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HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackFundamentally, this is a question about resilience across British industry. These attacks are costing British industries millions of pounds a day. What are the Government doing to…09 Sept 2025HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief: Impact on Farming4. If she will meet farming representatives to discuss the potential impact of changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on farmers.09 Sept 2025HANSARDVeterans: SupportFor more than two centuries, Gurkha veterans have served our country with extraordinary loyalty and bravery. Many of them and their families have strong ties to my constituency in…08 Sept 2025HANSARDVeterans: Support2. What steps he is taking to ensure that veterans receive adequate support after leaving the armed forces.08 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI wish to declare that I have two young children under the age of four. While the expansion of free childcare is welcome news for parents in England, does the Minister recognise…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025The UK Government say that Wales is getting record-breaking funding to tackle NHS waiting lists, but for my constituent Melanie Walker, the reality is the opposite. After waiting…16 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingIn Wales, sadly, we have some of the highest rates of child poverty in the United Kingdom, and some of the highest across Europe. Why is that? Why is poverty so stubbornly high in…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsThe Secretary of State said that she was reconnecting Britain, and then proceeded to mention Wales only once. These plans will not give us the boost that we need in Wales. We are…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Infant FeedingI commend my hon. Friend for the great work she is doing to improve the relationship between a mother and her infant—the most important relationship in the world. Will she join me…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI think we all know that a great deal of this is political posturing, and that the Bill will not fix the underlying problems we have in Wales. Many of those problems have been…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillWhat an excellent and powerful speech to follow. We should all be here to stand up for the dignity of people who need us to stand up for them. I know what it means to become…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Department for TransportDoes my hon. Friend agree that the electrification of railway lines boosts capacity and enables them to ship more freight across our great nation?25 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Modern Industrial StrategyI commend the Government on reintroducing an industrial strategy, which is crucial for spreading out good jobs across the United Kingdom. In my constituency, the hospitality…23 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyI hope the Minister appreciates just how insulting it is to Welsh ears for us to be told that we are getting a fair deal on railway funding, when we know that we have been cheated…19 Jun 2025HANSARDAnimal Disease OutbreaksMany Welsh farmers in mid-Wales depend on being able to move their livestock back and forth over the border with England. Indeed, 550 farms straddle the border. The imposition of…19 Jun 2025HANSARDUnion of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: WalesThe border we share with England is porous, and that is of critical importance to our agricultural community in mid-Wales, and particularly to livestock farmers, whose supply…11 Jun 2025HANSARDBank Closures and Banking HubsI thank the hon. Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery) for securing this debate. One of the most meaningful moments I have had so far as a Member of Parliament was hearing…05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week, I uncovered the Government’s shocking decision to designate the Oxford to Cambridge railway line as an England and Wales project. It is clearly nothing of the sort, and…05 Jun 2025HANSARDDisadvantaged CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I sincerely thank and congratulate the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East (Mrs Brackenridge) on securing this…04 Jun 2025