Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Feb 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"We know that for every pound spent with a small or medium-sized enterprise 63p is re-spent in the local area, as opposed to some 40p for every pound spent with a larger chain or business. What steps will the Government take to enable public bodies in Wales to buy more …..."Ben Lake - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 24th January 2020
Asked by:
Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question
to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to secure increased capital investment for Wales.
Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby
The Government is committed to ensuring that no area is left behind when it comes to increased capital investment for Wales. The Government has already secured substantial amounts of investment to improve the infrastructure in Wales, such as the new Intercity Express Trains on Great Western Main Line worth £5.7 billion, up to £58 million for the upgrade of Cardiff Central station and £4 million towards reopening Bow Street station. £69 million has been allocated for the rollout of superfast broadband across Wales and at Autumn Budget we announced a further £200 million for broadband for the hardest to reach areas and Wales will be included in the first phase of this work.
Nevertheless, there is more that we can do and I will continue to work with the Welsh Government, other UK Government departments to agree how to strengthen the Welsh economy and provide greater connectivity, ensuring that all interests are included when it comes to capital investment in Wales.
Written Question
Thursday 23rd January 2020
Asked by:
Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question
to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the £1 billion of new resource and capital spending announced for Northern Ireland on 15 January 2020.
Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby
The New Decade, New Approach financial agreement reflects the unique circumstances faced by Northern Ireland and supports the incoming Executive to tackle these. The UK Government is committed to supporting all parts of the UK, including delivering increased funding for Wales, and will continue to do so. The 2019 Spending Round provided the biggest day-to-day funding settlement for Wales in a decade with over £17bn in 2020-21 for the Welsh Government, an increase of over £600m. The UK Government’s infrastructure revolution combined with increased funding for areas like the NHS in England will deliver significant increases to the budgets of the Scottish and Welsh Governments.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Feb 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"13. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the future of the RNLI lifeboat in New Quay. ..."Ben Lake - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Feb 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Minister for his answer. He will be aware that the decision to remove the all-weather lifeboat from New Quay has caused considerable concern in Ceredigion and further afield. May I ask him to again raise this matter with the Department for Transport and press for detailed reassurances …..."Ben Lake - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"6. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the UK shared prosperity fund on Wales. ..."Ben Lake - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Between 2014 and 2020, Wales will have received £2.4 billion in structural funding, or over 20% of the total UK allocation of EU funds. Will the UK Government ensure that Wales continues to receive at least an equivalent share of funding from the shared prosperity fund?..."Ben Lake - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Nov 2018
Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
"Diolch, Mr Hollobone. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Wrexham (Ian C. Lucas) on securing this important and much-needed debate. Those of us representing constituencies in Wales will be all too aware of the importance of regional and structural funding schemes, …..."Ben Lake - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Nov 2018
Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
"I agree wholeheartedly with the hon. Gentleman. If the Barnett formula were applied to the shared prosperity fund, that would be nothing short of a disaster for our communities. We need to make sure that whatever the methodology, it is focused on the need of communities, rather than on simple …..."Ben Lake - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Nov 2018
Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
"On the spending review, should we be concerned that it seems that responsibility for this fund has been given to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, rather than the Treasury? Might that suggest that it is not as big a pot of money as we would hope?..."Ben Lake - View Speech
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