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HANSARD Community Renewal Fund and Levelling Up Fund in WalesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms Rees. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) on securing today’s important…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Agricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsThere is concern from farmers in Wales and across the UK who face the potential of losing out from an unlevel playing field as a result of this deal. Will the Minister publish a…27 May 2021HANSARDEngagementsWhen any Member of this House is suspended for 10 days or more because of a Standards Committee report, constituents can then recall that Member. When the Independent Expert Panel…26 May 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseDuring the pandemic people have not been able to take their practical driving test due to covid restrictions. Many of those who have taken their theory test may have to take…20 May 2021HANSARDEngagementsThere were no new measures in the Queen’s Speech to tackle youth unemployment. There are over 500,000 unemployed young people in this country, yet the Government’s flagship youth…19 May 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryTrade agreements with other countries can provide new opportunities to promote our excellent Welsh manufacturers around the world, but we must ensure that these deals do not end…19 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkI will focus on three key areas given the time available. Despite the Government’s talk about creating good, secure jobs, it was disappointing not to hear in the Gracious Speech…12 May 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghOn behalf of the people in my constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, I offer my condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and the royal family on their sad loss. Having lost my…12 Apr 2021HANSARDEngagementsToday the Welsh Labour Government have announced a special bonus payment for NHS and social care staff in Wales, with the Government covering the basic tax and national insurance…17 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Community Renewal FundThe Tories have repeatedly claimed that Wales would not be worse off when EU structural funds come to an end, but the community renewal fund of which the Minister spoke is a…17 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationTime does not permit me to cover all the issues that I would like to, but I shall start with the vital extension of the £20 universal credit uplift to September, which is, of…08 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe post office is a lifeline in many communities, and that has particularly been the case during the pandemic. I was concerned to learn that the Post Office has paused capital…04 Mar 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetWhat recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of reductions in the official development assistance budget on poverty in the global south.02 Mar 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetThe Government have made the appalling decision to slash life-saving support for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people in the middle of a pandemic, and an equally…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and IndividualsIt has now been almost a year since lockdown measures were first introduced to contain the virus and financial support was brought forward to help the businesses and livelihoods…23 Feb 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021I am grateful for the opportunity to take part in today’s debate, as we join across the House and with the Holocaust Educational Trust to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. Today…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government’s kickstart scheme seems to need exactly that. Despite the Chancellor’s trumpeting of the scheme, the experience for many businesses, training providers and those…28 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Border: Covid ProtectionsWill the Home Secretary indicate whether she thinks it is appropriate that the isolation assurance service has been checking just three out of 100 people on quarantine compliance?…26 Jan 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditI wish to speak, albeit briefly due to the time available, in favour of the motion tabled by my right hon. and learned Friend the Leader of the Opposition, the shadow Work and…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTransition Period: BusinessThe Government’s failure to get the Brexit deal that they promised means we still have no clue about the terms on which businesses will be trading from January, and we face the…16 Dec 2020