Liz Saville Roberts MP: written questions 2025
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Trawsfynydd Power StationWales OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions her Department has had with a) the Welsh Government and b) Cyngor Gwynedd on the regeneration of the former Trawsfynydd nuclear site.
Answer: The UK Government has regular discussions with the Welsh Government on a range of issues including our joint ambition for Wales to be at the forefront of the clean energy transition.The UK Government is committed to delivering a secure, reliable, and low-...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioisotopesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Minister is responsible for non-power generating nuclear facilities used for (a) research and (b) the production of healthcare-related materials.
Answer: As interim Minister for nuclear, I am responsible for the regulation of non-power generating nuclear facilities for civil nuclear fission research and development within DESNZ. Other Departments may hold responsibility for non-power generating nuclear fac...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioisotopesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues about the development of a nuclear facility to produce radionuclides for use in healthcare.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State meets regularly with Cabinet colleagues to discuss a range of issues.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioisotopesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the devolved Administrations on the (a) need and (b) potential ability for the UK to create radionuclides for use in healthcare.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment. The Department regularly engages with suppliers, specialist clinicians, the British Nuclear Medicine Society, and the UK Radiopharmacy Group to support the continued supply of medical radioisotopes for Na...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioisotopesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency plans the NHS has put in place to manage a potential shortage in the supply of medical radionuclides to prevent delays to (a) cancer, (b) cardiac and (c) other procedures.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment. The Department regularly engages with suppliers, specialist clinicians, the British Nuclear Medicine Society, and the UK Radiopharmacy Group to support the continued supply of medical radioisotopes for Na...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioisotopesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) supply of medical radionuclides for NHS use in the next (i) 5, (ii) 10, (iii) 15 and (iv) 20 years.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment. The Department regularly engages with suppliers, specialist clinicians, the British Nuclear Medicine Society, and the UK Radiopharmacy Group to support the continued supply of medical radioisotopes for Na...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioisotopesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of demand for medical radionuclides in the NHS in the next (a) 5, (b) 10, (c) 15 and (d) 20 years.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment. The Department regularly engages with suppliers, specialist clinicians, the British Nuclear Medicine Society, and the UK Radiopharmacy Group to support the continued supply of medical radioisotopes for Na...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Armed ForcesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of disregarding military compensation as income across the social security system.
Answer: I refer the honourable member to the answer given on 8 July 2025 to question UIN 63814
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using National Insurance numbers to proactively identify veterans in the criminal justice system in order to provide them with appropriate support.
Answer: There is no mechanism for identifying former Armed Forces personnel or any other category of individuals through National Insurance numbers. Those eligible are issued a National Insurance number for the administration of Social Security Benefits, National...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Mental Health ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of veterans therapists' ability to access veteran inmates in Wales to provide PTSD treatment.
Answer: Healthcare in Wales is devolved to the Welsh Government, with seven Local Health Boards responsible for the planning and delivery of health services (including mental health therapy, such as PTSD) in prisons across Wales.A strong partnership exists betwee...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: GazaHome OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a separate resettlement route for people in Gaza to join families in the UK.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 13 March to Question 35970.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Personal RecordsMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what categories of information are routinely collected by prisons on prisoners.
Answer: Prisons collect a wide range of information. The main categories are: personal and demographic; legal and custodial; health and wellbeing; risk and behavioural assessments; education and employment; rehabilitation and progress monitoring; and daily activi...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Care LeaversMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will list the number of care experienced prisoners with home addresses in Wales that were in prison in (a) Wales and (b) England by the local authority of their home address in each of the last five years.
Answer: We are committed to addressing the disproportionate number of care-experienced prisoners in England and Wales, both by improving support for people with care experience while in the criminal justice system, and by working with colleagues across government...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Care LeaversMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will list the number of care experienced prisoners in each (a) prison and (b) young offender institution in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each of the last five years.
Answer: We are committed to addressing the disproportionate number of care-experienced prisoners in England and Wales, both by improving support for people with care experience while in the criminal justice system, and by working with colleagues across government...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: Care LeaversMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of care experienced children and young adults within the criminal justice system in Wales.
Answer: We are committed to addressing the disproportionate number of care-experienced prisoners in England and Wales, both by improving support for people with care experience while in the criminal justice system, and by working with colleagues across government...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the potential changes in the level of the average annual cost of electricity for people leaving the Radio Teleswitch Service.
Answer: Ofgem has consulted on plans to ensure that suppliers must take all reasonable steps to provide an energy tariff that leaves all their customers ‘no worse off’ than before once their RTS meter is replaced. Ofgem will make further announcements on this in ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her planned timetable is for the switch off of the Radio Teleswitch Service in each Welsh local authority area.
Answer: The Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) signal will be switched off in carefully targeted local areas, where suppliers are ready to respond quickly in case of any issues, starting from 30 June. Industry’s phase out plan will be flexible and subject to change, ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: CostsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost in (a) 2019 prices and (b) today after being adjusted for inflation of HS2 as estimated by CEO of HS2 Ltd in his preliminary report to her Department.
Answer: Mark Wild is leading a comprehensive reset of the programme to deliver the remaining works at the lowest reasonable cost. As part of this work, he will advise the Department on a revised cost estimate for HS2. As Mark Wild set out in his letter, HS2 Ltd’s...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEast West Rail Line: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the June 2025 Statement of Funding Policy, published on 11 June, and the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Wales during the oral question on Devolution: Crown Estate of 11 June,
Answer: The East-West rail project is classified as an England and Wales project. This approach applies to investment in heavy rail by the Department for Transport, including HS2 and East-West Rail, and is consistent with the funding arrangements for all other po...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Welsh LanguageMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her Department's consultation on reforming Local Justice Areas, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of her Department's adherence to the statutory duty to provide a Welsh language impac
Answer: The Ministry of Justice produced a Welsh language impact assessment during consultation (published on 16 April 2025, shortly after the consultation’s launch), and has committed to publishing a further assessment alongside the finalised proposals, once the...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence Review: Welsh GovernmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: The Welsh Government was invited to respond to the public consultation through a letter from Lord Robertson. I have also held a call with the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to brief the Welsh Government on the content of the Strategic Def...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the ban on employment for women seeking asylum on levels of gender-based violence and exploitation.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 3 June to Question 53862.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWeapons: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the six munitions and energetics factories announced in the Strategic Defence Review will be built in Wales.
Answer: Wales already contributes to munitions development, and we hope businesses based in Wales will continue to do so as we build our always on defence munitions strategy. We will set out that detail in due course, but our overall munitions investment will hel...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the work ban for people seeking asylum on future employment opportunities.
Answer: Our primary responsibility remains to crack down on illegal working, and ensure that those employers and employees who play by the rules are not undercut by those who are not. Asylum seekers who have had their claim outstanding for 12 months or more, thro...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of radio teleswitch service meters in use in (a) Wales, (b) Gwynedd and (c) Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency in the latest period for which data is av
Answer: Most recent figures provided to the Department from Ofgem indicates that as of 2nd May there were c.9,500 RTS meters remaining in Wales.Ofgem does not collect constituency level data on RTS meters from suppliers.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
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