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HANSARD Access to Pension CreditGo on!24 Jul 2019HANSARD Access to Pension CreditI am grateful to the hon. Lady for that intervention. As I will set out later in my speech, the parliamentary service here has been able to have some interaction with constituents…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am very grateful, Mr Speaker. Thank you very much. I am quite thrown now. The Leader of the House may be aware that this week the Disability Benefits Consortium has highlighted…18 Jul 2019HANSARDRail Station AccessibilityMay I press the Minister on accessibility? One thing that could be done to improve station safety is the closure of dangerous level crossings, including the one at Pencoed in my…18 Jul 2019HANSARDPublic Services: Developing Countries11. What plans his Department has to help develop public services in developing countries.17 Jul 2019HANSARDPublic Services: Developing CountriesShockingly, 16 million girls aged 15 to 19 give birth each year in developing regions. Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death in this age group…17 Jul 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy ExportsI thank the Minister for his answer. In Wales, the low-carbon and renewable energy economy employs nearly 10,000 people. However, as he has already said, this could be hugely…11 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLast Friday, at my advice surgery, Polly Davies and five of her friends from Nantymoel Primary School in the Ogmore valley in my constituency came to lobby me on the reduction,…11 Jul 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy Exports3. What plans he has to increase exports by the renewable energy sector.11 Jul 2019HANSARDGender Bias: EmploymentI am sure the Minister would agree that in the care sector—where my mother has worked for the past 30 years—the focus tends to be purely on women working in that sector, often…11 Jul 2019HANSARDVeterans: RecognitionI know the Secretary of State would agree that there is a real need for a permanent memorial for veterans who have fallen in the two world wars and in all the wars that have…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure that all Members, and indeed the Leader of the House himself, are keen to try to reduce plastic usage or to recycle plastic where we can. It is therefore extremely…04 Jul 2019HANSARDSuperfast Broadband: Rural AreasMay I ask the Minister, in using the word “rural”, not to forget communities in the south Wales valleys that can be quite socially isolated? Will she set out what funding she will…04 Jul 2019HANSARDNo Deal: AgricultureAfter studying the Government’s no- deal notices, the National Farmers Union has said that a no-deal Brexit would be “catastrophic” for British agriculture. Why then does the…27 Jun 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing on from the question from the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson), I have previously raised the issue of understanding pension credit and doing…27 Jun 2019HANSARDCo-operative and Mutual BusinessesMy hon. Friend has mentioned financial services. Does he agree that building societies in particular provide an excellent service on the high street? High street banks have…27 Jun 2019HANSARDNo Deal: Agriculture9. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the effect on UK farmers and agriculture of the UK leaving the EU without a…27 Jun 2019HANSARDMid-Wales Growth DealThe reality, with the potential closure, is 1,700 jobs gone at Ford and between 6,000 and 7,000 in the supply chain. It is no good the Secretary of State saying manufacturing is…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy hon. Friend mentioned both Houses leading the way; in 2013, the Welsh Government introduced a ban on the involvement of companies that blacklist and do not recognise trade…19 Jun 2019HANSARDCox Report: ImplementationMy hon. Friend is right that if we do not deal with this, people will get away with things, which will breed a culture in which such things are acceptable if someone is a Member…18 Jun 2019