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HANSARDNuclear Power Sites3. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on new nuclear power sites in Wales.24 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. President Zelensky has said that Tehran has provided Moscow with around 2,000 drones, which are being used to devastate Ukraine. Does my right hon. Friend share my concern…02 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ3. It has been reported that the Welsh Labour Government are going to incentivise people smugglers by offering £1,600 of taxpayers’ money every month to asylum seekers. May I ask…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee ExtensionI welcome the Secretary of State and his entire team to their places in this important new Department. I thank him for his response, but does he agree that the best way to ensure…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee Extension1. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extension of the energy price guarantee on household energy bills.18 Apr 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Obviously, he is a subject matter expert and I know he has passionate views on this, but, listening to him, the phrase that comes to…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point that everyone should have these conversations, but not everyone can follow up on them because of the expense of, for example, getting legal…17 Mar 2023HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillHappy St Patrick’s Day, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Clwyd South (Simon Baynes), and I put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend…17 Mar 2023HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and completely agree; there is an outbreak of consensus across the House. These are such important and necessary changes. I am…17 Mar 2023HANSARD Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) BillMany Members want to contribute, so I will not speak at length. I thoroughly welcome this Bill introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for Guildford (Angela Richardson), and I…17 Mar 2023HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillBeing a good friend of his wife, I am sure she will be very pleased and putting roller skates at the top of the stairs after that date— [ Laughter. ] The hon. Member for Glasgow…17 Mar 2023HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillIt is a pleasure to follow for the second time today my hon. Friend the Member for Clwyd South (Simon Baynes). As warm-up acts go, it really is quite unfair to follow somebody so…17 Mar 2023HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163). Question negatived.17 Mar 2023HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillI am very interested to hear my hon. Friend’s experience with this process. Does she agree with me that, having been through the process, it is needlessly complicated?17 Mar 2023HANSARD Child Support (Enforcement) BillAbsolutely. We will be here all afternoon. In one case, a lady spent 12 years trying to get payments from her former partner. Her son is now 25 years old and is a qualified…17 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Last week, the UK warned that the regime in Tehran is now dangerously close to weapons-related activities, after Iran was caught enriching uranium to 83.7% by the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsLast weekend, I had the pleasure of being auctioned off for the Conservative Women’s Organisation. On this International Women’s Day, will my right hon. Friend join me in paying…08 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]As one of Rochdale borough’s two MPs, I thank the Minister’s Department for the speedy and sensitive way it has dealt with this, and I am sure that that would be echoed by the…01 Mar 2023HANSARDAllegations of Impropriety in Public LifeControversial, expensive and barely afloat, the SNP Government in Scotland have wasted £500 million of taxpayers’ money on two ferries that do not work. Does my right hon. Friend…22 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsThe high price of energy disproportionately affects those who are on the lowest incomes. Will my hon. Friend outline what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those who…07 Feb 2023