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HANSARD Access to CashIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) on securing today’s important debate. As…20 Oct 2021HANSARD International TravelAs international travel resumes, a growing number of constituents who live or work abroad in places such as Australia and Zambia, to name just a couple, are having difficulty with…20 Sept 2021HANSARDMental Health Services: Armed ForcesAs we know, charities across the UK, including many that have supported veterans, have been hit hard during the pandemic, impacting on the services they provide, so what…20 Sept 2021HANSARDMental Health Services: Armed Forces19. What steps he is taking to help improve provision of mental health services for members of the armed forces.20 Sept 2021HANSARD COP26: Devolved AdministrationsI rise to make a short contribution to today’s important debate. We all know that our planet and way of life in this country and around the world are facing an existential threat…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe post office in Treharris in my constituency has been closed for 2.5 years, depriving the local community of a much-needed service. There is interest from a number of people…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Brexit: OpportunitiesI am glad to hear that the Paymaster General is looking at new export markets and opportunities, but the problem here and now, and what businesses in my constituency are concerned…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Merthyr Tydfil: City StatusI beg to move, That this House has considered Merthyr Tydfil city status. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I have agreed to take interventions from…15 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetWhen it comes to tackling the climate crisis, I am sure the Secretary of State will agree that the Welsh Labour Government have led the way: banning fracking, legislating for net…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Merthyr Tydfil: City StatusI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and for her support. Hopefully, Merthyr Tydfil will have the same success in its bid for city status that Newport had in 2002. Pride…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Merthyr Tydfil: City StatusI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and for her support. Indeed, Merthyr Tydfil is well placed to be a city of the valleys, attracting businesses and jobs. By supporting…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Merthyr Tydfil: City StatusYes, and they will be brief. As part of the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations, towns across the UK will have the opportunity to apply for city status. It is my contention that…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of UpliftLast month, I wrote to the Prime Minister with three local food banks, three housing providers and my local citizens advice bureau to highlight the considerable damage that the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of Uplift14. If she will reverse her Department’s planned removal of the £20 uplift to the standard allowance of universal credit.13 Sept 2021HANSARD Climate Change: WalesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for what I think is the first time, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) on securing…14 Jul 2021HANSARDAutomotive SectorThe automotive sector has been through a hugely difficult time, impacting on the industry and the supply chain right across the UK, including in my constituency of Merthyr Tydfil…06 Jul 2021HANSARDAutomotive SectorWhat recent discussions he has held with representatives of the automotive sector.06 Jul 2021HANSARDJobs and InvestmentThe Welsh Labour Government’s business support funding has been a lifeline to many Welsh companies throughout the pandemic. Indeed, there are businesses that have been able to…30 Jun 2021HANSARD Welsh Rural EconomyWe do indeed need clarity from the UK Government on freeports, not least on funding but on other issues as well. The hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake) talked about a subject…22 Jun 2021HANSARD Welsh Rural EconomyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mrs Cummins. I add my congratulations to the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Liz Saville Roberts)…22 Jun 2021