000/01</strong></p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2001/02</strong></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2002/03</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2003/04</strong></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004/05</strong></p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005/06</strong></p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006/07</strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007/08</strong></p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Sources</strong>: 1994-2018 DWP Historic and forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>2018/19 Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: quarterly statistics:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-injuries-disablement-benefit-quarterly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-injuries-disablement-benefit-quarterly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures are in £ millions</li><li>‘..’ not available</li></ol> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 26/02/2020 13:40:28 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1178173

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	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 Her Majesty's Government, under the provisions of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979, how many new applications for compensation were made in the last year for which figures are available; what was the corresponding number of payments that were made; and what was the total cost of those payments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The available information is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>IIDB 3.1</strong></p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Pneumoconiosis (Worker's Compensation) Act 1979 by type of claimant and payment, Oct 2018 – Sep 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>Number</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sufferer</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Dependant</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claims</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Payments made £</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claims</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Payments made £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>October</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>4,043,400</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>226,852</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>November</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>3,270,613</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>278,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>December</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>2,756,460</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>177,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>3,686,361</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>221,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>2,724,420</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>139,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>3,471,191</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>242,787</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>3,348,735</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>217,586</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>3,435,557</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>91,024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>3,321,152</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>157,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>3,651,931</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>206,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>August</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>3,119,361</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>217,707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>September</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>3,046,575</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>180,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures on claimants shown are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Figures show new claims for which an assessment has been completed.</li></ol> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 25/02/2020 15:22:28 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1181121

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	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 Her Majesty's Government how many payments under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 were made during each of the last three years in response to applications relating to persons who had been employed in the slate quarrying industry; and what was the total payment to this group in each of those years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 06/03/2020 11:57:20 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1333941

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2021
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 8 June (HL Deb, col 1312), what steps they are taking to prioritise, in addition to need assessment, the provision of specialist job coaches for people with learning disabilities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting claimants with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism move closer to the labour market or into work.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The increased number of work coaches will help the newly unemployed and also enable us to continue supporting those with complex needs, and to work with partners to ensure they get the help they need. People in particular disadvantaged groups will continue to benefit from support via the increased Flexible Support Fund and priority early access to the Work and Health Programme. In addition, claimants with learning disabilities are also able to access Intensive Personalised Employment Support (IPES) if they are further from the labour market.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>From April 2021, we have strengthened our Disability Employment Adviser (DEA) role to include delivering direct support to claimants who require additional work related support and advice above our core work coach offer. DEAs continue to support all work coaches to deliver tailored, personalised support to all claimants with a disability or health condition. Since May, we are increasing our DEA resource from 685 nationally with the aspiration to reach 1000.</p><p> </p><p>We have a number of initiatives and schemes to support claimants with health conditions such as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Intensive Personalised Employment Support provision provides highly personalised packages of employment support for disabled people who want to work but have complex needs or barriers and require specialist support to achieve sustained employment.</li><li>Access to Work is a demand-led discretionary grant scheme that provides funding for the extra disability-related costs people have when starting work or maintaining employment. It can also support disabled people on an apprenticeship, Department for Education supported internship or traineeship</li><li>The Department delivered the Local Supported Employment Proof of Concept, run in partnership with 9 local authorities from November 2017 to May 2019. It was based on the “Place and Train” model of supported employment. This aimed to test whether the Department, in partnership with Local Authorities (LAs), could increase delivery of high-quality supported employment for people with a learning disability or autism who are known to adult social care, or those in contact with secondary mental health services. The proof of concept also aimed to help spread best practice among LAs. Following the successful proof of concept, the Department is looking to develop an area based trial with 20 LAs. The trial was paused because of the coronavirus pandemic</li><li>Supported Internships are aimed at young people ability/autism who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan and they usually last for 12 months. Support from a specialist job coach and other costs may be funded through Access to Work if necessary. Whilst the Department for Education lead on this the Department provides support through Access to Work funding</li><li>Through the Disability Confident scheme, the Department is engaging with employers and helping to promote the skills, talents and abilities of people with autism and associated conditions. Through the scheme, the Department is providing advice and support to help employers feel more confident about employing disabled people, by signposting them to appropriate advice guidance and support.</li><li>The increased number of work coaches will help the newly unemployed and also enable us to continue supporting those with complex needs, and to work with partners to ensure they get the help they need</li><li>People in particular disadvantaged groups will continue to benefit from support via the increased Flexible Support Fund and priority early access to the Work and Health Programme</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 21/06/2021 16:39:00 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1545545

