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HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is further to what we have just been talking about. Would it not be a good idea if the parliamentary estate were providing leadership…03 Mar 2020HANSARDEnergy-Intensive Industries: DecarbonisationWill the Government help to decarbonise the Rhondda? I ask because following the flooding we have seen significant landslides on former coal sites. I do not want to overstate…03 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeTell us about it.02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeI gently caution the Minister against his two central arguments: first, that a strong and exacting Minister can pretty much get away with anything, and secondly, that the Home…02 Mar 2020HANSARDCross-Border WorkingWales took the brunt of the storm last week, and hundreds of people in my constituency lost absolutely everything, because they have had to make a choice between buying food and…26 Feb 2020HANSARD CoronavirusMany wedding dresses in this country are designed here but made in China, and wedding dress companies in the UK, including in my constituency, have found it difficult because the…26 Feb 2020HANSARDViolence in PrisonsNo, we did!25 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingA quarter of all the families who were affected across the whole of the United Kingdom were in one local authority in Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf, including my own patch. Many of…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureIs the Prime Minister seriously suggesting that there will not be a single extra penny for Wales as a result of today’s announcements? Before he gives me any bluster about…11 Feb 2020HANSARDFamilies of Police OfficersOne thing that families would quite like to see is prosecuting authorities and the police themselves taking it much more seriously when there are assaults on police officers, even…10 Feb 2020HANSARDBBC Licence FeeI do not think the Minister really believes in the licence fee at all, but the truth of the matter is that nothing in life is free. “Gavin & Stacey” does not come for free, and…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryI will not go beyond my area of expertise, so I hope my hon. Friend does not mind that I hesitate to respond. I have read the piece of work that he refers to, and he is right.…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryWell, yes and no is the answer. Of course it is great—all the Ministers that I have ever heard speak to any of these debates have wanted to be warm, friendly and nice and to say…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe mineworkers’ pension scheme really needs review now. Since 1994, the Government have taken £4.4 billion out of the surplus—50% of it—and, frankly, a much greater proportion…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryIt could be arranged.06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryInterestingly, I had a phone call yesterday morning with Dawn Astle, the daughter of the famous footballer Jeff Astle, who was particularly renowned for heading the ball. I am a…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryPerhaps we have thought, “Well, a little blow to the head is okay; we don’t mind and we’re not going to worry about that.” The right hon. Gentleman is right; perhaps we have been…06 Feb 2020HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryI beg to move, That this House has considered acquired brain injury. In 1980, I woke up in the middle of the night on a train from Barcelona to Madrid. All I could sense was the…06 Feb 2020HANSARDCompostable Waste from ParliamentThe establishment. [Laughter.]06 Feb 2020HANSARD Lobby and Media Briefings: Journalists' AccessI confess that there is one journalist I would quite like to keep out of Downing Street, but he is the Prime Minister and, unfortunately, he won the general election. There is a…04 Feb 2020