Llinos Medi MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Business: WalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support business confidence in Wales.
Answer: Businesses can access complementary, comprehensive support services from both the Department for Business and Trade and the Welsh Government. We work closely with Welsh Government counterparts to improve trading conditions. My department will host a flags...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small businesses to develop AI investment plans.
Answer: Adoption of new digital technology, including AI, can help businesses become more productive – but we know Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) sometimes need additional help and support to do so.The AI Opportunities Action Plan set out a vision for ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: CybersecurityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small businesses to develop cyber security investment plans.
Answer: Adoption of technologies like cybersecurity is important to protect businesses and increase productivity.The National Cyber Security Centre publishes a range of expert guidance, including the Small Business Guide, which contains practical and affordable a...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help support community energy schemes to sell energy to local (a) households and (b) businesses.
Answer: The Department is considering a range of reforms to unlock renewable investment and pass through the benefits of cheaper renewables to consumers. This includes potential changes to support local and community energy. The Secretary of State previously comm...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Ynys MônDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of closing the Holyhead PIP Assessment Centre on sick and disabled people in Ynys Môn.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) closed the Holyhead Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment Centre (AC) as part of the Functional Assessment Services (FAS) strategy to bring together all functional health assessment services in a geograp...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people are employed (a) directly and (b) in supply chains in the nuclear industry in (i) Ynys Mon and (ii) Wales in each year since 2015.
Answer: DESNZ do not produce their own figure on the nuclear workforce in Wales.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty: ValuationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to regulate overvaluations of properties by estate agents.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service at the hands of unscrupulous estate agents.All estate agents are legally required to belong to one of two government-approved redress schemes; administered ei...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEstate Agents and Property Management Companies: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution from the Minister for Housing and Planning in response to an question from the hon. Member for Cheltenham on 28 October 2024, Official Rep
Answer: The government will set out our full position on regulation of estate, letting and managing agents in due course.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on whether the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will continue as a distinct funding stream beyond the current Spending Review period.
Answer: The Government will set out its long-term vision for local growth at the multi-year Spending Review.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10 per cent tariff introduced by the United States on the level of exports from Wales to that country.
Answer: We continue to work closely with the Welsh Government to monitor the impacts, and to support Welsh exporters. Additionally on 3 April, we launched a Request for Input from businesses, to help inform the UK’s response to US tariffs. We continue to support ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCustoms: ICTTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46033More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of technical issues associated with the (a) Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight, (b) common health entry document and (c) Cargo Community Systems for th
Answer: HMRC’s Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system is no longer in use. No new declarations have been made on CHIEF since July 2024, and the system was fully decommissioned in December 2024. HMRC’s customs systems, including CHIEF prior t...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate: StaffTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45184More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people the Crown Estate employs in the United Kingdom.
Answer: The average number of staff during the year 2023-24 was 642, as set out in Table 7 Staff Costs of The Crown Estate Integrated Report and Accounts 2023/24. The figure will be updated in The Crown Estate’s annual report for 2024-25, which is due for publica...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US tariffs on UK automotive exports on (a) levels of unemployment in Wales and (b) level of exports from Wales to the United States.
Answer: We know that this is a concerning time for automotive businesses in Wales. Last year, Wales exported £89 million worth of road vehicles to the US, which accounted for 14% of its total road vehicle exports. That is why the government has been focused on ne...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWylfa Power StationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21108 on Wylfa Power Station, whether his Department has finished examining the previous Government's plans for Wylfa.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to her on 7 January 2025 to Question UIN 21108. No decisions have been taken on any projects and technologies to be deployed at sites owned by Great British Nuclear. We will set out our plans in due course.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power Stations: DecommissioningDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to provide financial support for the decommissioning of (a) nuclear projects, (b) Wylfa and (c) Trawsfynydd in (i) the 2026-27 financial year and (ii) future fina
Answer: HM Government remains committed to the decommissioning of nuclear power stations across the UK. The nuclear decommissioning projects including those at Wylfa and Trawsfynydd are carried out by Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) on behalf of the Nuclear De...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet ProtocolDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the (a) the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, (b) Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and (c) Welsh Governme
Answer: The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) migration is industry-led. The Department works closely with other departments, including the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Welsh Government, to ensure that local authorities an...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to develop a rural economic strategy that provides regional funding for rural communities.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to supporting economic growth across the UK, including in our rural communities. Through the Plan for Change programme, we are working closely with the Welsh Government to ensure Wales can benefit from future investment and ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Estate: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41189More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Crown Estate charges private businesses (a) lease fees and (b) royalty fees on profits.
Answer: The Crown Estate as a landowner charges occupiers/tenants, which can be private businesses, rent in accordance with their lease agreements. In some cases, the rent structure under The Crown Estate’s leases can include a turnover rent element whereby the a...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath Certificates: WalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with the Welsh Government of the effectiveness of (a) death certification reforms and (b) the statutory medical examiner system; and if he will undertake a review of the
Answer: The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. Overall, the implementation of the reforms has been effective and medical examiners are conducting scrutiny of the causes of death...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEU4Health ProgrammeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of participating in the EU4Health programme as a third country.
Answer: A closer, more cooperative relationship with the European Union is in the United Kingdom’s national interest, and we are working to identify areas where we can strengthen cooperation for mutual benefit. However, the UK currently has no plans to join the E...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the level of domestically-procured defence (a) equipment and (b) technology.
Answer: This Government recognises the vital role the UK defence industry plays not only in our national security but also to the economic prosperity and growth of the UK. Our industry partners, of all sizes, are very much at the heart of our One Defence approach...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF Valley: Defence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to (a) procure and (b) test new defence (i) equipment and (ii) technology at RAF Valley.
Answer: The Defence Industrial Strategy, due to be published in late Spring 2025, will set out how we will prioritise and support businesses to create a more innovative and resilient defence sector across the UK, including Wales.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF Valley: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK Government's planned increase in defence spending on (a) jobs and (b) job security at RAF Valley.
Answer: No assessment has been made.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOut of Area TreatmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025WithdrawnUIN 38425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on cross-border healthcare.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOut of Area TreatmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on cross-border healthcare.
Answer: The abolition of NHS England will strip out the unnecessary bureaucracy and cut the duplication that comes from having two organisations doing the same job; we will empower staff to focus on delivering better care for patients, driving productivity up and...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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