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HANSARDCost of LivingThis is the UK Parliament. Will the hon. Member explain why no Tory MPs from Wales are here to speak this afternoon?16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI will attempt to be brief, so that colleagues from the SNP can take part in the debate. Before I come to my own remarks, I want to note that this is a motion, albeit derived from…16 May 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeCan the hon. Gentleman explain to the House why the recourse that we are expecting from the Labour Welsh Government on storm overflows is so late?25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK’s Exit from the European UnionIt is significant that the highest vote in favour of leaving the European Union was recorded in Blaenau Gwent. Blaenau Gwent is the constituency that received the highest level of…24 Apr 2023HANSARDChild PovertyHave the two-child limit and the benefit cap increased child poverty?24 Apr 2023HANSARDChild Poverty8. What steps he is taking to reduce child poverty.24 Apr 2023HANSARDUK’s Exit from the European UnionIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn), who chaired the Brexit Select Committee so effectively when I was a member. As we have heard,…24 Apr 2023HANSARD CPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsMany exporting businesses would welcome, as the Secretary of State put it in her statement, “reduced red tape and simplified customs procedures across the bloc”. However, they…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the Government’s proposal will have a differential effect geographically, when comparing economies with low wages such as my own in Wales with…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe test of any Finance Bill should be this: will it improve living standards now and into the future? With living standards plummeting at the fastest rate since records began and…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI would have liked to say it was a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis), but unfortunately I cannot. I rise to speak to new clause 29,…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandIn respect of grounds for seeking to apply the brake, in response to my written question to the Foreign Office on exports to Northern Ireland through the port of Holyhead, the…22 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI just cannot reconcile the Secretary of State’s statement that services have improved with my own experience as a passenger over the past month, from today’s minor inconvenience…20 Mar 2023HANSARD Local Housing AllowanceDoes the Minister accept the argument that I and other Members have made—that doing something about the local housing allowance would save the Government money in the round?15 Mar 2023HANSARD Local Housing AllowanceI thank everyone who has taken part in the debate; we have heard some very powerful evidence. I thank the Minister for her replies, as well. We will not let this be. Can I also…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Local Housing AllowanceI beg to move, That this House has considered the Local Housing Allowance. I am grateful and delighted to be able to lead the debate, and to do so under your chairmanship for the…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Local Housing AllowanceI agree entirely with the hon. Lady. As I said earlier, this affects the entire UK. Indeed, she might be clairvoyant, because I am going to refer that particular point in Wales.…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation: Sanctions and TariffsI am grateful to be able to add my voice, and that of my party, to the hon. Lady’s comments. Our concern is that the sanctions regime is not being extended far enough and…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation: Sanctions and TariffsBefore the Minister moves on, is he in a position to comment on how Russia is evading some of the sanctions broadly imposed by the west by trading with countries that are…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillSafaa, a Syrian refugee, escaped from Daesh to save her life. She thinks the Government’s plans will make others in her situation feel suicidal. She told me: “With the UK…07 Mar 2023