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.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase uptake of ME/CFS training among healthcare professionals, and how it plans to assess the impact of that training on clinical practice.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The e-learning modules have, as of June 2026, been accessed by over 650 people from a range of backgrounds, including healthcare professionals, carers, and people with lived experience.
We are working with the Royal College of Physicians and the Medical Schools Council to further promote awareness of the programme. The modules have all received high ratings, with the overall programme having recently been nominated for a Learning Technologies Award, and the Department and NHS England continue to monitor feedback to ensure that this e-learning continues to be relevant, compliant with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, and detailed.
The Department is working closely with NHS England regarding how current NHS England responsibilities will be delivered post-April 2027. We are assessing the full range of current functions across both organisations, and we are working at pace on a plan for the smooth transfer of people, functions and responsibilities.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure ME/CFS training for healthcare professionals remains available once NHS England is abolished.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The e-learning modules have, as of June 2026, been accessed by over 650 people from a range of backgrounds, including healthcare professionals, carers, and people with lived experience.
We are working with the Royal College of Physicians and the Medical Schools Council to further promote awareness of the programme. The modules have all received high ratings, with the overall programme having recently been nominated for a Learning Technologies Award, and the Department and NHS England continue to monitor feedback to ensure that this e-learning continues to be relevant, compliant with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, and detailed.
The Department is working closely with NHS England regarding how current NHS England responsibilities will be delivered post-April 2027. We are assessing the full range of current functions across both organisations, and we are working at pace on a plan for the smooth transfer of people, functions and responsibilities.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS healthcare professionals, broken down by professional group, have completed each of the four ME/CFS e-learning modules developed by NHS England.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The e-learning modules have, as of June 2026, been accessed by over 650 people from a range of backgrounds, including healthcare professionals, carers, and people with lived experience.
We are working with the Royal College of Physicians and the Medical Schools Council to further promote awareness of the programme. The modules have all received high ratings, with the overall programme having recently been nominated for a Learning Technologies Award, and the Department and NHS England continue to monitor feedback to ensure that this e-learning continues to be relevant, compliant with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, and detailed.
The Department is working closely with NHS England regarding how current NHS England responsibilities will be delivered post-April 2027. We are assessing the full range of current functions across both organisations, and we are working at pace on a plan for the smooth transfer of people, functions and responsibilities.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what role she envisages for Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) production in Wales; and what assessment her Department has made of the need for GGRs to address residual emissions in hard to abate sectors in Wales.
Answered by Katie White - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Greenhouse Gas Removals will be important for achieving reaching net zero – balancing residual emissions from hard-to-decarbonise sectors while providing new economic opportunities.
Carbon Budgets apply to the whole of the UK economy and society and the Carbon Budgets and Growth Delivery Plan published in October 2025 details the cross economy-package, including the role of GGRs, which will enable the UK to meet Carbon Budgets 4-6.
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2026 to Question 15936 on Animal Welfare, when she plans to (a) update hon. Members and (b) publish findings of her Department's discussions with (i) the tourism industry and (ii) other stakeholders on (A) legislative and (B) non-legislative options to prohibit advertising of low-welfare animal activities undertaken abroad.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy published in December 2025, this Government continuing to explore both legislative and non-legislative options to stop the advertising and offering for sale of low-welfare animal activities abroad alongside a range of other animal welfare priorities. It will set out next steps in due course.
In the meantime, the department encourages all parties who interact with tourists to consider how they can use those opportunities to raise awareness of low-welfare animal activities and promote responsible tourism choices.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has made to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in respect to the Parc Adfer CCS project as part of the Government’s ongoing HyNet Project Negotiation List Review.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales
I regularly engage with Ministers in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on a range of matters, including industrial decarbonisation in Wales. I am eager to ensure that industries across North Wales are well placed to benefit from the HyNet Cluster, which is critical to decarbonising the region and securing high-quality jobs.
The UK Government remains committed to securing the maximum value from the HyNet cluster and is undertaking a holistic assessment against a range of factors, including affordability, value for money, maturity, deliverability, strategic contribution, and network capacity. Government appreciate the industry’s need for clarity on the HyNet Project Negotiation List Review and will provide further updates as soon as they are available.
Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that public health advice on air pollution is (a) accessible and (b) clinically relevant for (i) people with cystic fibrosis and (ii) other vulnerable groups.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The delivery profile and date of F-35A aircraft is subject to discussion between the UK and multinational Joint Program Office, but the UK anticipates taking delivery of the next batch of F-35 aircraft from the early 2030s. This will include 12 F-35As, which will allow the UK to join NATO's Dual Capable Aircraft (DCA) mission.
We will continue to work closely with the US, whose nuclear weapons are allocated to the NATO DCA mission, and our other NATO Allies on the timeline for doing so.