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HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThis integrated review looks like a desperate, confused and self-important search for purpose, far, far removed from the concerns of the people of Wales. With Welsh trade with our…16 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayI am grateful for the chance to speak in this important debate, and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller) on securing it. My right hon. Friend the…11 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolFirst, what effect has there been since January on time-sensitive Northern Ireland food exports to Great Britain via the Republic of Ireland and Welsh ports? Secondly, what would…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Noise Pollution and Military AviationI beg to move, That this House has considered noise pollution and military aviation. Thank you, Sir Edward, for the opportunity to raise a matter of long standing in north and…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsInitially, the Welsh Government anticipated a UK-wide approach to buying PPE; they then took responsibility for their own procurement, but they have still worked with this…09 Mar 2021HANSARD LGBT Conversion TherapyIn my constituency of Arfon, 243 people signed this important petition. I add my support and that of Plaid Cymru to the calls for a legislative ban on conversion therapy across…08 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)The extension of the £20 uplift in universal credit is welcome, but why is it to be snatched away in September? What will have changed by then for the nearly 5,000 universal…04 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe covid testing package reservation form for international travellers from red list countries into England requires proof of purchase of two covid-19 tests before they can…02 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsThis pandemic has been hugely difficult for the arts throughout the UK. In Wales, musicians, performers and others, such as freelance writers and technicians, often working in…02 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesThirty thousand black, Asian and minority ethnic people live across the northern and western counties of Wales. Dispersed rural communities such as these are harder for health…01 Mar 2021HANSARDWelsh AffairsDiolch yn fawr iawn i chi. I am very glad today to remember my colleague and friend Hywel Francis, whose passing impoverishes Wales and the radical cause everywhere. Cof da…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid Contracts: Judicial ReviewUsing the VIP lane, a PPE contract for £313 million was awarded to PestFix, a company that had never before supplied medical PPE. To put this fantastical sum into perspective, a…24 Feb 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyI thank the right hon. Members for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) and for Warley (John Spellar) for securing the debate. I fear that the review is compromised by the assumptions on…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateYesterday, the number of deaths from covid in Wales passed the grim total of 5,000. Our public health leaders say that the Welsh Government’s £500 self-isolation payment is not…09 Feb 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe delivery of important letters, packets and parcels in the Caernarfon area has been delayed for days and weeks by a covid outbreak amongst local postal workers. The Prime…03 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Health Minister in Wales has now admitted, at last, that many lives could have been saved had the Welsh Labour Government locked down sooner last year. Does the Secretary of…02 Feb 2021HANSARDUnsafe Cladding: Protecting Tenants and LeaseholdersI welcome this debate today. It is one small response to the enormous suffering of the people who died in the Grenfell disaster and those who lost loved ones, and also all those…01 Feb 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansThis Government, like all Tory Governments, have an obsession with the supposed need for deregulation. It is not just a reasonable concern with promoting what works, while…25 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsProfessor Paul Carr of the University of South Wales reports that in 2019 music tourism alone generated a spend of £124 million in Wales, supporting 1,754 jobs. The Government’s…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditWe in Plaid Cymru have called consistently for the addition to universal credit to be made permanent and for it to be extended to legacy benefits. That is the bare minimum social…18 Jan 2021