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HANSARD Welsh AffairsWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipThe Minister knows that Canada, South Korea and Japan are not in the single market or the customs union, so we are starting from a different position. Will he therefore accept…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh Affairsrose —27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh Affairsrose —27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsIn the brief time available, I want to touch on the need for support for Wales in terms of both climate change and Brexit. In relation to climate change, we are all aware of the…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsHouse. [ Laughter . ]27 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Dorset (Chris Loder). He focused on air quality and that is very much what I want to focus on today. I agree with…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillThat was very much an own goal by the former Transport Secretary, who cancelled the electrification of the line to Swansea and knows that the UK has consistently failed to meet…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillPrecisely. COP26 is an opportunity for the United Kingdom to show that we will act collectively, take leadership and bring the world together, but the example we are setting is…26 Feb 2020HANSARDVictims of Sexual ViolenceLast year, thousands of cases of revenge porn were brought forward to the police in Wales, but only a handful of those cases went to court, because victims do not have the…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment Billrose —26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillWill my hon. Friend give way?26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillThe Secretary of State will be aware that current EU air quality standards are enforced through the courts, with Client Earth and so on having taken the Government to court. Will…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillWill the Secretary of State give way?26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillDoes the hon. Lady agree that this needs to sit alongside a fiscal strategy that taxes virgin plastic and that has a go at diesel particulates and, indeed, at dangerous chemicals?…26 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingI should declare that I had responsibility for flood risk management in Wales up to 2010. In England, the Environment Agency requires a 8:1 return on investment in flood defences,…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)I realise that the Minister will naturally focus his resources on uniformed officers—we understand that—but I wish to ask about technical capability, particularly in relation to…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Human Rights and the Rule of Law9. What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK's departure from the EU on (a) legal protections on human rights and (b) the rule of law.13 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House knows, obviously, that HS2 will mean that the time taken to get to Manchester will go down from two hours 10 minutes to one hour 10 minutes, but, at the…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationFive years ago, I introduced a private Member’s Bill that would have made it illegal for explicit private and sexual pictures to be shared online without consent. Subsequently, a…13 Feb 2020