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1696594

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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

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

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

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

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