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HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI thank my hon. Friends in DEFRA and the Treasury for listening to farming colleagues, including NFU Cymru and the Farmers Union of Wales, in making this welcome change to the…05 Jan 2026HANSARDDefence Spending: Economic Growth1. What steps he is taking through defence spending to help increase economic growth.15 Dec 2025HANSARDDefence Spending: Economic GrowthWhen Jodrell Bank celebrated its 80th anniversary, we heard lots about its contribution to science and its 150,000 visitors per year, so does the Secretary of State share my…15 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I welcome that these regulations give credit to those companies that already operate a closed-loop system. I secured a Westminster Hall debate on this issue back in 2023 after it…09 Dec 2025HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyI thank my right hon. Friend for the enormous amount of work she is putting into developing this comprehensive child poverty strategy and determining which single measures will…08 Dec 2025HANSARDWar in UkraineI congratulate the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) on a fantastic speech, and on taking the initiative to get the Backbench Business Committee to…04 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillAs I said, it is an important principle on the PPF; if we are doing it for those pensioners for the companies that have gone bust, we really should be doing it for the successful…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillIndeed. I thank my hon. Friend for mentioning Patricia Kennedy, who has been incredibly hard-working and has really tried to put the facts and figures together. Let me give the…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillThe problem is that many of the trustees are trying to get these increases, but the difficulty they are encountering is that the power structure is such that the company has the…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI rise to speak to my new clause 22. There is a group of pensioners who have worked hard for very prestigious companies, and those companies have grown rich and successful on the…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI thank the Minister for that, but it is a matter of action and ensuring that it really happens. We are too used to regulators not having the powers they are supposed to have or…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillThe Minister will understand just how sceptical pensioners are because, quite frankly, they have seen their trustees try to make the companies do the right thing time and again.…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillIndeed, the right hon. Member mentions yet another world-renowned, multinational, household name. Our Labour Government have just announced that we will change the law to enable…03 Dec 2025HANSARDUK-EU RelationsI know that the Minister appreciates the need for the EU and the UK to work very closely together in the face of global security threats and trade challenges. In his talks with EU…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPackaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityIt is a delight to take part in this debate, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) on initiating it. I back everything she said about glass,…27 Nov 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineI commend my right hon. and learned Friend’s efforts to engage our allies in support for Ukraine. Does he agree that resolve, unity and support from the west are vital to give…25 Nov 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail: Performance Improvements6. What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance.20 Nov 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail: Performance ImprovementsI declare my interest in rail travel, as I travel by train weekly between London and my constituency of Llanelli. Far too often, Great Western Railway trains between Paddington…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Migration: Settlement PathwayI have a constituent, born and bred in Llanelli, who is unable to bring in his foreign spouse because of the current earnings limit of £29,000. The Home Secretary will be aware…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcible Removal of ChildrenI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter) on her excellent work on the stolen Ukrainian children, whom we all want returned as…20 Nov 2025