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	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	Pensions: Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to representations made to them by the Pensioners Action Group on behalf of persons now of pensionable age whose sponsoring companies closed in the 1990s through insolvency and who consequently suffered substantial pension losses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The taxpayer funded Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) has been operational since 2005. It was set up to award financial assistance to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes which started to wind up underfunded between 1 January 1997 and 5 April 2005. Since it was established, the FAS has been extended and improved several times, making the financial help more generous and encompassing more schemes and members. Therefore, the Government does not intend to take any steps in response to the Pensions Action Group.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 08/12/2022 14:44:16 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	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

228383

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Mesothelioma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the expected deaths from mesothelioma over the next 25 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL5853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Based on the latest projections of annual mesothelioma deaths by the Health and Safety Executive, the best estimate is that there will be around 53,000 mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain over the 25-year period 2013-2037.</p><p> </p><p>The statistical model used suggests an uncertainty range of 49,000 to 58,000 deaths on that estimate. However, the true uncertainty range may be wider as longer-range predictions are reliant on assumptions about asbestos exposures that cannot currently be fully validated.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 24/03/2015 13:42:15 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1205433

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions the Prime Minister has discussed matters relating to securing a trade deal between the UK and the EU with the First Minister of Wales since 1 June.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL5958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers have regular discussions with Ministers from the Devolved Administrations on a wide range of matters, including our future trading relationships now that we have left the European Union. As part of this regular engagement the Paymaster General holds regular calls with Jeremy Miles, the Welsh Government Counsel General and Minister for Europe Transition. As set out in our approach to negotiations, the UK is looking for a deal that is in the interests of all of the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 29/06/2020 10:47:36 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1366079

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Coal: Mining
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have received from the Welsh Government requesting financial assistance to make safe coal-tips that existed prior to 1999.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Wales has regular discussions with colleagues in the Welsh Government on a wide range of subjects, including the request for additional financial assistance to make coal tips safe.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Wales met with the Welsh Government Minister for Finance and Local Government on 20 October 2021, where they discussed this matter, among others. The matter was also discussed at the recent Coal Tip Safety Summit which was co-chaired by the Secretary of State for Wales and the First Minister. The Secretary of State reiterated that the management of coal tips in Wales is a devolved matter and therefore not a matter the UK Government would expect to provide additional funding for. Nevertheless, as a testament to our commitment, we provided £31 million to the Welsh Government to ensure that vital work to help with the unforeseen consequences of Storm Dennis could be delivered.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government is more than adequately funded to manage the costs of its devolved responsibilities. The UK Government has provided the Welsh Government with an additional £2.5 billion a year over the SR21 period through the Barnett formula. This spending review settlement provides Welsh Government with around £120 per person for every £100 of equivalent funding in England, which is over 20% higher than equivalent funding in England. This is around £1 billion per year more than the agreed level of fair funding set out in the Welsh Government's fiscal framework. Therefore, the Welsh Government can pay for coal tip maintenance and still have more than fair funding for their other devolved responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 16/11/2021 16:17:02 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1366087

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they will provide to the Welsh Government to replace the (1) European Regional Fund, (2) European Structural and Investment Fund, and (3) European Social Fund, for (a) 2022–23, (b) 2023–24, and (c) 2024–25.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will replace the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund. It will ramp up to £1.5 billion a year in 2024-25 as EU Structural Funds tail off and total funding will at a minimum match the size of EU Funds in all nations, each year. UKSPF funding in the next Spending Review period will total over £2.6 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The UKSPF is key to levelling up the whole of the UK. It will help people access opportunity in places in need, such as former-industrial areas, deprived towns, rural and coastal communities and for people in disadvantaged groups across the UK. Further details about the Fund will be set out later this year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the UKSPF, Wales will also receive £121 million from the first round of the Levelling Up Fund, £46 million from the UK Community Renewal Fund and £464,000 from the Community Ownership Fund. We are also providing the Welsh Government with an additional £2.5 billion per year on average through the Barnett formula, on top of its annual baseline funding of £15.9 billion. These are the largest annual block grants of any spending review settlement since devolution began.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 10/11/2021 15:55:03 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1626842

