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HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsGovernment expenditure on no-deal preparations can be expressed as a sum of £63 per person per annum for three years. Wales’s net benefit from the EU budget is £79 per person per…20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Is there any definition, in terms of precedent, of the meaning of the term “substantial change”? If there is not, can you confirm that that does…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI associate my party with the condemnation across the House of the appalling attack in New Zealand. That shows, if evidence were needed, that such attacks can happen in the most…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureTime is very short, so how is the Minister going to interact properly with the sidelined Welsh Government? So far, the UK Government’s record is not satisfactory—they have not…18 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI think that I have heard only one Member utter that profoundly silly slogan, “No deal, no problem”, although I did notice some rather prosperous-looking people outside the Palace…13 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal ChangesTonight I was supposed to be meeting the Farmers Union of Wales in Caernarfon, rather than being here. Those hard-working and resourceful people battle the elements to produce the…11 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business PreparationsIn respect of Welsh business preparation for Brexit, can the Secretary of State tell me how many of the hundreds of Government Brexit work streams have been allocated exclusively…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe Chairman of the Exiting the European Union Committee makes a fine point. As they say, it takes two to tango, and an extension might induce a bit of dancing from the EU. Our…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUAnd the Welsh Government.27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUI wish to speak to amendment (l), which has been tabled in my name and those of my hon. Friends. Yesterday, the Prime Minister had the opportunity to completely rule out no deal…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEmployment and Support Allowance: UnderpaymentsThe Carers Outreach Service says that young disabled people in Wales face confusion and possible injustice at the age of 19 when migrating from child benefits and tax credits to…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Trade Remedy Measures: UK InterestsSome 9,000 jobs in Wales depend on the steel industry. Further to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Dundee East (Stewart Hosie), some steel products figure in the…25 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUThe Prime Minister asks us to hold our nerve and give her time. One has to ask: more time for what? The answer is unclear, other than the obvious one, which is that it is to run…14 Feb 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. This week, 12 Catalan leaders go on trial in Spain’s Supreme Court on charges of rebellion and sedition. If found guilty, they face sentences of…13 Feb 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Social Security Advisory CommitteeOn 15 January, the First Minister of Wales agreed with Plaid Cymru and Labour MPs that the devolution of certain aspects of welfare benefits should be explored. Will the Minister…11 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal AgreementIn an excellent briefing on the 9th, organised by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the effects of leaving the European Union on businesses in Northern Ireland, I…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement13. What assessment he has made of the potential effect on Wales of the EU withdrawal agreement.23 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal Credit: Managed MigrationIt has long been the Department’s intention to allow universal credit applications to be made through the medium of Welsh in Welsh-speaking areas, particularly in north and west…08 Jan 2019