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HANSARDCancer StrategiesI really cannot explain why Conservative colleagues in the Senedd voted against that budget. Not only are the Welsh Government delivering £600 million; they are also delivering a…12 Mar 2025HANSARDStrength of the UnionOur United Kingdom is going from strength to strength and is underpinned by a transformed relationship between the UK and devolved Governments. In Wales, that means a partnership…12 Mar 2025HANSARDStrength of the UnionThe Government absolutely acknowledge that the previous Conservative Government short-changed Wales for years on rail investment, including because of HS2. One of our top…12 Mar 2025HANSARDStrength of the UnionIndeed. With the UK and Welsh Governments working together, we have secured more than £1.5 billion in investment and hundreds of jobs in Wales. Of course, we have established…12 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Standards in WalesThe UK Government have delivered the biggest Budget settlement in the history of devolution, with £21 billion of new money for the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government are…12 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Standards in WalesI will take no lectures from the Conservatives. Their attacks ring hollow given the chronic underfunding of education and public services over the 14 years they were in power.…12 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Standards in WalesLike my hon. Friend, I am absolutely astounded by the way that Plaid Cymru and Conservative Senedd Members voted against the budget, but the important thing is that this year the…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Gender Critical Beliefs: Equality Act 2010Indeed. The Commission and other bodies have a very responsible position to interpret and ensure that, where there are potential conflicts between the different protected…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Gender Critical Beliefs: Equality Act 2010I think the point the hon. Lady is making is that there needs to be some clarification on guidance. She will be well aware that the last Government put out a call for evidence,…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Gender Critical Beliefs: Equality Act 2010That is exactly what I have been explaining with regards to the Equality Act and respect for all established views, including gender critical views. We want to make sure that…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Gender Critical Beliefs: Equality Act 2010It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I start by thanking the hon. Member for raising the issues that she has raised this afternoon. I am going to call…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Gender Critical Beliefs: Equality Act 2010These are very tricky issues, and sensible discussion of them, rather than polarisation, is the way forward. We must remember that we have a collective responsibility to express…11 Mar 2025HANSARD LGBT+ History MonthI thank my hon. Friend for her very kind comments on the issue. Even today, it does not mean that there are no challenges. Coming out, particularly to family or classmates, is…13 Feb 2025HANSARD LGBT+ History MonthI thank my hon. Friend for mentioning a very, very personal experience of the terrible losses we saw in the 1980s and 1990s. He is absolutely right. From those very first moments,…13 Feb 2025HANSARD LGBT+ History MonthAbsolutely. We have committed £40 million to those very aims. We will be stepping up to the mark with both our financial commitment and our leadership on the international stage.…13 Feb 2025HANSARD LGBT+ History MonthI thank all hon. Members for the constructive debate that we have had. I thank in particular the spokesperson for the Opposition, the hon. Member for East Grinstead and Uckfield…13 Feb 2025HANSARD LGBT+ History MonthMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that we have to stick together in the fight for rights. I know she has been a fantastic ally of the LGBT+ community. I am proud to say that the…13 Feb 2025HANSARD LGBT+ History MonthI beg to move, That this House has considered LGBT+ History Month. For most people under the age of 40, it is almost impossible to imagine a society in which LGBT+ people were not…13 Feb 2025HANSARDStrengthening the UnionThrough our new Council of Nations and Regions and regular engagement between the Secretary of State and the First Minister, our two Governments are collaborating more closely…29 Jan 2025HANSARDStrengthening the UnionI do indeed agree. The SNP could learn a thing or two from our collaborative approach to securing economic growth in Wales. Our new industrial strategy is central to our growth…29 Jan 2025