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1675729

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date	05/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many branches of (1) Barclays, (2) NatWest, (3) Lloyds Bank, and (4) HSBC, in the UK have closed in 2023 so far; and what were the corresponding figures for 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not make assessments of bank branch closures. However, in the event of a closure of a core cash service, for example a bank branch, LINK provides an assessment of a community’s cash access needs. It keeps an updated record of these assessments on its website as part of its overview of branch closures announced by banks since January 2022, alongside any banking hubs or deposit services recommended.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on opening and closing branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis, with which the Government does not interfere.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 19/12/2023 14:52:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1675730

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made towards the creation of an electricity grid interconnector between north-west and south-west Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>As part of the Network Options Assessment (NAO) which accompanied the Holistic Network Design (HND), the Electricity System Operator (ESO) identified the need for a new network reinforcement between North and South Wales. National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is responsible for delivery of the required infrastructure. NGET is currently undertaking a detailed design phase to determine the exact route.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/12/2023 13:59:46 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1675731

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Income
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest annual figures for gross value added per head of population for (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland, and (4) Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Please see the letter attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Rt Hon. the Lord Wigley</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p>11 December 2023</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Dear Lord Wigley,</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking for the latest annual figures for gross value added per head of population for (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland, and (4) Northern Ireland <strong>(HL898)</strong>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The latest available annual figures are for the calendar year 2021, published on 25 April 2023 as part of the regional economic activity by gross domestic product UK: 1998 to 2021 [1] release. Although the headline statistics in this release focus on gross domestic product (GDP), the published tables also include gross value added (GVA) estimates, which differ from GDP only in that they exclude the effect of taxes (less subsidies) on products.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The GVA per head figures you have requested are as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(1) England, £31,138 per person</p><p>(2) Wales, £22,380 per person</p><p>(3) Scotland, £27,361 per person</p><p>(4) Northern Ireland, £24,007 per person</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p><br>[1] <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossvalueaddedgva/datasets/nominalregionalgrossvalueaddedbalancedperheadandincomecomponents" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossvalueaddedgva/datasets/nominalregionalgrossvalueaddedbalancedperheadandincomecomponents</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/12/2023 13:50:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL898 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1675732

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water: Sewage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions were made for illegal sewage dumping in each of the water authority areas in England in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is holding water companies to account on a scale never seen before and the regulators will not hesitate to hold companies to take appropriate action if they are in breach of their permits and failing to meet their legal obligations. The EA can now use new powers to impose unlimited penalties for a wider range of offenses following Government’s changes to broaden of the scope of the existing civil sanctions regime and remove the previous cap on penalties.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has made 59 prosecutions against water and sewerage companies for pollution offences since 2015, securing fines of over £150m.</p><p> </p><p>Four prosecutions have been concluded so far in 2023 for pollution offences:</p><ul><li>Anglian Water fined £510,000 on 12 January 2023 and £2,650,000 on 27 April 2023</li><li>South West Water fined £2,150,000 (for 7 offences) on 26 April 2023</li><li>Thames Water fined £3,334,000 on 04 July 2023)</li></ul><p> </p><p>More prosecutions are progressing through the court system with hearing dates next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 20/12/2023 12:36:23 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1675733

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	North Wales Coast Line: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the anticipated timetable for the electrification of the mainline railway connection between Crewe and Holyhead.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>We are working closely with the rail industry to develop and deliver on the Government priorities outlined in the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement, which includes an unprecedented £1 billion investment to fund the electrification of the North Wales Main Line, bringing parts of North Wales within an hour of Manchester. We are in the early stages of planning the next steps for this scheme and will share further information when that work is complete. Our investment is intended to enable the operation of electric trains over the full North Wales Coast line between Holyhead and Crewe.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 15/12/2023 11:43:26 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1675734

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Home Office employees are employed in Wales in (1) police services, (2) prison services, (3) border control, and (4) other services.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Of the areas listed, the Home Office only provides border control services. Of the 957 Home Office staff based in Wales. Unfortunately, the number of Border Force members of staff cannot be released for national security reasons.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 19/12/2023 17:26:56 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1670477

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public expenditure: Scotland and Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consequential payments they are making to the Welsh and Scottish Governments under the Barnett formula as a result of their recent announcement of additional funding for the promotion of the game of chess in schools and communities in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The funding for promoting chess in schools in England was funded from within existing budgets. As such, there are no additional Barnett consequentials from this decision.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/11/2023 12:16:30 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1670146

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people died as result of road accidents in England in the most recent period of five years for which complete figures are available; of these, (1) how many deaths occurred on roads where there was a speed limit in effect of 40 miles per hour or below, and (2) how many where no such speed restriction was in force.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The overall number of reported road fatalities in England in the last 5 years, those occurring on roads of which the permanent speed limit was 40 miles per hour or under, and those occurring on roads of which the permanent speed limit was above 40 miles per hour are shown in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatalities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatalities where the speed limit was 40 miles per hour (mph) or under</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatalities where the speed limit was above 40 miles per hour (mph)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1,521</p></td><td><p>731</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1,489</p></td><td><p>725</p></td><td><p>764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1,246</p></td><td><p>598</p></td><td><p>648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1,329</p></td><td><p>644</p></td><td><p>685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1,443</p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td><p>759</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 28/11/2023 17:36:24 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1665601

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what additional funding they have made available to the Welsh Government over and above the basic budget provision for Wales in the financial year 2023–24; and for what purposes any specific use was stipulated.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL10647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Spending Review 2021 set the largest annual block grant, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts. This provided the Welsh Government with £2.5 billion in 2023-24 through the Barnett formula, on top of their £15.9 billion baseline. They also received over £320 million of ringfenced non-Barnett funding for 2023-24 for farming and fisheries.</p><p> </p><p>On top of this settlement, the Welsh Government have received an additional £745 million through the Barnett formula for 2023-24, largely as a result of decisions made at Autumn Statement 2022 and Spring Budget 2023. They have also received around £450 million in non-Barnett funding for 2023-24 since Spending Review 2021.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the devolved administrations to allocate their Barnett-based funding in devolved areas as they see fit. They can therefore take their own decisions on managing and investing available resources, reflecting their own priorities and local circumstances, and they are accountable to the devolved legislatures for these decisions. Non-Barnett funding is generally ringfenced, meaning it can only be spent for the purpose it was given.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of Barnett and non-Barnett funding, including the policy areas for which the non-Barnett funding is ringfenced, can also be found in the Block Grant Transparency publication. This publication is updated regularly, and the most recent report was published in July 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 24/10/2023 11:40:40 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1662259

registered interest
date	20/09/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Email
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to require all providers of public services (whether the provider is a public body or in the private sector), to provide a facility, whenever they email customers or potential customers, for that email to be answered by email and not to prevent a response with a "no-reply" communication address.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL10390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is not aware of any plans to introduce legislation preventing departments from responding with a &quot;no reply&quot; email.</p><p>Each department is responsible for deciding how it communicates with members of the public by email.</p><p>Some departments may wish to send emails from a &quot;no reply&quot; email address to ensure that follow up emails are sent through the correct routes and handled consistently and effectively. However, all departments will either have an email address or a contact form that can be accessed on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> for members of the public.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/10/2023 12:50:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley