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HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Leader of the House just called into question my behaviour when I raised the very serious allegations of bullying and manhandling that…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Professor Sinha, the author of the Institute of Health Equity’s report on fuel poverty, has said that there is no doubt that children…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThe fight against climate change is one that everyone but this Government seems to be deeply worried about. In Wales, we are proud that our Labour Government remain steadfast on…19 Oct 2022HANSARDSupport for VictimsWhile the Government derail the economy and crash the markets, victims and survivors are still being abandoned. This Government are too busy trying to save their own skin to care…18 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillIt is good to be here, especially on the day on which our acting Prime Minister, the new Chancellor, took control of these chaotic finances following the mini-Budget. The results…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillThe Secretary of State talks about energy usage and families not having bills of more than £2,500, but bills for large families with high usage will be far, far more. How can…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesWhere to start? I do admire the fantasy being played out by the Government in trying to explain away the Chancellor’s horrific mini-Budget, while the IMF has today doubled down on…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesI beg to move, That this House has considered energy costs in Wales. On our first day back in Parliament this term, this debate on energy costs in Wales is hugely timely. We are…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention, but providing that is the very least that could be done in the face of all this incompetence, quite frankly. The result of this…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesThe hon. Member makes exactly the right point. We want to hear from the Minister as to why that challenge is not being addressed. This week is also Hospice Care Week, and the…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesAbsolutely. It is an area we need to focus on, and I hope the Minister will have an answer to that issue today. The examples I have given show the real human cost of the energy…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesI think the right hon. Gentleman failed to hear what I actually said. I was clarifying what the different Governments provide and setting out the human cost of what is happening…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenIt is an honour to rise, on behalf of the people of Cardiff North, to pay tribute and offer my deepest condolences to His Majesty the King, and to the whole royal family as they…09 Sept 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I draw your attention to the fact that the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the right hon. Member for…20 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of Living Crisis: WalesI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. She is making an excellent speech. I am going to hold cost of living crisis workshops throughout Cardiff North, such is the scale of worry…19 Jul 2022HANSARDExtreme Heat PreparednessWith forest fires across Europe, and with temperatures set to exceed 40° for the first time, what more evidence do we need that the climate emergency is here? Yet the Minister’s…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThe Minister is not giving accurate information there. Violence against women and girls is defined by article 3 of the Council of Europe convention on preventing violence against…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThe hon. and learned Lady makes a very good point, and that illustrates what I am talking about in my speech—the abuse that women face online. We need this legislation to ensure…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillNot too long ago, the tech industry was widely looked up to and the internet was regarded as the way forward for democracy and freedoms. Today that is not the case. Every day we…12 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingUnsurprisingly, the UK Government have repeatedly broken their promises to fund Wales to the tune of nearly £800 million, and they are blatantly trying to undermine devolution at…06 Jul 2022