Llinos Medi MP: written questions
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National 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
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88459More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh government on the (a) implementation of and (b) planned timelines for the McCloud remedy for public sector pensions in Wales.
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 88458More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has received information from relevant Departments on their plans to issue remaining (a) Remediable Service Statements and (b) Remedial Pension Saving Statements to all people affected by the
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 recordNuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what date his Department will announce plans for the deployment of new nuclear generation projects at (a) Wylfa and (b) Oldbury.
Answer: Great British Energy – Nuclear purchased the sites at Wylfa and Oldbury in 2024. As sites which have previously hosted a nuclear power station, both have positive attributes for new nuclear. No decisions have yet been taken on any projects to be deployed ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity Generation: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the percentage of electricity supplied to the national grid from renewable forms of energy and (b) how much of this is generated from sources in W
Answer: Data for electricity generated in Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, by fuel, is published in Energy Trends: December 2024, special feature article - Electricity generation and supply in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, 2019 to 2...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity Generation: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of electricity supplied to the national grid that was generated in Wales.
Answer: Data for electricity generated in Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, by fuel, is published in Energy Trends: December 2024, special feature article - Electricity generation and supply in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, 2019 to 2...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company Obligation: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the National Audit Office Report entitled Energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company Obligation, published on 14 October 2025, what the cost to the public purs
Answer: The remediation costs sit with the original installer and we have been clear that no household should be asked to pay any money to put things right. We expect most remediation for solid wall insulation installed under ECO4 or GBIS to cost between £250 and...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company Obligation: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the National Audit Office Report entitled Energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company Obligation, published on 14 October 2025, how many homes in Wales have had
Answer: The Government commissioned an independent statistical audit in April 2025. Two random samples of audits of external (EWI) and internal wall installations (IWI), across the household populations of both schemes were commissioned to understand non‑complian...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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