Llinos Medi MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Renewable Energy: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the funding increase by Great British Energy for renewable schemes in Wales announced on 10 December 2025, which body will be responsible for administering this funding to r
Answer: The Welsh Government will administer the additional funding provided by Great British Energy. This will fund solar panels for schools, leisure centres and museums across Wales, as well as supporting a new scheme which will help public sector and communiti...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime consultation.
Answer: We are analysing the feedback received to the consultation on reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime, and will publish a government response in due course.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Welsh Government will receive Barnett consequentials from the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: Calculating Barnett consequentials of the Government's spending commitments is the responsibility of HM Treasury. At almost £15 billion, the Warm Homes Plan is the single biggest public investment programme in energy efficiency in UK history. The Treasury...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the full Warm Homes Plan will be released.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan, which will be published soon will lower bills, strengthen our energy security, and reduce emissions by accelerating the installation of efficient new technologies like heat pumps, heat networks, solar, home batteries and insulation. T...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Standing ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the current costs of energy standing charges on businesses in North Wales.
Answer: The Government has not made such an assessment specific to North Wales. Levels of standing charges in the non-domestic market are a commercial decision for suppliers and are not regulated by Ofgem as they are in the domestic market. Standing charges predo...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Smart Export GuaranteeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the average price per kilowatt that businesses receive from suppliers when selling power to the grid under the Smart Export Guarantee compared to domestic househo
Answer: It is a commercial decision for suppliers as to how they choose to set export tariffs, and whether to treat domestic and business customers differently for the purpose of tariffs offered under the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). Most suppliers offer SEG tar...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Feed-in TariffsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changing the inflation indexation in the Feed in Tariffs scheme from Retail Price Index to Consumer Price Index on (a) households and (b
Answer: The Government has consulted on the proposed changes to how Feed-in Tariff payments are adjusted for inflation. The consultation included an analytical annex setting out the assessment of the potential impacts of the policy. An updated version of this wil...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what impact has the decision to designate two AI Growth Zones in Wales had on NESO’s plans for improving grid connections in both (a) north Wales and (b) south Wales.
Answer: Both sites had grid connections being realised before 2030, so are already accounted for in NESO’s planning.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: WalesWales OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what Barnett consequential funding will Wales receive as a direct result of measures set out in the UK Government’s child poverty strategy published on 5 December 2025.
Answer: The Barnett formula has been applied in the normal way to changes in UK Government Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL). Spending Review 2025 provided the Welsh Government with their largest spending review settlements in real terms since devolution. As a...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPride in Place Programme: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for what reason he has adopted a different approach to Pride in Place Programme Phase 2 funding in Northern Ireland than in Wales and Scotland.
Answer: Although phase two of the Pride in Place programme will not be delivered in Northern Ireland, corresponding funding will be made available in Northern Ireland through the Local Growth Fund, with a total UK Government investment of £45.5m per annum over th...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPride in Place Programme: WalesWales OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is the process used to determine which neighbourhoods within Welsh local authorities will receive support under the Pride of Place programme; and when those neighbourhoods will be announced.
Answer: Through the Pride in Place Programme, nine more communities in Wales will receive up to £20 million each over the next 10 years. Every local authority in Wales will also receive a share of £34.5 million through the Pride in Place Impact Fund. This £214 mi...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the financial breakdown for the Local Growth Fund, including capital and revenue split, for (a) Wales (b) Scotland (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England.
Answer: The UK Government is working with partners across the nations to develop and implement a new Local Growth Fund, which is part of a wider targeted, long-term approach to regional growth across the UK. Under this approach, funding for Scotland, Wales and No...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: WalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the value of the Local Growth Fund for Wales was reduced from £633million to £547million.
Answer: The UK Government is working with the Welsh Government to develop and implement a new Local Growth Fund, which is part of a wider targeted, long-term approach to regional growth across the UK. Under this approach, funding for Wales will remain at the same...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: WalesTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93124More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding was provided to the Welsh Government (a) through the Barnett consequentials and (b) any other mechanisms as a result of the increase in employer National Insurance Contributions for public sector em
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor agreed to provide funding to the public sector to support them with the additional cost associated with changes to employer National Insurance Contributions policy. The Welsh Government received £185 million of this s...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Welsh GovernmentTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93123More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement by the Welsh Government entitled Funding to Support Devolved Public Sector Employers with Increased National Insurance Costs, published on 30 May 2025, what steps her Department is pl
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor agreed to provide funding to the public sector to support them with the additional cost associated with changes to employer National Insurance Contributions policy. The Welsh Government received £185 million of this s...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Welsh GovernmentTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93122More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she last met with the Welsh Government to discuss the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance Contributions on public sector employers in Wales.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor agreed to provide funding to the public sector to support them with the additional cost associated with changes to employer National Insurance Contributions policy. The Welsh Government received £185 million of this s...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92852More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the number of jobs to be created through the first phase of the Floating Offshore Wind Programme in the Celtic Sea; and how many of these will be in Wales.
Answer: As part of the tender process for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5, bidders were required to set out plans for creating onshore benefits from the development of the new wind farms. This included committing to creating new apprenticeships, and supporting thos...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92849More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 28 March 2025 to question 41189, how many private businesses based in Wales paid (a) lease and (b) royalties fees to the Crown Estate in 2024-25.
Answer: This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The Crown Estate will provide separate reporting for Wales in its 2025-26 annual report and accounts.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: VATTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91676More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a cut in VAT for the hospitality sector in Wales.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK. VAT is a reserved tax, applying UK wide. VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91674More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 41189, what was the total value of (a) rents and (b) royalty fees paid by private businesses to the Crown Estate in Wales in the 2024-2025 financial year.
Answer: The Crown Estate’s Integrated annual report and accounts are published each year, and laid before Parliament. These set out details of The Crown Estate’s financial returns and information on how it delivers value for the long-term benefit of the UK. The C...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which body is responsible for administering and overseeing the £625 million construction skills programme.
Answer: Following recent machinery of government changes, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will have lead responsibility for the Construction Skills Package and will act as Senior Responsible Owner (SRO). Policy responsibility and budget control for dif...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, over what period the £625 million for construction skills training announced at the Spring Statement 2025 will be (a) allocated and (b) released in each financial year; and how expenditure and outcomes
Answer: Following recent machinery of government changes, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will have lead responsibility for the Construction Skills Package and will act as Senior Responsible Owner (SRO). Policy responsibility and budget control for dif...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the £625 million of funding to train up to 60,000 additional skilled construction workers, announced at the Spring Statement 2025, will be distributed; and how much funding the Welsh Government wil
Answer: Following recent machinery of government changes, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will have lead responsibility for the Construction Skills Package and will act as Senior Responsible Owner (SRO). Policy responsibility and budget control for dif...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88461More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to issue remaining (a) Remediable Service Statements and (b) Remedial Pension Saving Statements to people affected by the McCloud remedy.
Answer: The McCloud remedy under the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 took effect from October 2023 and will deliver a full remedy to all affected public service pension scheme members. Schemes are currently implementing the remedy. As part o...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88460More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to issue remaining (a) Remediable Service Statements and (b) Remedial Pension Saving Statements to people affected by the McCloud remedy.
Answer: The McCloud remedy under the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 took effect from October 2023 and will deliver a full remedy to all affected public service pension scheme members. Schemes are currently implementing the remedy. As part o...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
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