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1660691

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date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	ASW: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with former Allied Steel & Wire employees regarding the non-payment of those employees' industrial pensions for the past 21 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL10171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The Allied Steel and Wire pension scheme was among the earliest of the major schemes to benefit from the Financial Assistance Scheme. The former Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion, Guy Opperman, met with members of the Allied Steel and Wire pension scheme on 16 June 2021 to discuss the financial assistance payments they have been receiving, in lieu of their pensions.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/09/2023 11:04:36 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1652171

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date	11/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Batteries: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Wales concerning the development of a battery gigafactory in Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL9275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade regularly engage with the Devolved Governments to discuss the successful transition to electric vehicles in the UK automotive industry.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 21/07/2023 11:46:46 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1626842

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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

1626843

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Crown Estate Commissioners: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to transfer responsibility for the Crown Estate in Wales, including the coastline and seabed, to Senedd Cymru.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL7764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Estate has played a significant role in attracting international investment into Wales to support the UK’s net zero target and will continue to do so through future leasing rounds for offshore wind developments, including floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea. They work closely with Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales in support of shared priorities, ensuring that these resources are sustainably managed for the long term.</p><p> </p><p>Introducing a new entity would fragment the market, complicate existing processes, and likely delay further development offshore, undermining investment in Welsh waters.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, the government is not planning to transfer responsibility of the Crown Estate to Senedd Cymru.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/05/2023 15:25:46 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley