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1487630

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date	08/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Borderlands Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Bidston to Wrexham railway line, when the increased service will be delivered.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	32951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Cross-border services between Wrexham and Bidston are operated by Transport for Wales. Passenger services are a devolved matter in Wales and therefore Transport for Wales is the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Sir Robert Buckland question first answered 14/07/2022 09:28:13 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1487631

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Borderlands Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he plans to take steps to help reduce journey times on the Bidston to Wrexham line.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	32952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the importance of cross-border connectivity, including the Wrexham to Bidston line. This is why we commissioned Sir Peter Hendy to conduct his review into Union Connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>The final report of the Union Connectivity Review contains recommendations which aim to improve connectivity in North Wales and the Mersey Dee region. The Government is considering the Review’s recommendations carefully before responding.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Sir Robert Buckland question first answered 14/07/2022 09:42:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1487414

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities on the levelling up funding for Wales relative to other parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	32575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with colleagues across Government on how local growth funding will benefit communities the length and breadth of Wales. Wales received £120 million in the first round of the Levelling Up Fund (over 7% of the total UK allocation), £46 million through the one-year UK Community Renewal Fund (23% of the total UK allocation) and £460,000 in the first round of the Community Ownership Fund (9% of the total UK allocation). For each of these funds Wales has received more than its 5% UK population share.</p><p> </p><p>All of this is in addition to the £585 million Wales will receive through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (a 22.5% share of the total UK allocation).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 12/07/2022 13:49:26 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1487415

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Passports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the (a) delays at HM Passport Office and (b) impact of those delays on people in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	32576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>We have seen unprecedented demand following the return of unrestricted international travel, with 9.5 million passport applications forecasted for 2022, an increase of roughly 35% on pre-pandemic application numbers.</p><p> </p><p>Nonetheless, 98.5% of UK applications were completed within the published processing time of ten weeks between March and May, with approximately 250,000 passport applications being processed each week.</p><p> </p><p>To help meet increased demand, HM Passport Office have recruited 850 additional staff since April 2021, with a further 350 arriving during this summer. Passport applications from Wales may be handled at all Passport Office processing sites throughout the UK.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 12/07/2022 13:50:49 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1487432

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Buildings: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on making Wales an international leader in building (a) sustainable, (b) net-zero and (c) hempcrete buildings and homes.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	32461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>Although housing is devolved in Wales, officials in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have regular discussions with counterparts in the devolved administrations, including the Welsh Government to discuss modern methods of construction.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, as part of the Swansea Bay City Deal, the UK Government is supporting the ‘Homes as Power Stations’ project, a pioneering project looking to integrate energy efficiency design and renewable technologies into the development of new build homes and retrofit programmes carried out by the public, private and third sectors. This will tackle fuel poverty while helping residents save money on their energy bills. The project aims to facilitate the take up of renewable technologies in at least 10,300 properties within five years.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 12/07/2022 13:52:44 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies