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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsAt last week’s Budget, the Chancellor stood at the Dispatch Box like a smiling, villainous fairy tale character holding out a shiny apple glistening with national insurance cuts,…12 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. I absolutely agree that we should redouble our efforts to recruit and retain more home-grown carers, as the Welsh Government are doing by paying them all at least the real…05 Mar 2024HANSARDBorder Target Operating ModelI am absolutely astonished—I really am astonished—at the complacency about the impact on UK food bills, because the Government’s own projections say that this border scheme will…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Welsh AffairsIt is a huge pleasure to speak in this debate, and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) on securing it. I have to say to my hon. Friend…29 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Board and GovernanceI thank the Minister for his work on the Horizon scandal, and for answering my letter concerning a constituent. In that answer, he confirmed that former post office clerks and…28 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe potential loss of 2,800 jobs at Tata Steel in Port Talbot is devastating for workers and their families, with possible knock-on effects for Trostre in Llanelli. As well as…27 Feb 2024HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentAlong with colleagues from across the House, I have just returned from a sobering visit to Ukraine, during which we heard about what some refer to as “the slow yes” from a number…27 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of the steel industry in Wales. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. First I want to express my…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesAnyone who can have influence over Tata would be welcome to make those suggestions. A moment ago, I was talking about specific negotiated packages that this UK Government have…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesDoes the Minister recognise that many of the investment decisions have been taken because over the past few years the difference between energy prices here in the UK and in other…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesIndeed, we do seek a just transition for the steel industry. Of course, it is not just Trostre that Port Talbot supplies. If, as current plans indicate, the idea is to close the…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesI absolutely agree. The Minister has previously referred to steel as “infinitely recyclable”. It is indeed a marvellous material, which is so much easier to recover and recycle…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesIndeed. As the hon. Gentleman knows, there have been five asks from the steel industry over many years, which encompass those issues. Tata says that for safety reasons it is not…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesWill the Minister give way?21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesI thank all my Labour colleagues for a comprehensive picture of the steel industry right across south Wales. We are all very concerned: from Llanwern through to Port Talbot…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesDoes the Minister acknowledge that the issue of energy prices pre-dates the events that happened in Ukraine two years ago?21 Feb 2024HANSARDUK EconomyThe Prime Minister has failed to get growth and industry has completely lost confidence in this Government. With projects cancelled, HS2 cancelled, Building Schools for the Future…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyThe gruesome treatment and appalling murder of Alexei Navalny are a stark reminder, if one were needed, of the evils of Putin’s regime. Time and again, we have asked what progress…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformVery briefly.06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to wind up this debate. My right hon. Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) and other…06 Feb 2024