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HANSARD Health and Care BillIt is, of course, 125 years since the birth of Aneurin Bevan, who famously said: “Illness is…a misfortune the cost of which should be shared by the community”. That cost, as the…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the measures give legitimacy to the secret police—or the open police—who are basically bundling up those in Moscow who protest against Putin’s…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI have just come back from Lithuania. Hundreds of women have escaped to there, having lost their democracy as a result of Putin’s bombing and his oppressing his people at home. At…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Welsh Local AuthoritiesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) on securing this excellent debate. I had the privilege of being a council leader in the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCommonwealth DayTo respond to all those points, I call the Minister, Amanda Milling.15 Mar 2022HANSARDCommonwealth DayLast but not least from the Back Benches, I call Maria Miller.15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionAs the Council of Europe rapporteur on hydraulic fracturing, I know, as may the Minister, that 5% of the methane produced by fracking is leaked through fugitive emissions. As…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Welsh Local AuthoritiesOn the point of levelling up and pork-barrel politics, will the Minister try to clarify the criteria for levelling-up grants? In the past, obviously, the EU funding was…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Blackpool Airport and Levelling UpI will call Scott Benton to move the motion. I will then call the Minister to respond. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCommonwealth DayI call David Mundell—and not just because he is wearing a Commonwealth tie.15 Mar 2022HANSARDAir Pollution1. Whether his Department plans to monitor levels of toxic air pollution around schools.10 Mar 2022HANSARDAir PollutionVortex, a company in Swansea bay, manufactures high-quality, low-cost digital monitors—it has 500 across Hammersmith—which help to deliver local air quality schemes, with public…10 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanThe Secretary of State will know that his Department refused support for the Swansea bay tidal lagoon, but the new Blue Eden lagoon project is nevertheless going ahead. Instead of…09 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: Rail Investment in WalesIt takes three hours to get from London to Swansea; it takes three hours to get from London to Edinburgh. The reason is that only 1.5% of UK rail enhancement funding goes to…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: Rail Investment in Wales11. What assessment he has made of the potential effect on levelling up in Wales of rail enhancement investments.07 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe hon. Lady mentioned the police culture and revenge porn. Does she accept that there is a cultural problem in the police in terms of reporting revenge porn, telling people…02 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineSo many Russians see this attack on Ukraine as they would see an attack of their father on their mother, because there are such intimate family relationships between the two…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaThe hon. Gentleman will have seen a map drawn by Putin of Ukraine, where a lump is given to Ukraine by Stalin, another lump by Lenin and another lump by Brezhnev. Does he agree…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaThe right hon. Gentleman mentions that Russia has 12,400 tanks. He will know that the Prime Minister mentioned that we had sent 2,000 anti-tank missiles to Ukraine. Does he think…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Muslim Community in WalesI am sure that the Minister will accept that there are limits to freedom of speech. I am thinking in particular of the online incitement to racial hatred by groups that inspire…23 Feb 2022