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HANSARDSafeguarding Democracy, Rights and the Environment10. If she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the report by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development of the Council of…18 May 2023HANSARDSafeguarding Democracy, Rights and the EnvironmentThe Minister knows that I am trade rapporteur to the Council of Europe. My report, which has been agreed by 46 member states, calls for due diligence on the border to protect…18 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesOn the electrification of the south Wales main line, my hon. Friend will know that David Cameron promised that the electrification would reach Swansea, but it ends at Cardiff.…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesIt is great to serve under your chairpersonship, Mrs Cummins, and a big congratulations to the hon. Member for Neath (Christina Rees). If, in the aftermath of the King’s…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesPrecisely. The money is poured into London, which already has the wealth and the best transport system. There is an idea that there will be some sort of trickle down. In transport…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesPrecisely. The Welsh Government, in their wisdom, have quite rightly decided that we need to shift our focus from personal car use and diesel to public transport and rail.…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesIf I can make a technical point, does the right hon. Lady accept that because the UK Government have not invested in rail enhancement, maintenance costs have risen and the…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesDoes the right hon. Lady agree that, in addition, the end of EU structural funding, which has a timespan of about seven years, means that Wales is not in a position independently…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesWill the Minister give way?10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesThe Minister pointed out that infrastructure investment is devolved to Scotland and therefore the money for England and Wales would all be spent in England. The assumption is that…10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesWill the Minister give way on this?10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesWill the Minister give way?10 May 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: WalesWill the Minister give way one more time?10 May 2023HANSARDUkraine: Special TribunalI call Richard Foord; it is a happy coincidence that I am wearing this blue and yellow tie.09 May 2023HANSARDUkraine: Special TribunalI remind Members that if they want to participate, they will need to bob.09 May 2023HANSARDUkraine: Special TribunalI invite John Howell to speak next—my colleague at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which does so much on human rights and the rule of law. In fact, he is the…09 May 2023HANSARDUkraine: Special TribunalThank you so much, John Howell, in particular for the reference to the upcoming Reykjavík Council of Europe summit.09 May 2023HANSARDUkraine: Special TribunalLast but not least, I call the Minister.09 May 2023HANSARDAir QualityThe chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, has just issued a report, with 15 recommendations, that gives a route map on how to achieve these targets earlier, including on indoor air…30 Mar 2023HANSARDRail Funding: HS2 Barnett Consequential4. Whether he has made a comparative assessment of the level of additional rail funding provided to Scotland and Wales as a Barnett consequential of HS2.29 Mar 2023