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HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersI join others in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) on securing the debate this afternoon and on drawing attention not only to the…17 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillUnsurprisingly, I disagree with the right hon. Gentleman. These are competences and responsibilities of the UK Government and the Department for Transport, and they have not…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) and, in particular, the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss), whose assessment of the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am very interested in amendments 14 to 16. Will the hon. Gentleman clarify a little further the role that he envisages the devolved Governments playing in the formulation of the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI agree with the Secretary of State on the importance of mass testing. However, I am afraid to say that a number of residents in Ceredigion are being directed, under the current…10 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsFace coverings will become mandatory on public transport in Wales next Monday. A zero VAT rating has been applied to most PPE since 1 May but at present it does not apply to…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillIt is a pleasure to follow my constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Montgomeryshire (Craig Williams). I begin on a point of consensus, for I fear that we might diverge a…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalI do not intend to speak for long, as others have contributions to make, but it is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin),…16 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI completely acknowledge and note the right hon. Gentleman’s arguments, but we fundamentally disagree. I consider the UK to be a union of four nations, as opposed to a single…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillIt is a pleasure to participate in this debate, and a particular pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory), with whom I agree quite strongly…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillThat is a very good point well made. To return to more familiar ground—Wales—let me say in passing that I was very pleased to see Ynys Môn included as a protected constituency. I…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillThe hon. Member makes a good point in terms of the fact that the protections are temporary, in so far as the mathematics, or the population, this time around is protected and…14 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyDiolch yn fawr, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this important debate. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for High Peak (Robert Largan). I agree with him…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryRecognising the severity of the economic damage of covid-19 and also the importance of swift responses from the Government, will the Minister consider proposals made by the Wales…08 Jul 2020HANSARDGreen BondI am glad that the Government will keep this matter under consideration because, as evidenced recently by Quebec, green bonds can be effective in raising capital investment and…07 Jul 2020HANSARDGreen BondWhat plans he has to issue a green bond.07 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillDiolch, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to contribute to this important debate, the importance of which is perhaps not reflected in the attendance in the Chamber today, but…02 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)One example would be agricultural policy. While the responsibility for domestic policy will reside in Cardiff, debates about funding—let us be honest, that is an important…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 6, page 4, line 37, at end insert— “(2A) In rule 5(1)(d) (list of factors), after “local” insert “and linguistic”.” This amendment would…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for that point. The debate about dialect is very interesting, and could certainly spark quite a bit of interest in Wales. He might be aware that…30 Jun 2020