Contributions
704 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Welsh Government have not been allowed to negotiate with the EU, so if Welsh farmers, some of whom voted in favour of leaving the EU, find that they face tariffs and border…08 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs you know, Mr Deputy Speaker, people in lockdown in Wales are not allowed to leave their county for fear of spreading the disease. For instance, people in Newport, where there…05 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationI very much welcome any improvement in access and flexibility and lower costs for learning. Will the Secretary of State consider the condition of first-year students, who are just…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewIf the Government decide to restrict trade or close down trade for pubs or particular businesses for good public health reasons, surely it is for all of us, through the…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMr Deputy Speaker, you will be familiar with hospitality venues across Swansea, including Wind Street. Across the UK, such venues are having their trade restricted for public…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationI wanted to ask about how those considerations fitted in with the statement. On the one hand, I welcome what has been announced. On the other, I want investment for young people…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Belarus: Presidential ElectionsAs a serving member of the Council of Europe, I wholly support the condemnation of the abuse of democracy and human rights in Belarus. But how can the Foreign Secretary expect to…24 Sept 2020HANSARDPollution: Covid-19And a Welsh flag, Mr Speaker! The Minister will know that congestion levels in outer London have now grown to 150% of what they were before the lockdown and that pollution causes…17 Sept 2020HANSARDPollution: Covid-19What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to prevent an increase in air pollution from transport and a potential related increase in levels of covid-19 mortality.17 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness Finance: BanksThank you very much from over here in Wales. The Development Bank of Wales has been found by the Welsh Affairs Committee to be much more effective in the delivery of coronavirus…16 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness Finance: BanksWhat discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the comparative effectiveness of the (a) Development Bank of Wales and (b) high street banks in providing finance to…16 Sept 2020HANSARDJapan Free Trade AgreementMargaret Thatcher got Japanese car companies to come to Britain as a platform to export into the single market. As a result of this Japanese deal, along with the Secretary of…14 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateSome 10% of infectious people are being sent over 22 miles—some, hundreds of miles—without contact tracing, for testing, so would the Secretary of State agree that the current…10 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister is stumbling forward into mass unemployment with the sudden and universal removal of furlough, and towards a further spike and resurgence of coronavirus due to…02 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Indoor Air QualityThe Minister should know that the science now shows that indoor air pollution dramatically increases coronavirus infection and death rates, and that masks inhibit the transmission…21 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Indoor Air QualityWhat steps he has taken to ensure that the indoor air quality of offices, shops, restaurants and bars is adequate to help prevent the spread of covid-19 among workers and…21 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State plans to announce today constitutional changes that will roll back devolution—devolution that was decided in a referendum—on the basis of debates that…16 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsNestlé has withdrawn Fairtrade cocoa from its Kit-Kat products, costing some of the poorest farmers £20 million a year during the global crisis due to the pandemic. Will the…15 Jul 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsThe Secretary of State focuses on delays and costs, but he also knows that Huawei has contracts in the Xinjiang public security bureau to deliver digital surveillance that…14 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseToday the Leader of the House will receive a letter from me and other MPs setting out why it was illegal to pass a rule that said that 250 MPs should be excluded from…09 Jul 2020