David Chadwick MP: written questions
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Local Growth Fund: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether UK Shared Prosperity Fund revenue-funded programmes in Welsh local authorities will be maintained via the Local Growth Fund.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has made an assessment of lessons learned from previous short-term capital schemes, including Levelling Up Fund projects, when designing the Local Growth Fund.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with HM Treasury regarding the suitability of short-term capital funding windows for local economic development programmes in Wales.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: DevolutionWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer has provided guidance to her Department on the split between revenue and capital funding for the Local Growth Fund in devolved nations.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate she has made of the total percentage change in local economic growth funding for Wales between the final year of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the first three years of the Local Growth Fund.
Answer: As announced at the Spending Review, from 2026-27 the UK government will provide targeted, long-term local growth funding to support regional growth across the UK, completing the transition from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). For the next three ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSenedd Cymru: ElectionsWales OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on securing the integrity of the 2026 Senedd elections from interference by foreign state actors.
Answer: The UK Government takes any attempts to intervene in democratic processes very seriously. It is, and always will be, an absolute priority to protect our democratic and electoral processes, including from foreign interference. The Government addresses thes...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WalesWales OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings of (a) officials and (b) ministers have taken place to progress the health partnership between Wales and England announced on 23 September 2024 by the Secretary of State.
Answer: Both the UK and Welsh Governments know how important it is to strengthen our NHS and bring down waiting lists. That is why our two governments are working together in the spirit of genuine collaboration and partnership to do everything possible to cut wai...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WalesWales OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what (a) milestones and (b) deliverables were agreed for the health partnership with England announced on the 23 September 2024.
Answer: Both the UK and Welsh Governments know how important it is to strengthen our NHS and bring down waiting lists. That is why our two governments are working together in the spirit of genuine collaboration and partnership to do everything possible to cut wai...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WalesWales OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, further to her announcement on 23 September 2024 of a health partnership between Wales and England, what progress has been made in establishing that partnership; and when she expects it to become operational.
Answer: Both the UK and Welsh Governments know how important it is to strengthen our NHS and bring down waiting lists. That is why our two governments are working together in the spirit of genuine collaboration and partnership to do everything possible to cut wai...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the transfer of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme’s Investment Reserve to its Welsh scheme members.
Answer: The Department is engaging with HM Treasury with a view to agreeing a way forward on the transfer of the reserve to members. The Government is aiming to reach agreement on an outcome that can be implemented later this year which will benefit scheme member...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2025 to Question 76666 on British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme, if it remains his policy to reach an outcome on the British Coal Staff Superannuatio
Answer: The Government’s aim remains to reach an outcome that can be implemented this year.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) he and (b) the Chief Secretary to the Treasury have held recent meetings with representatives of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme on the future of the Investment Reser
Answer: I met the Trustees on 12 November 2025 to discuss the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and the proposed transfer of the reserve.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme’s Investment Reserve is returned to members before the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answer: The Government is aiming to reach agreement on an outcome that can be implemented later this year which will benefit scheme members.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of returning the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Investment Reserve to members on the Welsh economy.
Answer: As at 30 October 2024, there were 3,650 members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in Wales. Any transfer of the reserve would be used to enhance member benefits.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: WalesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, will the Government will make it its policy fully devolve heavy rail policy to Wales.
Answer: The Department for Transport and the Welsh Government have been working collaboratively on the approach to rail reform in Wales, building on recent progress with devolution of the Core Valley Lines and the announcement at the Spending Review that at least...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: WalesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the total rail enhancement planned to spent in Wales to 2040.
Answer: In June 2025 the Chancellor announced investment plans covering the period from 2026/27 to 2029/30. For this period £350 million has been allocated to rail enhancements in Wales. The Chancellor also confirmed that a further allocation of at least £95 mill...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: WalesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission an independent assessment of the financial and operational implications of fully devolving rail infrastructure and services to the Welsh Government.
Answer: The UK and Welsh Governments are focussed on transformation of the rail sector, modernising and improving rail services and delivering a more integrated, accountable, and passenger-focused railway. As part of the wider rail reform agenda, and through cont...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: WalesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what formal representation (a) Welsh Ministers and (b) Transport for Wales will have in the governance structure of Great British Railways.
Answer: There will be a statutory requirement for Welsh Ministers and the Secretary of State to agree a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).The contents of this MoU have been outlined in Written Ministerial Statements by the Secretary of State for Transport in the ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: WalesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what per-capita level of rail enhancement funding has been allocated to Wales for Control Period 7.
Answer: Rail enhancement funding is determined via Spending Reviews rather than Control Period based settlements. In June 2025 the Chancellor announced investment plans covering the period from 2026/27 to 2029/30. For this period £350 million has been allocated...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: WalesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Welsh Ministers do not have the same statutory powers as Scottish Ministers to produce a High Level Output Specification for rail infrastructure.
Answer: As set out in the Secretary of State’s Written Statement to Parliament on 5 November, UK Government and Welsh Ministers are committed to modernising and improving rail services and delivering a more integrated, accountable, and passenger-focused railway i...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: Iron and SteelTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89245More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding her Department plans to provide through the National Wealth Fund for steel projects; and how businesses can access that funding.
Answer: This Government has a vision for a strong, resilient, productive steel industry in the UK that is primed for long-term success, driving growth in communities. The NWF will commit at least £5.8 billion over this Parliament to priority sub-sectors, which in...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish (a) internal advice and (b) correspondence relating to the decision to not proceed with proposals to give businesses a cash grant for innovative steel projects.
Answer: We remain committed to providing up to £2.5bn for the steel sector, which is being delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund. The NWF has £5.8bn to invest across clean energy and advanced manufacturing sectors, including steel, and is engaging wi...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support steel businesses with (a) innovative and (b) low-carbon projects.
Answer: This Government has committed up to £2.5bn to the UK steel industry, which is being delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund (NWF). The NWF has £5.8bn to invest across clean energy and advanced manufacturing sectors, including steel, and is enga...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department received (a) applications and (b) expressions of interest prior to the decision to not proceed with proposals to give businesses a cash grant for innovative steel projects.
Answer: We are committed to providing up to £2.5bn for the steel sector, which is being delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund (NWF). A consultation was launched in February 2025 regarding the upcoming steel strategy, and we sought views on further po...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding was allocated to the steel innovation grant scheme.
Answer: We are committed to providing up to £2.5bn for the steel sector, which is being delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund. The NWF has £5.8bn to invest across clean energy and advanced manufacturing sectors, including steel, and is engaging with ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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