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HANSARDUK-Australia Free Trade AgreementThe UK-Australia trade deal has been beset by difficulties and major delays to its passage through this House, and even the previous Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseA constituent of mine applied for a visa for his mother-in-law to come to the UK from Ukraine. The application was made in August, and the family has received no further updates.…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HousePostal workers in my constituency and across the country do an essential job at the heart of our communities—they even worked through the pandemic to keep people connected—but…08 Dec 2022HANSARDLocal Housing AllowanceI welcome the Secretary of State’s comments about my new colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester (Samantha Dixon), but that is as far as I can go. The local…05 Dec 2022HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance1. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of real-term reductions in local housing allowance rates on levels of poverty.05 Dec 2022HANSARDWelsh Lamb Exports to the USAI too welcome the Minister to his new role. He will know how important lamb exports are to Welsh farmers and the Welsh economy. Exports to the US are a drop in the ocean compared…23 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsI rise to speak in support of the motion in the name of my right hon. and hon. Friends. I will take the opportunity to raise some concerns on behalf of my constituents. It is…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend; we saw many dreams shattered across the country. That crisis was made in Downing Street and paid for by families in her constituency, my…15 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of Living Crisis: Support for PensionersEarlier this month I contacted approximately 6,000 people in my constituency who may have been eligible for pension credit, and about 200 people attended a local action day…31 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living Crisis: Support for Pensioners12. What support his Department is providing to pensioners during the cost of living crisis.31 Oct 2022HANSARD World Menopause DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) and the right hon. Member for Romsey…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Pension Credit and Cost of Living Support GrantIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Anne McLaughlin) on securing this important debate. We have…26 Oct 2022HANSARDRail Infrastructure FundingIt seems that rewarding failure is this Government’s guiding principle, and even Conservative Members agree. Avanti West Coast is the worst performing operator on the rail…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationIt does not get more serious than this Tory-led crisis made in Downing Street. Only yesterday, a mortgage adviser in my constituency contacted me about offers that he is redoing…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenOn behalf of myself, my family, and my constituents in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil and the upper Rhymney valley, I send our sincere condolences to His Majesty the King…09 Sept 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOver the summer, my office—like those of many hon. Members, I am sure—has continued to experience considerable delays in contacting the MP account management team at UK Visas and…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI, too, pay tribute to Sir David Amess for the work that he did in Parliament. I hope that our Parliament continues to do justice to his memory. I wish to continue in the vein of…21 Jul 2022HANSARDCOP Presidency: Objectives12. What his objectives are for the remainder of the UK’s COP presidency.20 Jul 2022HANSARDCOP Presidency: ObjectivesOur schools often set a great example in raising awareness of the climate emergency. On my recent visit to Ysgol Rhyd-y-Grug in my constituency, the pupils told me of their…20 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of Living Crisis: WalesI congratulate my hon. Friend on the excellent work she has done over many years on this issue. I absolutely agree that we are in danger of demand outstripping supply. I have…19 Jul 2022