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HANSARDGambling and LotteriesI welcome this review, and there is clearly a need for robust action. The Minister will be aware that there have been claims from the online gambling industry that regulation…08 Dec 2020HANSARDArcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job RetentionThis is an awful situation for every high street and retail park in the country, and even more so for the 25,000 people at Arcadia and Debenhams who are at risk of losing their…02 Dec 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay: Covid-19For testing and tracing to work effectively, people need the reassurance that they will be able to feed their families. Statutory sick pay is not adequate to support people who…30 Nov 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay: Covid-19What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of statutory sick pay during the covid-19 outbreak.30 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastOn 26 February, I asked the Prime Minister to offer additional support to Wales over and above the devolved settlement in the face of unprecedented flooding caused by Storm…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Driving Offences (Amendment)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Road Traffic Act 1988 to provide that dangerous and careless, or inconsiderate, driving offences may be…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 RestrictionsFollowing the Welsh Labour Government’s decision to introduce a firebreak lockdown in Wales, coronavirus cases have begun to fall across the board. At the time, the leader of the…18 Nov 2020HANSARDEconomy UpdateAlthough I am disappointed that there was no mention of those who have been excluded so far, I welcome much of what the Chancellor has said, particularly in relation to the…05 Nov 2020HANSARDVeterans Charities: Covid-19 SupportThe Minister will know about the recent announcements of job losses at Help for Heroes, in addition to the closure of all but one of its recovery centres because of a reduction in…02 Nov 2020HANSARDVeterans Charities: Covid-19 SupportWhat support his Department is providing to veterans’ charities during the covid-19 outbreak.02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateFrom tomorrow, Wales will begin a 17-day firebreak lockdown to help to control the spread of the virus. During that period, there will be two support schemes from the Treasury as…22 Oct 2020HANSARD Support for People and Businesses in Wales: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir Edward. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans) on securing today’s important and timely…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Support for People and Businesses in Wales: Covid-19As a Union of four nations, it is sensible to have that four-nation approach where possible, but clearly the virus is taking different directions in different parts of the country…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Historical Discrimination in BoxingI beg to move, That this House has considered historical discrimination in boxing. It is pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I would like to take the Chamber…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Historical Discrimination in BoxingI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I agree entirely: sport is a unifier. It is a real shame, and it brings shame on the sport, that such a rule existed at that…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Historical Discrimination in BoxingI thank my hon. Friend for raising that case. It is yet another example of an injustice that stained sport. It is something that we do need to recognise and try to address and put…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Historical Discrimination in BoxingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The historical discrimination we are talking about is now illegal, but we still experience such issues and they are still present in sport.…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn 22 September, I raised concerns with the Prime Minister about holiday companies refusing to recognise the Welsh local lockdown regulations and refusing people refunds when they…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 RestrictionsWith cases rising across the UK, the First Minister has called for an extraordinary meeting of Cobra to discuss plans for a so-called circuit-break lockdown. The measures are…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportSurely the Minister will recognise that the Welsh Government face the same task as UK Ministers in needing to manage their budget in the face of the unprecedented pressures…13 Oct 2020