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1276286

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Business: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment his Department has had made of the adequacy of the economic support available for Welsh businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	137359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is focused on supporting Welsh businesses and jobs through the Covid-19 outbreak. We have provided over £1.3 billion in Bounce Back Loans, £374 million in Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans, £523 million through the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, as well as £20 million through the Future Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has also protected over 400,000 Welsh jobs through the Job Retention Scheme, introduced VAT deferrals and VAT cuts for the tourism industry, provided an additional £9.3 billion to the welfare system across the UK, and created new innovative schemes such as ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ from which Wales has benefitted to the value of £13 million.</p><p> </p><p>On top of this direct support we have provided the Welsh Government with a £5.2 billion funding guarantee for the current financial year to help tackle coronavirus. The Welsh Government will also receive an additional £1.3 billion next year, including £770 million for tackling the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 19/01/2021 14:04:23 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1274907

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Freight: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the effect of direct ferry links for haulage from France to the Republic of Ireland on the Welsh economy.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	134592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>There has been a reduced flow of freight traffic at ports across the UK since the end of the Transition Period and imposition of tighter restrictions to tackle Covid-19, including at Welsh ports. However, traffic is expected to increase in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p>Welsh ports, and Holyhead in particular, will continue to be critical routes to and from the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe irrespective of direct links for haulage between Ireland and France. The <em>land bridge</em> route has significant advantages for hauliers over maritime routes and I am confident that Welsh ports will continue to thrive as we build on the opportunities provided by being an independent trading nation.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 13/01/2021 12:27:58 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1272219

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Farmers: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions has he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for sheep farmers after the transition period in the event of the UK not reaching a deal with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	131398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement honours the instruction of the British people - expressed in the 2016 referendum and the 2019 General Election - to take back control of our laws, borders, money, trade and fisheries.</p><p> </p><p>The Agreement ensures tariff free and quota free access to the EU market for Welsh farmers. It also provides continued protection in the EU for world-renowned Welsh products such as Welsh lamb, Welsh laverbread and Traditional Welsh Caerffili and establishes a mechanism for protecting future geographical indications in both the EU and the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also focused on enabling Welsh farming to seize the opportunities of the UK once again being an independent trading nation. We will open new export markets for UK sheepmeat, including Welsh lamb, to provide a profitable and sustainable future for our sheep farmers. As part of our recently signed Trade Agreement with Japan, Welsh lamb is among fifteen world-class Welsh products that could be protected in Japan for the first time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 11/01/2021 09:55:30 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1271594

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Floods: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to support people affected by flooding in Wales.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	910263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with the Welsh Government to support people in Wales affected by flooding. We have approved the bid Welsh Government made to the UK Reserve for £31m of additional funding in 2020/21 for local authority flood recovery and repair of vulnerable coal tips.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 16/12/2020 13:40:47 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1271595

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on financial support for people in Wales affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	910258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on our economic response to Covid-19. The Government has directly provided over 500 million pounds to the self-employed in Wales, on top of the 5 billion pounds additional funding guarantee we have given to Welsh Government to tackle the virus.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 16/12/2020 13:39:36 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1271596

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the application of the Barnett formula to Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	910253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>The Barnett formula delivers for Wales. It guarantees that funding per head remains at least fifteen percent higher than corresponding funding in England. The Government has provided the Welsh Government with a five billion pounds additional funding guarantee this year and an additional 1.3 billion pounds next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 16/12/2020 14:13:12 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1260293

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Welsh Government: Borrowing
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 Welsh Government on that Government’s borrowing limit.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	128233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>We have provided the Welsh Government with the tools to manage its budget, including £500m of resource borrowing powers and a £350m Wales Reserve. The Welsh Government can also borrow up to £1 billion for capital investments, up to £150m each year, so far the Welsh Government has only borrowed £65m. Within the agreed limits, there are no restrictions about how the Welsh Government can use its capital borrowing powers to deliver its devolved responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided the Welsh Government with a record £5 billion funding guarantee to help tackle coronavirus. However, it has been reported that the Welsh Government are yet to allocate £1.8 billion of this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 16/12/2020 13:06:25 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1258107

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of the vehicles used by his Department on Government business are electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	124850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales does not operate or own any vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 09/12/2020 15:28:44 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1257323

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Agriculture: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Welsh farm payments prior to the 2020 Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	123676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>I had regular discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a wide range of subjects prior to Spending Review 2020, including future agriculture funding.</p><p> </p><p>This Government stood on a clear manifesto commitment to guarantee the current annual budget to farmers in every year of this Parliament. We fulfilled this commitment for 2021-22 in the Spending Review. We have provided new Exchequer funding on top of the remaining £97 million of EU funding to ensure that £337 million of support continues to go to Welsh farmers this year. We remain committed to our manifesto pledge for the remainder of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 07/12/2020 10:44:06 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1255804

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Business: 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer on the economic support available for Welsh businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	121408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the UK Government’s support for jobs and businesses in Wales during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>Wales is benefitting directly from UK Government support to enable businesses and employees to get through the covid-19 outbreak. Our Coronavirus Business Loan Scheme has supported over 1,600 Welsh businesses; we have backed 48,000 bounce back loans; our Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has protected over 401,000 jobs and our Self-Employed Income Support Scheme has helped over 113,000 self-employed people in Wales. The UK Government has also guaranteed £5 billion in further funding to the Welsh Government for 2020-21 to support its response to the virus.</p><p> </p><p>At the Spending Review 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed an additional £1.3 billion for the Welsh Government for 2021-22, including £770m to support the response to Covid-19. This demonstrates that we are taking the steps needed to support businesses in Wales and right across the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 02/12/2020 12:42:47 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith