Llinos Medi MP: written questions
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Written questions
Foster CareDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing foster carers with the same legal status as (a) health workers and (b) teachers.
Answer: I pay tribute to the vital efforts of foster carers, who carry out a challenging role that requires skill, dedication and love. This government’s investments in foster care will recruit hundreds more new foster families and strengthen support to retain ex...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in reference to the Migration Advisory Committee report published on 10 June 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) revising and (b) lowering the family visa financial requ
Answer: On 10 June the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published their independent review of the financial requirements across the family routes. The report is now under review, and the Home Office will respond in due course.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBorders: HolyheadDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the current financial value of the Holyhead Border Control Post site; what has been the cost to the public purse of the site since 2016; and whether his De
Answer: The UK Government works closely with the Devolved Governments on a range of border issues, however this specific issue is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Welsh Government.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBorders: HolyheadDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) having and (b) not having a Holyhead Border Control Post site on (i) trade, (ii) food safety and (ii) public heal
Answer: The UK Government works closely with the Devolved Governments on a range of border issues, however this specific issue is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Welsh Government.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWylfa Power StationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total value of the financial support was that the Government was prepared to offer Hitatchi to develop a new nuclear project at Wylfa in 2019.
Answer: The Hitachi-owned Horizon took the decision to withdraw from the nuclear new build project at Wylfa in September 2020. Any and all discussions undertaken by the previous government with Hitachi concerning the financing of the proposed Horizon project at W...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on reducing energy bills in Wales.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussion with the Devolved Administrations on a wide range of issues.The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil f...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity and Natural Gas: TaxationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of rebalancing policy levies between electric and gas bills.
Answer: Over this Parliament the Government will be working relentlessly to translate the much cheaper wholesale costs of clean power into lower bills for consumers. This will be core to every decision we make. This is a complex issue and decisions will be made w...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: TaxationTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58337More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of moving electricity bill levies into general taxation, in the context of average annual costs of household energy bills.
Answer: Energy levies support vital investment to secure the UK’s electricity system with homegrown, clean power. Through public and private investment, the Government is protecting billpayers from volatile international fossil fuel markets. To help those that mo...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: WalesTreasuryTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904558More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Spending Review 2025 on businesses in Wales.
Answer: Spending Review 2025 (SR25) delivers for businesses UK-wide, including across Wales. Public finance institutions will work in collaboration with the devolved governments and local stakeholders to invest in businesses and technologies, and drive growth acr...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904484More
Question: What steps her Department is taking to develop a future funding model for local councils in rural areas.
Answer: As the hon Member will be aware, Local Government is a devolved matter. The government is absolutely committed to supporting rural communities. This year’s Settlement saw places with a significant rural population on average receive almost a 6% cash incre...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54090More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of planned changes to business property relief on levels of investment made by affected family businesses in (a) Wales and (b) the UK in each of the next three ye
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing and Coastal Growth Fund: WalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the fishing and coastal growth fund will be allocated to Wales.
Answer: The Fishing & Coastal Growth Fund will be investing £360 million over the next 12 years. As part of that fund Ministers committed to working closely with the industry and local communities in order to ensure investment is targeted to where it is neede...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: 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
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