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HANSARDWelsh AffairsPeople watching from Wales may well be reflecting on why this once-a-year debate is cut so short and not given more time and prominence. The message of St David, “Gwnewch y pethau…25 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for Welsh BusinessesSmall businesses in Cardiff North and across the country are struggling to cope with impossible red tape, with no time to prepare due to this Government’s eleventh-hour Brexit…03 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI add my congratulations to President Biden and Vice-President Harris on their historic inauguration. Last week, the former US President Trump imposed deliberately stringent…21 Jan 2021HANSARDEngagementsWorkers in Cardiff North and across the country are facing continued job insecurity and, as we heard, shameless fire and rehire tactics, which are forcing British Gas workers to…13 Jan 2021HANSARDTransition Period: BusinessI have been speaking to businesses across Cardiff North, and they are doing all they can to protect against the impact of a no deal, but they are deeply worried about supply chain…16 Dec 2020HANSARDInternational Development and Gender-based ViolenceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Rees. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) and the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) for…26 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe pandemic has shown how interconnected we are and how vulnerable we are to global challenges. When we are still grappling with covid, the climate emergency and growing hunger,…18 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsIf he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 November.18 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I thank the Minister for his intervention, but, frankly, it does not go far enough, which is why I am speaking to these amendments. The previous speaker, the hon. Member for North…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I rise primarily to speak in support of amendments 16 to 24. The climate crisis remains one of the greatest challenges, if not the greatest challenge, that we face. We are rightly…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]Is the hon. Member saying that climate really is not very important, because that is what I hear him saying? He is giving the trustees no confidence in having to make those…16 Nov 2020HANSARDDismiss and Re-engage TacticsWhat steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of dismiss and re-engage tactics by employers.10 Nov 2020HANSARDDismiss and Re-engage TacticsEarlier this year, I joined workers and trade unions across Cardiff North to stand up to businesses behaving badly. People are struggling to grapple with the uncertainties of life…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Syria: Humanitarian SituationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. First of all, I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern) for having secured this…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Support for People and Businesses in Wales: Covid-19I did not call her a liar. I just said—21 Oct 2020HANSARD Support for People and Businesses in Wales: Covid-19Does the Minister not agree that the Government in Westminster have acted across the UK in a way that could be described as politicking, at best, and downright dangerous, at…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Support for People and Businesses in Wales: Covid-19indicated dissent.21 Oct 2020HANSARD Support for People and Businesses in Wales: Covid-19The Minister is picking on my speech, so I seem to have got under his skin. Can he point out the scientific evidence that the UK Government are following? It certainly is not the…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Support for People and Businesses in Wales: Covid-19I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans) on securing this timely and important debate. If there is one thing that 2020 has taught us, it is the unshakable…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine). The UK Government have spectacularly failed to use the time that we had to get a grip on this…14 Oct 2020