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HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeThe Minister has outlined the many threats and dangers that innocent civilians in Rafah are facing. Does he not accept that he is actually making the case for the Government to…13 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI could not agree more. We were told that one of the supposed benefits of withdrawing from the European Union would be the liberty to tailor our tax powers; to devolve them to…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am not one to make up policy on the hoof, but the review could look at that, and if the evidence shows that tax decisions could be made to promote growth and to level up, which…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillNew clause 5, in my name, would require the UK Government to review the impact of the tax measures announced in the spring Budget on Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The…08 May 2024HANSARDNational Grid: PylonsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Matt Warman) on securing this very important debate.…02 May 2024HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillI believe that I am safe in saying—I am grateful to Government Members for their encouragement —that the powers do extend to livestock grazing on common land. That is important…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillThank you, Mrs Latham, for calling me to contribute to this Bill Committee. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey) on introducing this Bill and on…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Disability BenefitsThe hon. Gentleman is making an important point. I have a constituent who until 2016 was in receipt of disability living allowance. She was then told to apply for PIP and was…26 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe deputy Foreign Secretary rightly referred to the devastating and growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the urgent need to increase the delivery of aid by land, sea and air.…26 Mar 2024HANSARDCost of Living4. What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on supporting rural areas in Wales with the cost of living.13 Mar 2024HANSARDCost of LivingA number of my constituents have been adversely affected by their transfer from working tax credit to universal credit, because they work in sectors such as agriculture and…13 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenI thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this important debate, and for all his work on this very important matter in at least the seven years that I have…12 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingThe hon. Gentleman is quite right. That is something we face in Wales as well, where some farm improvements and developments, sometimes involving changes to comply with…04 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingIt is a pleasure to participate in this important and timely debate, and a particular pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (George Eustice), who made…04 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingThe hon. Gentleman is right to state the fears of his farmers, which are very much aligned with those expressed to me by farmers in Ceredigion, that the potential change in this…04 Mar 2024HANSARD Welsh AffairsIt is a pleasure to contribute to this St David’s Day debate, although I add my own concerns about the lack of time. I am grateful, Mr Deputy Speaker, to hear you say that in…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Governance and Horizon Compensation SchemesIn recent weeks, I have met with a number of constituents who are former sub-postmasters and who have explained the terrible impact that this scandal has had on their lives.…19 Feb 2024HANSARDGroceries Supply Code of PracticeI hope the right hon. Gentleman can forgive me—Clywd West is the better of the Clywdian constituencies. He mentioned how dominant the larger grocery retailers are and that the UK…22 Jan 2024HANSARDGroceries Supply Code of PracticeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I thank the hon. Member for Neath (Christina Rees) for securing this important debate and the petitioners for…22 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsIn recent days, I have been written to by many constituents expressing their horror at the extent of this injustice and, indeed, their outrage that honest, innocent…08 Jan 2024