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HANSARD Business of the HouseDiolch yn fawr, Madam Dirprwy Lefarydd. After the insolvency of Allied Steel and Wire, money that workers paid into their pension schemes before April 1997 was not fully…04 Sept 2025HANSARDFuture of Terrestrial TelevisionDiolch yn fawr; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. As the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) has set out, the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesI begin by referring the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I represent a rural, agricultural community. As we look forward to a Budget for…03 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesAbsolutely, and I will come on to that in a minute. In Wales, between 75% and 90% of farmers will be affected by the policy, according to NFU Cymru and FUW. It is clear that this…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastData from the Israeli military shows that 83% of people killed in Gaza since October 2023 have been civilians. Killing at this mass scale for months on end is unparalleled in…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseComing from a rural background and constituency, and having visited London only a handful of times before becoming an MP, it was a massive culture shock to come here last July.…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI stand to support new clauses 8 and 11, and amendments 12, 38 and 39, among others, which I will mention as I go through my speech. I promise to keep to the unofficial…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI am just coming to the end of my remarks, if the hon. Member does not mind. I am keeping to my four-minute time limit. The Bill should be scrapped. It is neither fair nor…09 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsSpiralling costs mean that Wales is owed at least £4 billion from HS2, yet, as the hon. Member for Monmouthshire (Catherine Fookes) said, we are set to receive just £445 million…08 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI will allow the Minister to answer that in his closing statement. I could not possibly comment. My constituent Clare Jacques has several disabilities, including arthritis. She…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI have heard some really passionate, personal speeches in the Chamber today, and I thank all hon. Members for their testimonies and contributions. The Universal Credit and…01 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformThe UK Government’s amendments to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill were not included in the initial statement on the Bill’s compatibility with the…30 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyThe Chief Secretary’s statement made no mention of rural areas. When it comes to infrastructure, Welsh rural communities have for decades lost out, with a lack of investment in…19 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ9. Diolch, Mr Llefarydd. Welsh farmers are taking hit after hit, from Tory trade deals to Labour taxes. Now, on top of that, bluetongue restrictions affecting Wales and England…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Disabled People in PovertyDiolch yn fawr iawn. Analysis from Policy in Practice has found that four of the 10 UK local authority areas worst hit by the welfare cuts are in Wales—and we only have 22 local…17 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Mr Wayne Arnold has compiled a dossier of faults following an ECO4 upgrade at his home last year. I have the lever arch file here—it is two inches thick and well…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 June.11 Jun 2025HANSARDClean Energy: WalesDiolch yn fawr, Mr Llefarydd. Green energy deserves green transmission, so will the Minister commit to undergrounding any new electric transmission in Wales?11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsDiolch, Mr Llefarydd. My constituent Mr Michael O’Leary was brutally murdered five years ago, and his body was desecrated. Working alongside the hon. Members for York Outer (Mr…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI would love to have that opportunity. I thank the hon. Lady for putting forward her new clause—it was a pleasure to sign up to it. We should not expect the behaviour that I…09 Jun 2025