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HANSARDDraft Extraterritorial US Legislation (Sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Libya) (Protection of Trading Interests) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022Thank you, Mrs Harris, for calling me to speak and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning. I rise to speak for the official Opposition on the…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that there is a huge contrast in the comments of the National Audit Office on the way the Welsh Government…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsMy hon. Friends have set out very clearly the shocking scandal of the PPE contracts. They have also mentioned people who were working hard on the frontline, putting themselves in…06 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State mentioned the reduction to 25% of the deductions to universal credit to claw back overpayments or advances, but deducting 25% of money that barely covers…05 Dec 2022HANSARDLocal Housing AllowanceAs my hon. Friends have said, the very least the Government must do is to raise the local housing allowance to keep pace with the real rate of rent inflation. The Department has…05 Dec 2022HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance5. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of real-term reductions in local housing allowance rates on levels of poverty.05 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022It is a huge honour to serve under you, Ms Harris; it is the first time that I have had the pleasure. On behalf of the official Opposition, I welcome the Minister to his post and…01 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022Will the Minister respond to my question about whether any discussions about this legislation were held with Northern Ireland officials or Northern Ireland representatives? I…01 Dec 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy: Legislation3. What the Government’s planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals on conversion therapy.30 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.30 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarly in the covid pandemic, the Welsh Government commissioned a study that showed how health inequalities affected people from black and ethnic minorities far worse, not just for…30 Nov 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy: LegislationThat is a deeply disappointing answer, because every day that the Minister delays the Bill, LGBT individuals can be subject to abhorrent and deeply damaging conversion therapy. It…30 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkThank you, Dame Angela. I first want to take a sombre moment to reflect on just how long people have been waiting for justice. It is now 40 years since information on the danger…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Covid-19: PPE ProcurementBCB International in my constituency, which is an accredited bona fide pre-pandemic supplier to the Ministry of Defence, adapted production lines to produce a range of PPE. It…24 Nov 2022HANSARDAccess to Grassroots SportsAs people up and down Wales celebrate Wales’s success and wish them the best for the next couple of matches, this is an ideal and unparalleled opportunity to galvanise that…23 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituents Mr and Mrs Amner sustained horrific, life-changing injuries when their motorbike was hit by a car driver under the influence of drugs overtaking a van. They are…22 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementThe Chancellor mentioned innovation, and a modern steel industry is vital to our future prosperity, so will he earmark the £200 million originally contributed in good faith by…17 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27The Welsh Labour Government are setting up a publicly owned company to accelerate investment in onshore wind and other renewables, thus reducing emissions, increasing energy…09 Nov 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreements: ScrutinyBusiness organisations, trade unions, consumer groups and the trade Committees in both Houses have all called for greater and more timely parliamentary scrutiny of trade deals. In…03 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyIt is very important that we do not confuse the institution of the UK Government with this shambles of a Tory Government. Their performance over the past 12 years, compounded by…02 Nov 2022