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what approaches they have had from the Welsh Government concerning the transfer of responsibility to Senedd Cymru of (1) the police service in Wales, (2) the prison service in Wales, and (3) the court service and administration of justice in Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL7763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the Welsh Government has called for the devolution of justice and policing to Wales, it has not made a formal request for the powers to be transferred.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no persuasive case made for how devolution would improve the operation of these services. There are therefore no plans to devolve them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 18/05/2023 13:40:31 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	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

1686535

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	First Minister of Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many times since taking office the Prime Minister has met the First Minister of Wales; and whether the Prime Minister plans to meet the current First Minister before the latter’s retirement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answer I gave to question HL1907 on 1 February 2024. I also refer the Noble Lord to my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister’s comments about the First Minister’s retirement at Prime Minister’s Questions on 13 December 2023. Details of the Prime Minister’s future official meetings and visits will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 14/02/2024 16:02:27 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1694357

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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 what directives or guidelines they have issued to the Welsh Government in relation to overseas initiatives on matters related to devolved responsibilities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO remains fully committed to working collaboratively with the Welsh Government and other Devolved Administrations on overseas initiatives which may support the delivery of devolved policy objectives. The FCDO has developed internal guidance to ensure that the foreign affairs reservation is respected, including requiring a UK Government official to be present at meetings between devolved ministers and ministers of foreign governments.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2023, the FCDO has supported over 15 overseas visits by Welsh Government Ministers. International activity undertaken by each of the Devolved Administrations will continue to be supported appropriately by Posts.</p> answering member printed Lord Harlech question first answered 13/03/2024 14:08:18 answering member 4928 label Biography information for Lord Harlech
	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

1696595

	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	Territorial Waters: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had in the past 12 months with Welsh Ministers on issues relating to the trawling of the sea bed for rare minerals within territorial waters of the Welsh coast.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>UK Government Ministers have regular discussions with Welsh Government Ministers on a wide range of issues. In addition, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs engages regularly at official level with the Welsh Government on areas of shared interest, including marine licensing.</p><p>The licensing regime for mineral extraction from the seabed within Welsh waters is a devolved matter for the Welsh Government, and therefore the responsibility of Natural Resources Wales (NRW).</p> answering member printed Lord Harlech question first answered 27/03/2024 11:35:48 answering member 4928 label Biography information for Lord Harlech
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

176257

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Fracking: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect a response from (1) the Government of Wales, and (2) each of the political parties in the National Assembly for Wales, in relation to the issue of responsibility for the licensing of onshore fracking for gas to be transferred to the National Assembly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government is working with the four main political parties in Wales to agree a consensus on the future of Welsh devolution by St David’s Day. This includes consideration of whether Smith Commission proposals such as the devolution of the licensing of onshore oil and gas extraction warrant further consideration in the context of Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 09/02/2015 16:52:26 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

227062

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Commission on Devolution in Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish a table indicating, on the basis of the Secretary of State for Wales' St David's Day statement, which specific proposals of the Silk report have been rejected on the basis of failure to secure unanimity amongst the four consulted political parties; and which parties objected to each of the Silk proposals so rejected.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL5701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Annex A of the Command Paper <em>Powers for a Purpose: Towards a Lasting Devolution Settlement in Wales</em> (Cm9020) sets out the Silk Commission’s recommendations and indicates where there was consensus and where there was none. It is for the political parties themselves to set out their view on particular Silk II recommendations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 25/03/2015 13:28:00 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

347909

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Elections: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the leaders of the political parties in Wales regarding the implications of holding the referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union on the same day as the elections to the National Assembly for Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Wales has regular discussions with the First Minister and leaders of the other main parties in Wales on a wide range of issues relating to Wales. The Prime Minister has been clear that we will hold an in-out referendum by the end of 2017 and the EU Referendum Bill is consistent with this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 10/06/2015 15:22:17 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

