Jul. 19 2023
Source Page: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2023Found: obtained from the Office for National Statistics and currently includes expenditure of bodies such as Crossrail
Written Evidence Mar. 20 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: the sector. 6)Provide a consistent commercial counterpart for project delivery partners such as Crossrail
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Cardiff Central constituency.
Answered by David T C Davies - Secretary of State for Wales
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I both live in Wales and serve Welsh constituencies. We have a consistent presence in Wales as we conduct many visits, events and meetings in Wales on a regular basis.
Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ website and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office priorities are published in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Annual Report and Accounts.
The UK Government has provided extensive support to Cardiff Central. A typical household in Wales has received almost £2000 in UK Government support to help with the cost of living. This includes around 218,000 payments delivered in Cardiff Central through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. During the Covid-19 pandemic around 14,000 jobs were supported through the furlough scheme, around £22 million was claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and around £102 million was given to businesses through government-backed business loans. The UK Government has also provided a £22.2 million boost for the media cymru project in Cardiff Central - creating 2,000 new jobs and adding £236 million to the Welsh economy.
In addition, Cardiff City Council, the local authority for the Cardiff Central constituency, is receiving over £41 million from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cardiff is also receiving £50 million from the Levelling Up Fund for Cardiff Crossrail which will deliver a new rail line between Cardiff Bay and Cardiff Central Station. Cardiff Central also benefits from the £1.2 billion Cardiff Capital Region City Deal, including a £3 million investment in the Cyber Innovation Hub at Cardiff University.
This Government is investing in Wales like never before; over £790 million in four City and Regional Growth Deals covering the whole of Wales, £585 million for local authorities to invest through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including over £100 million for the Multiply adult numeracy programme, £330 million in capital investment through the Levelling Up Fund and £3.2 million to preserve community assets through the Community Ownership Fund. Wales will benefit from two Freeports backed by £52 million, the British Business Bank’s new £130m Regional Investment Fund, and from Project Gigabit which will enable hard to reach communities to access lightning-fast gigabit capable broadband.
Oral Evidence Nov. 08 2023
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: I was formerly managing director of Crossrail, when we were planning and getting the budget through
Asked by: Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Cardiff South and Penarth constituency.
Answered by David T C Davies - Secretary of State for Wales
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I both live in Wales and serve Welsh constituencies. We have a consistent presence in Wales as we conduct many visits, events and meetings in Wales on a regular basis.
Details of Ministerial visits and meetings are published on the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales’ website and in Quarterly Ministerial Transparency Returns. In addition, visits and meetings conducted in support of the Wales Office priorities are published in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Annual Report and Accounts.
The UK Government has provided extensive support to Cardiff South and Penarth. A typical household in Wales has received almost £2000 in UK Government support to help with the cost of living. This includes over 303,000 payments delivered in Cardiff South and Penarth through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. During the Covid-19 pandemic around 19,000 jobs were supported through the furlough scheme, around £37 million was claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and over £127 million was given to businesses through government-backed business loans.
The UK Government has also supported innovation within Cardiff South and Penarth with around £22 million awarded by Innovate UK since April 2019. Cardiff South and Penarth has also received around £185,000 through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to level up local sports facilities. Cardiff South and Penarth will also benefit from UK Government funding to refurbish public tennis courts across the UK.
In addition, Cardiff City Council, the local authority for the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency, is receiving over £41 million from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cardiff is also receiving £50 million from the Levelling Up Fund for Cardiff Crossrail which will deliver a new rail line between Cardiff Bay and Cardiff Central Station. The constituency also benefits from the £1.2 billion Cardiff Capital Region City Deal, including an investment of £40 million in the Metro Central project.
This Government is investing in Wales like never before; over £790 million in four City and Regional Growth Deals covering the whole of Wales, £585 million for local authorities to invest through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, including over £100 million for the Multiply adult numeracy programme, £330 million in capital investment through the Levelling Up Fund and £3.2 million to preserve community assets through the Community Ownership Fund. Wales will benefit from two Freeports backed by £52 million, the British Business Bank’s new £130m Regional Investment Fund, and from Project Gigabit which will enable hard to reach communities to access lightning-fast gigabit capable broadband.
Mentions:
1: Lord Haselhurst (CON - Life peer) traffic flow through London, should we not now be dusting off the papers about the possibility of a Crossrail - Speech Link
2: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (CON - Life peer) Certainly, Crossrail 2 would have its benefits, but we need to look at that in the context of other projects - Speech Link
Oral Evidence Jun. 05 2023
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: I am the Government SRO for Crossrail.
Oral Evidence Jun. 05 2023
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: I am the Government SRO for Crossrail.