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HANSARDStorm DarraghI join the House in paying tribute to the emergency services, including Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Dyfed-Powys police, as well as Powys county council in my…10 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxLast month, I spent a very enjoyable afternoon scoring the senior young farmers at Radnor young farmers club. These are really admirable young people who spend their afternoons…04 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaWhat kind of conversations are the Government having with counterparts in Georgia to ensure that the right to assemble and the freedom to protest are being respected?03 Dec 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourRural crime is defined as crime and antisocial behaviour occurring in rural areas, which is very logical, but in my region just 0.24% of staff in the local police force are…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertPeople living in former mining communities across south Wales deserve greater reassurance on what the Government will do about coal tips. Can the Secretary of State explain what…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Flood Preparedness: NorfolkI thank my hon. Friend for giving some excellent examples, particularly from the Netherlands, which is wonderful at water management. Like him, many across my constituency have to…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformIn 2012, I was run over by a car in the Netherlands. I woke up in hospital several days later, with some fairly severe injuries. I am thankful that the resulting police…20 Nov 2024HANSARDFood BanksI congratulate the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) on securing this important debate. The work that food banks do is invaluable. I would like to…19 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt was a pleasure and a privilege to listen to some excellent maiden speeches. As a Welsh Liberal Democrat, I am pleased to play my part in constructive opposition. I want to see…06 Nov 2024HANSARDSupport for the Steel IndustryThe closure of the last blast furnace at Port Talbot has resulted in the loss of several thousand highly skilled jobs across south Wales, prompting another economic contraction…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesCan the Minister confirm how many farms in Wales will be impacted by the changes to APR in the Budget?04 Nov 2024HANSARDNewport Chartist Commemorations: Strengthening DemocracyI thank the hon. Member for bringing forward tonight’s debate so that we can pay a special tribute to the role that Wales has played in forming our democracy over the years, but…04 Nov 2024HANSARDNewport Chartist Commemorations: Strengthening DemocracyWill the Minister give way?04 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI thank the hon. Member for that contribution. De-industrialisation has been happening for a very long time across the United Kingdom, and we are yet to see a real industrial…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI pay tribute to the two excellent maiden speeches that we have heard so far in this debate, from the hon. Members for Erewash (Adam Thompson) and for Bolsover (Natalie Fleet). I…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Renewable Energy Projects: Community BenefitsI thank my hon. Friend for securing this terribly important debate on the fact that rural communities are not being paid sufficiently to host the infrastructure that we need to…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityI stand here as the first ever MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe. It is the largest constituency in England and Wales, and I therefore have a foot in two worlds—one in rural…08 Oct 2024HANSARDRural Digital Infrastructure11. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve digital infrastructure in rural Wales.11 Sept 2024HANSARDRural Digital InfrastructureMany of my constituents living in areas such as Llanwrthwl and Llanafan Fawr have been missed out by previous roll-out schemes. Are the Government committed to ensuring that…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Food SecurityLast week I was privileged to attend the Royal Welsh show in my constituency of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, one of the biggest constituencies in England and Wales. I spoke to…30 Jul 2024