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HANSARDInternational Trade PolicyIt is not just selling out our farmers. Today, the Government are choosing to bury their head in the sand and pass up the last opportunity to renew vital steel safeguards. With…30 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational Trade PolicyWe all support new export opportunities for Welsh businesses, but free trade deals must also be fair. There really is widespread concern that this proposed deal with Australia…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportOn a different matter, without delving into the chaos of this Government’s foreign travel policy, the reality for many airlines is that this summer will be nowhere near a return…19 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportFamilies across Wales will have appreciated the recent easing of covid restrictions, made possible, of course, by First Minister Mark Drakeford’s cautious, evidence-driven…19 May 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryBut if we are going to retain these industries and rebuild for the future, then we need a comprehensive UK-wide plan. However, this Government have just shelved their industrial…17 Mar 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryHighly skilled workers in the aerospace industry across Wales, such as those at AIM Altitude, are now facing redundancy or even factory closure, as this sector will take years,…17 Mar 2021HANSARDWelsh AffairsI echo colleagues’ kind words about Dr Hywel Francis, a great socialist, historian, campaigner, internationalist and friend, and I extend my condolences to his family. St David’s…25 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Employment SupportThe last year has been immensely challenging for many Welsh families, who have seen their lives completely upended by the virus. Despite welcome progress on vaccinations, the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Employment SupportAnyone who took the initiative and started their own business within a year of the pandemic hitting was completely shut out of the self-employment income support scheme when it…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for Welsh BusinessesBefore I start, on behalf of the Labour party, I would like to pay tribute to Captain Tom Moore and send our deepest condolences to his family. Cockle-gathering in both north and…03 Feb 2021HANSARDShared Prosperity FundAs well as providing no certainty on the trading arrangements in just three weeks’ time, the Government have ducked and dived on questions about the funding that Wales will…16 Dec 2020HANSARDShared Prosperity FundI am not sure whether that is a conclusive answer, but we are now nearly four and a half years on from the referendum and the Government still cannot provide clear answers on…16 Dec 2020HANSARDIndependent Review of Dyfed-Powys PoliceMy constituents and their daughter Carina were put through months and years of anguish on the basis of evidence collected against National Policing Improvement Agency guidance for…02 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19Sadly, this week we have seen the Prime Minister’s utter contempt for devolution, but it is only because of the devolved powers that the Welsh Labour Government were able to heed…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19It is certainly strange, and the question was about making such support available for Wales when it needed it. After this Conservative Government’s dither and delay led to a…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportThroughout this pandemic, Welsh businesses have done all they can to stay open and stay trading, with so many drawing on the support grants and loans that have been so important…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportIndeed, we have always said that any restrictions need to be backed up with proper financial support measures for business. To reduce the spread of the virus it is also vital that…14 Oct 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed: Covid-19Indeed, but there is now barely a month to go until the Government’s job protection schemes end, leaving thousands of self-employed people and others at risk of unemployment. It…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed: Covid-19My thoughts are with those caught up in the awful crash in the Rhondda. Many self-employed people in Wales who have already been hard hit by lockdown now fear the impact on their…16 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 OutbreakThe loss of over 1,400 jobs at Broughton is a devastating blow for not only the workers on site and in the supply chain but the whole economy of north Wales. What discussions has…08 Jul 2020