381600

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Public Buildings: Asbestos
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Ministers and officials in the Welsh government regarding exposure to asbestos in public buildings in Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>There have been no discussions. The statutory responsibility for ensuring that risks from asbestos are managed falls to the duty holder and to any employer undertaking work on asbestos-containing materials in those premises. For public buildings in Wales this could include, but is not exclusive to, the local authority, schools or the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/06/2015 12:02:40 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

417081

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Severn River Crossing: Tolls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with ministers of the Welsh Government about the future of the charging of tolls on the Severn Bridge.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>We will set out a timetable for decisions on the future of the Severn Tolls shortly. In taking this forward we will ensure we consult fully with key interested parties, including the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 15/09/2015 11:18:36 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

450506

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of holding a referendum in June on the UK's membership of the EU on the elections to the National Assembly for Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL5868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has consistently said, what will determine the timing of the referendum is the outcome of the negotiation. The only deadline we have set is to hold the referendum by the end of 2017. The Government has made no decisions on the date, except to specifically rule out holding it on 5 May 2016 or 4 May 2017.</p><p> </p><p>As the Foreign Secretary has said – ultimately, the decision will be made by the House, as the date will be decided by a statutory instrument brought before it.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 10/02/2016 12:51:16 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	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

753352

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government on what date the Welsh Government was given a draft copy of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill; and on what date they received written comments from the Welsh Government on the proposed contents of that Bill.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill was shared with officials in the Welsh Government and the other devolved administrations on 30 June. Since then, Government officials have continued discussions on the Bill with their colleagues in the Welsh Government. The Government expects those discussions to intensify over the coming weeks and months as we work through the legislative preparations for our exit from the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 25/07/2017 10:04:44 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

79758

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Sovereignty: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for Wales of the outcome of the referendum on Scottish independence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>This Government has demonstrated a clear commitment to devolution in Wales and that will continue regardless of the outcome of the referendum on Scottish independence. The Wales Bill delivers on most of the Silk Commission’s part one recommendations and the Government is currently considering the Commission’s part two recommendations that do not require primary legislation.</p><p>Any further changes to the devolution settlement in Wales, including consideration of the recommendations in the Silk Commission’s second report that do require primary legislation are matters for the next Parliament and should therefore inform party manifestoes for next year’s General Election.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 04/08/2014 10:29:44 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1012546

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, what are the estimated payments to be made by the UK to the EU as reimbursements of the costs of facilitating access for the UK to relevant networks, information systems and databases under the provision of Articles 50 and 53, for the years 2019–20 and 2020–21.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL11738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK recognises that access to any IT system does not come without cost, and it is right that we pay those costs that the rest of the EU would necessarily incur in providing for access to those systems. The Withdrawal Agreement sets out that the UK will pay the actual costs of providing access to those systems and therefore the amount that the UK will pay will depend on the amount that the systems are used.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/12/2018 17:42:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1180677

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Flood Control: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional capital resources they plan to make available to the Governments of (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, and (3) Northern Ireland, to fund capital expenditure in the financial year 2020–21 on flood prevention projects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Flood prevention is a devolved policy area. It is for the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to determine how to allocate their funding across their devolved responsibilities, including to flood prevention.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020-21, the devolved administrations have the following capital block grants: £ 5,014m for the Scottish Government, £2,181m for the Welsh Government, and £1,524m for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula is being applied in the normal way on any planned changes in UK government departmental budgets, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy, including to any additional funding for flooding in England.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/03/2020 11:52:11 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1180678

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Floods: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional money, over and above that provided by the Barnett formula, they intend to provide to the Welsh Government for the current financial year to meet any additional costs arising from flood damage and alleviation work for (1) households, (2) businesses, (3) farms, and (4) to secure the safety of coal tips.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The devolved administrations can access the HM Treasury Reserve in certain circumstances, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government has not made any requests to access the Reserve in 2019-20 for flooding damage or alleviation work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/03/2020 11:52:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1193398

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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 Her Majesty's Government what additional financial allocation they have made respectively to (1) the Welsh Government, (2) the Scottish Government, and (3) the Northern Ireland Executive, to deal with the implications of COVID-19, in addition to the budget allocation for the current financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Our response to Covid-19 needs to be UK-wide and that is why UKG has so far announced almost £7 billion of additional funding to the devolved administrations to support people, business and public services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This means £3.5 billion for the Scottish Government, £2.1 billion for the Welsh Government and £1.2 billion for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the UK-wide measures that the people and businesses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will benefit from, including the Job Retention Scheme, Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Following agreement with the devolved administrations, the Department of Health and Social Care is procuring tests, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ventilators on a UK-wide basis. The devolved administrations will therefore receive a share of this equipment, rather than a share of the funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/05/2020 13:32:07 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1205434

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total additional financial allocation, over and above the budgeted amounts for 2019–20 and 2020–21, respectively, they have made available to the Welsh Government to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL5959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have so far announced £2.3 billion of additional funding for the Welsh Government in 2020-21 to support people, businesses and public services in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the UK-wide measures that the people and businesses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will benefit from, such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/06/2020 10:35:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1231358

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) under what circumstances, applications made under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme between 1 August and 31 August were (a) accepted, and (b) approved, when such applications were submitted after the deadline for applications; and what criteria they used to decide which circumstances were deemed exceptional so as to accept such out-of-time applications.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL7837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>There is no appeal process available for those who have missed the CJRS deadline of 31 July 2020. However, if an employer wishes to raise a complaint about mistakes or unreasonable delays caused by HMRC, they have been asked to follow HMRC’s complaints procedure.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have accepted 1,360 claims relating to 1,114 employers that have been made from 1 August 2020 to 31 August 2020 for a period on or prior to 30 June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The main reasons for the claims being accepted are:</p><ul><li>Amendments to previous claims</li><li>Customers who have made the claim on or before 31 July that needed manual intervention and which HMRC did not process until on or after 1 August 2020.</li><li>Customers requesting a review. This has been mainly about eligibility or maximum cap.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 14/09/2020 14:48:46 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1379732

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coal: Mining
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answer by Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist on 16 November (HL3703), how much expenditure was projected in the 2021 Spending Review for the maintenance of coal tips in England; and what was the Barnett consequential allocated to Wales corresponding to this expenditure.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL4175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>The department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will confirm the Coal Authority’s funding for the 2021 Spending Review (SR21) period in due course.</p><p> </p><p>However, as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy, the Barnett formula is applied to changes in UK Government departments’ funding, not to total spending on individual programmes. Barnett consequentials therefore just represent the changes in the Welsh Government’s block grant funding, rather than being the total funding provided.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of changes in UK Government departments’ funding, the UK Government is providing an additional £2.5 billion per year on average over the SR21 period to the Welsh Government through the Barnett formula, on top their £15.9 billion annual baseline. As noted in response to a previous question on this matter (HL3703) the Welsh Government is therefore more than fairly funded to deal with all devolved responsibilities, including coal tips. It is however for the Welsh Government to allocate this funding as they see fit across their devolved responsibilities.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/11/2021 10:40:25 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1438597

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have earmarked for 2021–22 to meet the costs of refugees entering the UK from Ukraine; how much of this sum has been spent to date; and what is the sum budgeted for 2022–23 for the same purposes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL6715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to the most vulnerable people. To support those fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Home Office has launched the Ukraine Family Scheme to allow thousands of families to be reunited in the UK. The Scheme allows immediate and extended family members of British nationals and people settled in the UK to come to the country. Those joining family through the Scheme will be granted leave to remain for 3 years, giving them certainty and ensuring their future in the country. The Scheme is free, and does not include any salary or language requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, a new sponsored humanitarian visa route will be established to allow communities, private sponsors or local authorities to sponsor people to come the UK from Ukraine. The Treasury is working closely with departments across government on the design and funding of these new routes.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these changes to the immigration system, the government has already committed around £400m to support the current crisis in Ukraine. This includes up to £220m in much-needed humanitarian aid, which will help aid agencies respond to the deteriorating humanitarian situation, saving lives, protecting vulnerable people and creating a lifeline for Ukrainians with access to basic necessities. It also includes a commitment to match-fund the public’s first £20m of donations to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, our largest ever aid-match contribution. UK government humanitarian experts have also been deployed to the region to bolster the UK's support to countries receiving those fleeing the violence in Ukraine.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 21/03/2022 11:47:38 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1456944

