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HANSARDSituation in the Red SeaLike others, I commend the Government’s diplomatic efforts to resolve the broader conflict—and this one, in fact. If diplomatic means fail to resolve this particular conflict in…05 Feb 2024HANSARDSpeed Limit: Residential RoadsThe South Wales Argus of 28 December 2022 informs us that the Secretary of State for Wales outlined his “anger” that the 20 mph speed limit in Caerwent was not being enforced…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Fossil Fuels: LobbyingTo take the points that my hon. Friend the Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Jonathan Edwards) made about elections a bit further, does the hon. Lady have any confidence…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point; that is what I am coming on to. However, a further argument arises from that unhappy episode, as I will show by quoting from the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillThank you for that guidance, Madam Deputy Speaker. New clause 15 seeks to establish a broadcasting and communications authority for Wales. That new independent body would have…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI thank my hon. Friend for that point, with which I entirely agree. Even Welsh Conservative Members concede that the arguments for reserving powers over broadcasting have been…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI can indeed recommend that production for anybody to have a look at; it is very interesting. I can also recommend the biography of Gwynfor Evans, which makes similar points. The…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillThe hon. Gentleman is talking about the unanimity of opinion. I should tell the House that the Welsh Affairs Committee, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and the Senedd’s…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillFirst, may I apologise for my late arrival to the debate, Madam Deputy Speaker? I seriously underestimated hon. Members’ capacity for brevity on the previous business. This…30 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia BillI emphasise the point that the hon. Lady made earlier in respect of the Gaelic language. In terms of language planning, extending the domain of a minority language is extremely…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesTwo months ago, I asked the Government whether they would consider providing specialist treatment for the wounded children of Gaza in UK hospitals, as is often done when there is…29 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeI thank the hon. Lady for that powerful point. It is an old saw, but justice delayed is justice denied, which is quite obviously the case in this matter. My constituent also…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeIt is a pleasure to agree with so many right hon. and hon. Members, which I must say is a novel experience for me. Looking at the history of this scandal, it reminds me of the…18 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI join in the early tributes to Tony Lloyd, who was a sincere, decent and kind man, and a model to us all in these hardened times. Independence is a viable option for Wales’s…18 Jan 2024HANSARDPublic Sector Pay 2024-25The hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Beth Winter) made a very persuasive case, which I will add to. Public sector pay is crucial in Arfon and in Wales. According to a Bevan…17 Jan 2024HANSARDPublic Sector Pay 2024-25Just to answer that particular point, we are still waiting in Wales for the consequentials from the English settlements with junior doctors. Until we know how much money we are…17 Jan 2024HANSARDPublic Sector Pay 2024-25I will be very brief on a slightly tangential point. The Tories here have already spent the extra income tax that Wales could raise many, many times over—this time on junior…17 Jan 2024HANSARDPublic Sector Pay 2024-25Will the Minister give way?17 Jan 2024HANSARD Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum SystemThe right hon. Lady is making a persuasive case, with which I entirely agree. But does the Labour party have any moral or ethical opposition to processing in third countries?09 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia Bill (Sixth sitting)How does the hon. Gentleman expect IPSO to be persuaded to be more amenable?12 Dec 2023