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1280008

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equality: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities plans to publish the results of its call for evidence on ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	143059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities aims to provide its full report to the Prime Minister by the end of February 2021, as agreed following Dr Sewell’s letter to me of 26 November 2020.</p><p>The Commission intends to separately publish the results of the Call for Evidence on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> following provision of its full report to the Prime Minister.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 28/01/2021 17:25:47 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1003887

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has plans to close his Department's office at 1 Caspian Point, Cardiff.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales plans to relocate its Cardiff Office from Caspian Point, Cardiff Bay to the new UK Government Hub in the centre of Cardiff. This relocation is currently planned for late 2020.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 13/11/2018 11:39:02 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

106379

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what changes there have been in Welsh language provision at Departments providing services to residents of Wales since the judicial review of the National Savings Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Following the outcome of the judicial review in March, NS&amp;I has reinstated Welsh language services provided under its Welsh language scheme. NS&amp;I’s reinstated Welsh language pages can be accessed online via: <a title="http://www.nsandi.com/cymraeg" href="http://www.nsandi.com/cymraeg" target="_blank">http://www.nsandi.com/cymraeg</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/11/2014 11:45:11 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

106380

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made for the need for further provision for access to government services in Welsh.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to the Welsh language and fully committed to providing Government services in the Welsh language where there is demand. The Wales Office is currently undertaking a review of Government services provided in Welsh to determine how they can better meet the needs of Welsh speakers in a reasonable, proportionate and cost-effective way. An official has been seconded from the Welsh Language Commissioner’s office to lead this review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/11/2014 11:47:28 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

106381

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many Government departments have a Welsh language service.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to the Welsh language, and to providing Government services in Welsh where there is demand. Ten Government Departments have Welsh language schemes, approved in accordance with the Welsh Language Act 1993. These include Departments delivering key public services in Wales, such as the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 11/11/2014 11:49:00 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

1172040

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Capital Investment: Northern 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer on the £1 billion of new resource and capital spending announced for Northern Ireland on 15 January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The New Decade, New Approach financial agreement reflects the unique circumstances faced by Northern Ireland and supports the incoming Executive to tackle these. The UK Government is committed to supporting all parts of the UK, including delivering increased funding for Wales, and will continue to do so. The 2019 Spending Round provided the biggest day-to-day funding settlement for Wales in a decade with over £17bn in 2020-21 for the Welsh Government, an increase of over £600m. The UK Government’s infrastructure revolution combined with increased funding for areas like the NHS in England will deliver significant increases to the budgets of the Scottish and Welsh Governments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 23/01/2020 10:26:16 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1172041

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Capital Investment: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to secure increased capital investment for Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that no area is left behind when it comes to increased capital investment for Wales. The Government has already secured substantial amounts of investment to improve the infrastructure in Wales, such as the new Intercity Express Trains on Great Western Main Line worth £5.7 billion, up to £58 million for the upgrade of Cardiff Central station and £4 million towards reopening Bow Street station. £69 million has been allocated for the rollout of superfast broadband across Wales and at Autumn Budget we announced a further £200 million for broadband for the hardest to reach areas and Wales will be included in the first phase of this work.</p><p>Nevertheless, there is more that we can do and I will continue to work with the Welsh Government, other UK Government departments to agree how to strengthen the Welsh economy and provide greater connectivity, ensuring that all interests are included when it comes to capital investment in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 24/01/2020 10:20:41 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1200189

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support for those businesses in Wales that will remain under covid-19 lockdown restrictions for the longest time period.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	54225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has announced a host of measures to help businesses across the UK through the crisis, including £330bn worth of loans and the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to help businesses retain their employees. The Government has been flexible and responsive to the needs of business, extending the JRS to October and modifying its structure to enable eligible employees to work part-time from August.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 08/06/2020 16:51:43 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1231604

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Hydrogen: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the potential role of Wales in the UK's hydrogen strategy; and what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the UK's hydrogen strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	85095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>I regularly discuss a range of issues with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. BEIS ministers and I met earlier this month with companies looking to expand hydrogen production in Wales. Last month I also visited the hydrogen car manufacturer, Riversimple in Powys.</p><p> </p><p>Wales has the potential to lead in hydrogen generation technology and the UK Government is committed to ensuring that Wales plays its full part in delivering the UK’s future energy mix. For instance, the South Wales Industrial Cluster which is being supported by UK Research and Innovation’s £170m Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge is looking at options for decarbonising the region’s industrial base, including the use of hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>The Government aims to consult on a preferred business model for low-carbon hydrogen production in 2021. This will be key to stimulating the deployment of hydrogen across the UK, including in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 10/09/2020 13:53:46 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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