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2022
	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 Her Majesty's Government whether their intended additional expenditure on (1) bus, and (2) rail, transport in England, will generate Barnett consequential provision for (a) Wales, and (b) Scotland; and if so, what are these respective sums.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL7732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text Barnett consequentials will be confirmed through the main estimates process in the coming weeks. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 21/04/2022 14:26:54 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1461129

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the Welsh Government concerning the financial settlement for 2022–23 in meeting the statutory responsibilities of that government to provide public services in Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Spending Review 2021 set the largest annual block grants, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts in 1998. The Welsh Government is receiving an average of £2.5bn per year through the Barnett formula on top of £15.9bn annual baseline, enabling further investment across Wales in areas such as schools, housing, transport, health and social care. This also means the Welsh Government’s funding per person is around 20% higher than equivalent UK Government funding in England.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Welsh Government to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see fit. The Welsh Government will take their own decisions on managing and investing available resources, reflecting their priorities and local circumstances, and they are accountable to the Senedd for these decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government and HM Treasury maintain a regular dialogue throughout the year giving the Welsh Government opportunity to discuss any issues related to the financial settlement for 2022-23.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 24/05/2022 14:35:07 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1604277

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	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 what will be the Barnett Consequential Financial Provision for (1) Scotland, (2) Northern Ireland, and (3) Wales, as a result of their expenditure on the HS2 railway project in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL6500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>Spending on HS2 contributes to the Barnett consequentials generated from changes in the Department for Transport’s settlement. The Block Grant Transparency publication which is available on GOV.UK sets out all Barnett consequentials generated at both departmental and programme level.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/03/2023 15:48:35 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1626843

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Crown Estate Commissioners: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to transfer responsibility for the Crown Estate in Wales, including the coastline and seabed, to Senedd Cymru.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL7764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Estate has played a significant role in attracting international investment into Wales to support the UK’s net zero target and will continue to do so through future leasing rounds for offshore wind developments, including floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea. They work closely with Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales in support of shared priorities, ensuring that these resources are sustainably managed for the long term.</p><p> </p><p>Introducing a new entity would fragment the market, complicate existing processes, and likely delay further development offshore, undermining investment in Welsh waters.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, the government is not planning to transfer responsibility of the Crown Estate to Senedd Cymru.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/05/2023 15:25:46 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1659998

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether Barnett consequential payments will be made to the Welsh Government arising from additional expenditure in England in the education sector on safeguarding buildings containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL10108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>As our immediate support is being funded from existing unallocated budgets there will be no additional Barnett consequentials. The devolved administrations have already received funding through the Barnett formula at Spending Review 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working collaboratively with our devolved administration counterparts on this issue, and the Barnett formula will continue to apply in the usual way to any change in UK Government departmental budgets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/09/2023 13:33:08 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1665601

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what additional funding they have made available to the Welsh Government over and above the basic budget provision for Wales in the financial year 2023–24; and for what purposes any specific use was stipulated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL10647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Spending Review 2021 set the largest annual block grant, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts. This provided the Welsh Government with £2.5 billion in 2023-24 through the Barnett formula, on top of their £15.9 billion baseline. They also received over £320 million of ringfenced non-Barnett funding for 2023-24 for farming and fisheries.</p><p> </p><p>On top of this settlement, the Welsh Government have received an additional £745 million through the Barnett formula for 2023-24, largely as a result of decisions made at Autumn Statement 2022 and Spring Budget 2023. They have also received around £450 million in non-Barnett funding for 2023-24 since Spending Review 2021.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the devolved administrations to allocate their Barnett-based funding in devolved areas as they see fit. They can therefore take their own decisions on managing and investing available resources, reflecting their own priorities and local circumstances, and they are accountable to the devolved legislatures for these decisions. Non-Barnett funding is generally ringfenced, meaning it can only be spent for the purpose it was given.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of Barnett and non-Barnett funding, including the policy areas for which the non-Barnett funding is ringfenced, can also be found in the Block Grant Transparency publication. This publication is updated regularly, and the most recent report was published in July 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 24/10/2023 11:40:40 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1670477

