Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she intends to announce the exact spending allocations for delivery of Transport for Wales' £14 billion pipeline of rail projects as endorsed on 17 February 2026.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The UK Government has endorsed the Transport for Wales vision for rail investment and agreed that it should form the basis of the Wales Rail Board’s pipeline of future projects. The Transport for Wales vision for rail investment will be considered as part of future spending reviews.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will commit to publishing the list of organisations which are members of the Responsible Dog Ownership Taskforce.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The requested information is available on GOV.UK here.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to ensure that Wales achieves maximum benefit from the Government's carbon capture and storage cluster programme.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales
This Government is committed to ensuring that Wales benefits fully from the UK’s Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) Cluster programme through the HyNet Cluster, which is expected to support thousands of jobs across North West England and Wales.
Following financial close of the HyNet Transport and Storage Network in April 2025, the Padeswood project in North Wales signed final contracts with Government and is expected to capture up to 800,000 tonnes of CO2 annually as well as supporting secure, long-term jobs.
Since August 2025, eight capture projects based across Wales and the North West of England have been in negotiations for the HyNet cluster. Officials in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) are continuing to negotiate with these projects to best deliver against the CCUS programme’s objectives.
CCUS will also be key to decarbonising South Wales' heavy industries, and the Milford Haven CO2 project is progressing proposals for carbon shipping in the region. As Secretary of State for Wales, I will continue to work with Cabinet colleagues to support industry throughout the region.