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HANSARD Local Housing AllowanceIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Elliott. I congratulate the hon. Member for Arfon (Hywel Williams) on securing this very important debate. Wales is facing a housing…15 Mar 2023HANSARDResearch and Development SectorThe Secretary of State is aware of the global centre of rail excellence being developed in my Neath constituency, which will become the UK’s first net zero rail testing facility,…15 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetWill the Minister accept the cross-party recommendation of the Welsh Affairs Committee that HS2 should be reclassified as an England-only project, so that Wales can receive the £5…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsResearch conducted by the Bevan Foundation has established that local housing allowance is not a solution to the cost of living and housing crises for families on low incomes and…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Services: Government SupportWill the Minister urge his colleagues to accept the Welsh Affairs Committee’s recommendation that HS2 be reclassified as an England-only project? Wales will then receive Barnett…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Services: Government Support9. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of Government support for public services in Wales.01 Mar 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) for so eloquently leading on…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Shark Fins BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Third time. I am delighted to present the Bill for its Third Reading, and thank all Members who have supported it so far, as well as all…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Shark Fins BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention—and I really like his maths. Shark fins are a traditional delicacy used in shark fin soup, mainly in Asian communities. We do not…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Shark Fins BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his support on Second Reading and today. His graphic description is absolutely right. It is an abhorrent practice. The stats show that 73 million…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Shark Fins BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to thank everyone here today for their contributions to the debate. Notably, I thank the hon. Member for Watford (Dean Russell) for his…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Songwriters and Composers: RemunerationI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this very important debate and on his superb leadership of the APPG on music. Does he agree that the proposed text and data-mining…07 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and is a champion for animal welfare. Does he agree that the measures in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill to reduce puppy…05 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?05 Dec 2022HANSARDShark Fins BillI am blown away, as they say. Committee members cannot know how much their support means to me—I am getting quite emotional. I will go through the greatest hits of thanks. I want…16 Nov 2022HANSARDShark Fins BillI thank my hon. Friend for another superb intervention. I thank him for his support in coming to the Committee today, which is much appreciated. I really hope the Bill sends a…16 Nov 2022HANSARDShark Fins BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for that exceptional intervention. He puts what the Bill is about succinctly and clearly. It is a terrible practice. When it was first brought to my…16 Nov 2022HANSARDShark Fins BillIt is a great pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins. I thank hon. Members for joining me on the Committee to discuss this important Bill today. I am pleased to…16 Nov 2022HANSARDShark Fins BillI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. The thing about this Bill is that I have learned all sorts of things about Members of Parliament that I could never have thought of.…16 Nov 2022HANSARDShark Fins BillI thank my friend and fellow sports-mad person for an excellent intervention and for her support throughout. Again, it is the whole balance of the ecosystem throughout the ocean…16 Nov 2022