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public expenditure: Scotland and Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consequential payments they are making to the Welsh and Scottish Governments under the Barnett formula as a result of their recent announcement of additional funding for the promotion of the game of chess in schools and communities in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The funding for promoting chess in schools in England was funded from within existing budgets. As such, there are no additional Barnett consequentials from this decision.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/11/2023 12:16:30 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1675729

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Closures
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many branches of (1) Barclays, (2) NatWest, (3) Lloyds Bank, and (4) HSBC, in the UK have closed in 2023 so far; and what were the corresponding figures for 2022.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not make assessments of bank branch closures. However, in the event of a closure of a core cash service, for example a bank branch, LINK provides an assessment of a community’s cash access needs. It keeps an updated record of these assessments on its website as part of its overview of branch closures announced by banks since January 2022, alongside any banking hubs or deposit services recommended.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on opening and closing branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis, with which the Government does not interfere.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 19/12/2023 14:52:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1684997

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	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 finance, other than that provided under the Barnett formula, was made available to (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, and (3) Northern Ireland, in each of the past three financial years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government makes available significant funding across the UK to meet UK-wide policy objectives. The Government spends across the UK on all reserved policy areas (such as national security and the honours system), and provides direct support for people and businesses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not have a single figure to quantify the total level of support provided across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as there are multiple programmes funded by various departments. However, the ONS Country and Regional Analysis publication presents estimates for the allocation of identifiable expenditure between the UK countries and nine English regions.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their funding in devolved areas. The published Statement of Funding policy document sets out how the devolved administrations are funded, including Barnett-based funding and agreed borrowing and tax powers. The Block Grant Transparency publication breaks down all changes in the devolved administrations’ block grant funding from the 2015 Spending Review up to and including Main Estimates 2023-24. This publication is updated regularly, and the most recent report was published in July 2023.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/02/2024 17:48:51 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1686533

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	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 what plans, if any, they have to modify the Barnett formula for financial year 2024–25 and subsequent financial years, to reflect the changing needs of (1) Northern Ireland, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to modify the operation of the Barnett formula. The Barnett formula has stood the test of time because it is simple, efficient and provides a clear and certain outcome.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, the devolved administrations’ funding is at least 20% more per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/02/2024 11:48:14 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

450505

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on, or reciprocal measures that may be taken against, British nationals living in other EU member states arising from any steps taken to reduce the amount of child benefit paid by the UK to EU migrants in the UK that may be repatriated to the migrants' home countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL5867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Details of the proposals for child benefit is subject to the ongoing negotiation.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 11/02/2016 16:48:43 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

621140

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the effect of the loss of value of the pound sterling on the 2016–17 estimated budget deficit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>There have been no new estimates for the 2016-17 budget deficit since March 2016. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility will produce an updated forecast for the 2016-17 budget deficit at the Autumn Statement on 23 November. This will take into account the most recent economic data, including changes in exchange rates and their independent judgments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 08/11/2016 15:56:58 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

621909

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the Barnet Consequential Payments to the devolved administrations arising from the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>We do not expect there to be Barnett consequential payments arising from the third runway itself at Heathrow Airport, because the scheme is privately financed.</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow Airport Ltd has also pledged to meet the costs of any surface access proposals that are essential to deliver airport expansion. Where projects have wider public benefits, the Government will consider the need for additional public funding on a case by case basis in line with the Aviation Policy Framework. For any additional UK Government spending the Barnett formula will be applied in the usual way at the appropriate time.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 03/11/2016 15:55:47 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

752003

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a cross-departmental working party to consider replacement of the Barnett Formula with a needs-based system of resource allocation, and what consideration they have given to putting such a system in place for the 2019-20 financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The government remains committed to the Barnett formula, and has no plans to replace it. The Barnett formula is designed to ensure that Devolved Administrations are funded in a transparent way to deliver their priorities within their devolved responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also recently agreed a new fiscal framework for the Welsh Government, which both governments agree is fair for Wales and for the rest of the UK. The Barnett formula will remain central to the Welsh Government’s funding, while the introduction of a new needs-based factor will see their relative funding remain at a fair level for the long term.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/07/2017 08:47:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley