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346835

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Decommissioning
	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 recently announced reduction in the number of employees working on the decommissioning of nuclear power stations and the possible safety implications for those locations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL73
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>This is a commercial matter for Cavendish Fluor Partnership who were last year appointed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) as the Magnox Parent Body Organisation to deliver greater effectiveness and efficiency in the decommissioning of the 12 Magnox sites. The Magnox programme is a closure programme and, inevitably, this means that workforce numbers will reduce as the sites are decommissioned.</p><p>The Government sympathises with those directly affected and is assured by the NDA, which has been fully involved in discussions with Magnox on its new organisational structure, that the company will implement its plans in line with industry best practice in order to mitigate the impact of job losses, and with fairness and respect for its staff.</p><p>Nothing will be done to compromise safety and security. The independent regulator, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is also content with the programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 02/06/2015 13:47:37 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

346832

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Fracking: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether onshore fracking for gas in Wales will become the responsibility of the National Assembly for Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL70
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Welsh Government already has substantial control of onshore oil and gas activities through planning controls and environmental regulation as these are devolved. Through the relevant planning authorities in Wales, the Welsh Government has the power to take decisions on individual shale projects.</p><p>The Government will implement the St David’s Day Agreement in full which includes devolving licensing functions for onshore oil and gas exploration to Welsh Ministers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/06/2015 15:24:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

346833

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Peers: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will respond to the letter sent by Lord Wigley to the Home Secretary on 29 April concerning Lisa Hughes, an Argentine citizen of Welsh descent and the case for her to be allowed to remain in the United Kingdom until 9 August to participate in celebrations of the establishment of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia in 1865.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL71
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office target for replying to Lords correspondence is 20 working days. The Immigration Minister responded on 2 June.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/06/2015 14:57:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

346834

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Patagonia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representation they will have in the official celebrations in Liverpool on 30 May to mark the 150th anniversary of the sailing of the Mimosa carrying the first settlers to establish the Welsh community in Patagonia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL72
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The First Minister of Wales, the right Hon. Carwyn Jones AM, attended the official celebration in Liverpool on 30 May to mark the 150th anniversary of the sailing of the Mimosa ship from Liverpool to Patagonia.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/06/2015 15:56:20 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

346836

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Human Rights Act 1998
	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 Government of Wales concerning the implications for the National Assembly for Wales of any changes to the Human Rights Act 1998.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL74
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework.</p><p>The Government has committed to consult fully on its proposals.</p><p>We will consider the impact of a Bill of Rights on the devolution settlements as we develop our proposals and will fully engage with the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 08/06/2015 16:09:57 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

346831

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Research
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the United Kingdom’s capacity to conduct research into mesothelioma and associated diseases.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL69
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has invited researchers to apply for mesothelioma research funding, in particular to address the research questions identified through the Mesothelioma Priority Setting Partnership and published in December 2014. Eight NIHR programmes are participating in this themed call, including the NIHR fellowships programme which supports outstanding individuals to become the health research leaders of the future.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The NIHR funds infrastructure capacity for experimental medicine to translate scientific developments into benefits for patients. Such infrastructure supporting studies in mesothelioma includes biomedical research centres and units, clinical research facilities, and experimental cancer medicine centres. The NIHR funds infrastructure capacity for later phase trials and studies through the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN). The CRN is currently recruiting to seven studies in mesothelioma.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/06/2015 12:35:35 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley