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HANSARDChild PovertyThe Scottish Government recently spoke of making the eradication of child poverty a “national mission”. Those are welcome words, but statistics released last month show that child…23 Jun 2021HANSARD UK Military Personnel Serving Overseas: VaccinationIt is obviously deeply troubling, no matter how many service personnel who have been deployed have now got covid—whether the number is 80 or 28 or whatever the clarification the…23 Jun 2021HANSARDCommunity Renewal and Levelling-up FundsI have tabled written parliamentary questions on this, which the Minister is yet to answer, but he also knows that I support the levelling-up fund, in that it is the only…14 Jun 2021HANSARDCommunity Renewal and Levelling-up FundsWhat steps he is taking to measure the effectiveness of the (a) community renewal fund and (b) levelling-up fund.14 Jun 2021HANSARD Community Renewal Fund and Levelling Up Fund in WalesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees, I think for the first time. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) on securing the…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Protection of Retail WorkersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank the Member in charge, the hon. Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers), for agreeing to lead the debate for…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I place on the record my thanks to the Leader of the House for the integrity that he has shown this afternoon in setting out his view that if a Member is found to have…27 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Equal Economic RecoveryI thank the Minister for her answer. Analysis by the Women’s Budget Group has highlighted that young women aged 18 to 25 are the largest group to be furloughed, by age and gender.…26 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Equal Economic RecoveryWhat steps she is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to help ensure an equal economic recovery from the covid-19 outbreak for women.26 May 2021HANSARD Cyber-Fraud in the UKI thank the Minister for his response. As we move into pre-legislative scrutiny for the online harms Bill, I hope that there will be broader scope for tackling fraud. I am…25 May 2021HANSARD Cyber-Fraud in the UKI beg to move, That this House has considered cyber-fraud in the UK. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd; I did not know that you had joined the Panel of…25 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate the new Veterans Minister on his promotion to the Ministry of Defence. In doing so, may I ask him to resolve an issue that I was told six months ago would be sorted…24 May 2021HANSARDConnectivity and Infrastructure within Wales and Cross-borderOne of the ways in which the Government could improve transport connectivity is by figuring out what they are doing with their much-lauded levelling-up fund. Given the performance…19 May 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateI welcome the Minister’s change of heart. It will provide much-needed reassurance, as he mentioned, to sub-postmasters, including my constituent, John Bowman, whom I mentioned to…19 May 2021HANSARDSt Ilids Meadow postal roundI rise to present a petition to the House on behalf of constituents of Ogmore regarding the inadequate postal service being provided by Royal Mail to the residents of St Ilids…18 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI support the Government’s work to do all they can to stop any variants of the virus coming into the UK, but may I raise an issue with the Leader of the House relating to the…13 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressI pay tribute to the work that the hon. Lady has done on anonymity in recent months. I remember a time when it was only I and the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk) speaking…11 May 2021HANSARDResearch and Innovation Funding: Scottish UniversitiesIt is strange, because Universities Scotland says that the ODA funding cut is unprecedented and egregious, yet the Minister stands at the Dispatch Box and says that it is okay…28 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentI pay tribute to my constituent, Mr John Bowman, who lost his home as well as his business, like the constituents of so many other Members across the House. One of the things that…27 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft NuclEar Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021That is tighter than usual.13 Apr 2021