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HANSARDHigher Education: Creative CoursesMy Lords, 290 jobs are set to be cut from Bangor University and the University of South Wales, and 400 jobs are proposed to be cut at Cardiff University, including by closing its…26 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise for not being involved in earlier discussions on the Bill. I rise in support of Amendment 26, which attracted me to contribute to today’s discussion. As a…26 Feb 2025HANSARDUK-EU RelationsMy Lords, of the 70 direct engagements that UK Ministers have had with EU counterparts, which have included discussing or progressing a youth mobility scheme? The Minister touched…13 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak in unequivocal support of this Private Member’s Bill, introduced by my noble friend Lord Wigley. It is a pleasure to follow the contribution from the…07 Feb 2025HANSARDEurope: Youth MobilityMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Balfe, and the pro-European words he has just shared with us. I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop…30 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support this important Bill and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Owen of Alderley Edge, for bringing it to this House. Deepfakes and image-based abuse are an issue that…13 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillLlanfaes.11 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, my position on the House of Lords is no secret: I am unequivocal in my belief that an unelected Chamber should not exist in 2024. Although we are discussing hereditary…11 Dec 2024HANSARDOperaMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Murphy of Torfaen, for securing this important debate. From one coalmining family to another, I say that access to opera should be…10 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing Supply and HomelessnessMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick of Undercliffe, for bringing forward this important debate. My experiences, and those of people I know, of social housing, the…05 Dec 2024HANSARDShared Prosperity Fund: WalesMy Lords, at present, Wales gets 23% of the shared prosperity fund. If the SPF is included in local government funding in England, this risks money being redirected through the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDStorm Bert: National PreparednessMy Lords, is the Minister confident that the Government are prepared and ready to handle red warnings?28 Nov 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White PaperMy Lords, I welcome this White Paper, especially the emphasis on supporting young people into work and recognising that there are lots of different pathways that are suitable for…27 Nov 2024HANSARDStorm BertMy Lords, leading on from some previous questions and points made about Wales, although this is a devolved matter, there needs to be recognition that coal tips are a legacy of the…26 Nov 2024HANSARDWalesMy Lords, last week I raised the topic of coal tip safety in Wales. On Sunday night, a coal tip slid down the mountain and hit the community of Cwmtillery. What more needs to…26 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Coal Tip SafetyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what recent meetings they have had with Welsh Government Ministers regarding coal tip safety.20 Nov 2024HANSARDWales: Coal Tip SafetyI thank the Minister for her Answer. Coal tips are a legacy in Wales of our mining past, and that pre-dates devolution. There are more than 2,500 disused coal tips in Wales, and…20 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformReform!12 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, it should not need repeating that an unelected Chamber should not exist in 2024. I am grateful to the Leader of the House for bringing forward this debate and I hope…12 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to both amendments in this group. I thank the Minister for the comprehensive letters he wrote to Members who took part in Committee, addressing some of our…05 Nov 2024