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HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2: Bidding ProcessI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate and I hope to have the opportunity to make the case for my constituency a bit later. To respond to her specific…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPlant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022Diolch yn fawr— [ Laughter. ] I can reassure my right hon. Friend that section 6 is a duplication of the English version.25 Jan 2023HANSARDPlant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022Will my right hon. Friend give way?25 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerI rise to contribute to this debate as a passionate Unionist, like many Members on the Government Benches. I am concerned about any legislation that could undermine the settlement…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?17 Jan 2023HANSARDScotland Act 1998: Section 35 PowerI am a committed Unionist, like every Conservative Member, and I respect the devolution settlement, but the principle of one legislature intervening on another could set a…17 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The hon. Member for Ilford North pointed to the lack of funding for the NHS in Wales, but since 2010, only the Labour Government in Wales…11 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyWill the hon. Member give way?11 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyI must admit that I was surprised by the audacity and tone that the hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) took when introducing such an important debate. Not one Welsh…11 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyClearly, some of the statistics and cases that the hon. Member highlights are distressing and no doubt need to be investigated. The Prime Minister has rightly prioritised waiting…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Alcohol DutyI declare an interest as the chairman of the all-party parliamentary beer group, and someone who enjoys much of what we have been discussing. May I at least warmly welcome my hon.…19 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureThe facts are clear. In 2010, Wales had a legislative competence model for devolution left by the Labour party, with which the right hon. Lady’s party is now working closely in…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that the constant constitutional debate that is taking place in Scotland undermines the prospect of attracting investment not only from the…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for giving way, but I cannot let her get away with such inconsistencies. She says the UK Government are hostile to devolution, but the most…14 Dec 2022HANSARDScotland’s FutureI am grateful to the hon. Member for presenting an array of policy options that could have been pursued in Scotland, but those options also exist in Wales, largely, so why have…14 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, which will answer many of the concerns expressed to me by constituents in Barry and across the Vale of Glamorgan. My right hon.…13 Dec 2022HANSARDDevolution of Justice: WalesI congratulate the right hon. Lady on securing the debate. She makes important points about the detention of women, and I know that the Ministry of Justice has sought to discuss…29 Nov 2022HANSARDDevolution of Justice: WalesI would like to see more elite lawyers in Cardiff, because raises gross value added and creates career opportunities for Welsh people, wherever they come from. During the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDDevolution of Justice: WalesThe right hon. Lady is looking at this from a purely nationalistic point of view, and I understand the motive behind that. Does she not accept that a prison in England could be…29 Nov 2022HANSARDDevolution of Justice: WalesThat is a challenge that we need to address sensibly, but simply saying that a Welsh prisoner needs to stay in Wales is not sensible. If a Welsh prisoner needs to stay in Wales,…29 Nov 2022