Asked by: Earl of Effingham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Blake of Leeds on 16 October (HL Deb col 81GC–84GC) and the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 5 November (HL11244), what steps they will take to continue to provide funding to the eight specialist music and dance schools through the Music and Dance Scheme beyond this academic year.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
As Baroness Blake of Leeds set out in the Question for Short Debate on 16 October (HL Deb col 81GC 84GC), the Music and Dance Scheme is a long-term commitment and future funding for the scheme beyond this academic year will be announced in due course.
Asked by: Earl of Effingham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Leong on 30 June (HL Deb col 550), which companies have contributed to the £100 billion of inward investment in this country, and in what amounts by company.
Answered by Baroness Gustafsson
Since taking Office, the Government has welcomed announcements of around £100bn in investment into the UK. Investments announced at the International Investment Summit are detailed on the Gov.UK website titled ‘The UK IIS Summit secures £63bn’ and recent investments into the UK can be found online under ‘Revamped OfI’.
The UK continues to attract major investments across its priority sectors. Recent announcements listed on Gov.UK include Lendlease, DP World, Universal, OCBC, MBDA, Vishay, JLR and Rolls Royce.
These figures and examples are announcements and, in many cases, do not yet represent actual realised investment into the UK.
Asked by: Earl of Effingham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings ministers in the Department for Transport have had with the Mayor of London to discuss proposals to expand Heathrow Airport since July 2024.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Minister for Aviation, in the Department for Transport, regularly meets with stakeholders across the sector and values this engagement.
For the period in question, the Minister for Aviation has held no meetings with the Mayor of London, and therefore, has not discussed Heathrow Airport expansion proposals.
Asked by: Earl of Effingham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings ministers in the Treasury have had with the Mayor of London to discuss proposals to expand Heathrow Airport since July 2024.
Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Chancellor meets regularly with the Mayor of London and has discussed Heathrow expansion with him on several occasions.
Asked by: Earl of Effingham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings the Chancellor of the Exchequer has had with the Mayor of London to discuss proposals to expand Heathrow Airport since July 2024.
Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Chancellor meets regularly with the Mayor of London and has discussed Heathrow expansion with him on several occasions.
Asked by: Earl of Effingham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings the Secretary of State for Transport has had with the Mayor of London to discuss proposals to expand Heathrow Airport since July 2024.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Secretary of State met with the Mayor of London in February 2025. The agenda of this meeting was not to discuss Heathrow Airport Expansion. However, the expansion proposal was briefly raised in the appendage of the meeting.
Asked by: Earl of Effingham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings the Chancellor of the Exchequer has had with Heathrow Airport Limited since its acquisition by a consortium led by Ardian in December 2024.
Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Treasury Ministers regularly meet with airports and other stakeholders across the aviation sector and value this engagement. Ministers have met with Heathrow Airport Limited during this period. These meetings continue to inform the Government’s position on Heathrow expansion.
Asked by: Earl of Effingham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings Ministers in the Treasury have had with Heathrow Airport Limited since its acquisition by a consortium led by Ardian in December 2024.
Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Treasury Ministers regularly meet with airports and other stakeholders across the aviation sector and value this engagement. Ministers have met with Heathrow Airport Limited during this period. These meetings continue to inform the Government’s position on Heathrow expansion.
Asked by: Earl of Effingham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings Ministers in the Department for Transport have had with Heathrow Airport Limited since its acquisition by a consortium led by Ardian in December 2024.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Secretary of State for Transport and ministers in the Department for Transport regularly meet with airports and other stakeholders across the sector and value this engagement.
For the period in question, the Secretary of State for Transport has met with Heathrow Airport Limited on 4 occasions and ministers in the Department for Transport have met with Heathrow Airport Limited on 1 occasion.
Asked by: Earl of Effingham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings the Secretary of State for Transport has had with Heathrow Airport Limited since its acquisition by a consortium led by Ardian in December 2024.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Secretary of State for Transport and ministers in the Department for Transport regularly meet with airports and other stakeholders across the sector and value this engagement.
For the period in question, the Secretary of State for Transport has met with Heathrow Airport Limited on 4 occasions and ministers in the Department for Transport have met with Heathrow Airport Limited on 1 occasion.