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HANSARD Access to Work SchemeYes. The hon. Member is right to mention how everyone can benefit from people getting back into work—both employers and disabled people looking for work can benefit—but the system…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHidden Credit Liabilities: Role of the FCAIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) for securing this vital debate. I have tried to…14 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Homes: Sales Commission Charges8. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of sales commission charges on park home residents.13 Apr 2026HANSARDPark Homes: Sales Commission ChargesPark home residents in Brecon and Radnor, and indeed across the entire country, describe the 10% sales commission as a deeply unfair hit on their life savings, often amounting to…13 Apr 2026HANSARDVoluntary Groups and Community CentresIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Chelsea and Fulham (Ben Coleman) for securing this vital debate on voluntary groups and…25 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and I agree with many of his points. Tackling the climate emergency is vital, but that does not mean that green energy companies…19 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Steel StrategyIn 2024, Labour MPs across south Wales stood on a pledge to “save our steel”. They promised £2.5 billion for the steel industry, and they said that they had a plan. They began by…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityMy hon. Friend is quite right. Many of my constituents certainly would not say that Lloyds is by their side. That is why it comes down to the Government. They have to show that…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityThe hon. Member says that banks do a very good job. Is he not aware of the numerous outages that Lloyds has had on its banking apps over the past couple of years and indeed the…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Andrew George) for securing this vital debate. He represents a similar…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityMine is the biggest constituency in England and Wales, and four or five towns in it sorely need a banking hub: Brecon and Presteigne are two such examples, beyond the hub that has…19 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateAlmost two thirds of homes across Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe are dependent on heating oil, the price of which is now surging thanks to Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran. Will…09 Mar 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthTourism is one of our key economic sectors in mid Wales. Last year, I visited Fforest Fields in Radnorshire, a beautiful campsite and family business that has been built up over…04 Mar 2026HANSARDStudent Loan SystemMany graduates feel as if they are drowning in debt and that they were sold a promise—that a university education would help them to pay off their debts quickly—which has not come…02 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastAs long as the Iranian regime exists, it will continue to pose a direct threat to our security, and to stability across the region, yet Cabinet Office figures show that…02 Mar 2026HANSARDStudent Loan System8. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the student loan system.02 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.26 Feb 2026HANSARDSt David’s Day and Welsh AffairsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution, and I am coming to that. Secondly, we need a Government with plans to empower people across Wales. Devolution was intended to…26 Feb 2026HANSARDSt David’s Day and Welsh AffairsWales is ready to move on from 27 years of failure and a century of Welsh Labour dominance. Labour’s failures in Wales represent the greatest failure in democratic governance…26 Feb 2026HANSARDSt David’s Day and Welsh AffairsIt will be news to people in Port Talbot that the electric arc furnace is ready, because that is not what they are seeing on the ground. It is not ready. They were told it would…26 Feb 2026