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HANSARDInfrastructure InvestmentOne of the biggest projects that the Government have to deliver is the restoration and renewal of this Palace, which is one of the most loved buildings in the world. If we are to…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Commission on Justice in WalesI will keep my comments short because there is not a great deal of time. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Liz Saville Roberts) on securing the debate.…22 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsChildren from poorer backgrounds are four times more likely to suffer from a significant brain injury, either in their very early years or in their teenage years. If they do not…20 Jan 2020HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence Scheme: ExtensionAssaults on emergency workers continue to increase, particularly against ambulance workers and people working in the NHS and in the police. Surely that is a disgrace. I have yet…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Joint Comprehensive Plan Of ActionI certainly do not want to defend the actions of the Iranian regime on any count. The Foreign Secretary was instrumental, when he was on the Back Benches, in making sure that the…14 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseBecause you use it.09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseRhon-tha.09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365Can I pull the Minister up on the point that he just made, when he said that a large proportion of the money from broadcasting rights is going into grassroots football? If only!…09 Jan 2020HANSARDAgricultural SectorFifty per cent of Welsh lamb is consumed elsewhere in the UK and 45% of it goes to the European Union, so Welsh hill farmers will probably be the most exposed of all if there is a…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseFor a start, the name of my constituency is pronounced Rhon-tha, not Rhon-da. I hope the Leader of the House will practise in front of a mirror later today. I am not an…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWhy?09 Jan 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. This is about elections, but not those elections, I am afraid. As you will know, members of the new Government were appointed on 24 July last…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan I first congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your first and second election as Speaker? You are looking very well on it. May I ask the Chancellor about the problem facing many…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI understand why clause 33 is in the Bill. As much as I am a remainer—I remain a remainer, and I will remain a remainer until my dying day—I none the less accept that the second…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI hope that the Secretary of State will be able to clarify whether that also applies to the European arrest warrant. Obviously, we will remain subject to it and able to take…07 Jan 2020HANSARDElection of SpeakerPolitics can be cruel. A young lad came up to me in Tonypandy the other day. He could not quite place who I was, but he knew he had seen me somewhere, maybe on telly. I said,…04 Nov 2019HANSARDElection of SpeakerOn a point of order, Mr Clarke. It might save the House 10 minutes if I just said that I am not going to withdraw at this point.04 Nov 2019HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerI do not think that the Leader of the House should be so shy today. He is an innovator—we have now had a statement that has become a debate. That has never happened before in the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDClimate Change: Investment in CompaniesI, too, pay warm tribute to the right hon. Lady; she is an absolutely magnificent woman— [ Interruption. ] And I should know. She has done so much on so many different subjects,…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThis is just a technical question. If the general election is on 12 December, when will the new Parliament sit and when will we have a Queen’s Speech? When this was last done in…29 Oct 2019