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HANSARD Muslim Community in WalesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) on securing this debate and giving us all an opportunity to put on the record our thanks to the Muslim…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesBefore the vote, I was talking about the soaring household gas and electricity prices and about how households in Wales and the UK would see their energy bills rise to nearly…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. She is absolutely right: the levels of in-work poverty are really terrifying, and it is those on the lowest incomes who are feeling…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. She is absolutely right. The experiences of her constituents that she relays were borne out in the comments from my constituents that…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesWill the Minister give way?22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesThe Minister is quite right, but he missed the comments that I read out from constituents about how hard life will be. He is also quite right that there is a global gas crisis,…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I am glad she mentioned that scheme because I am running out of time, and it is another thing we are able to highlight. All those…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesWe have some of the lower council tax rates, compared with the UK as a whole. The support packages from the Welsh Labour Government are more generous than those of the UK…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesDoes the Minister accept that a failure to regulate our energy market has led to dozens of energy companies going bust and consumers footing the bill for that? Consumers have had…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesI very much understand the point that the hon. Member makes about inflation, which runs through this whole debate. On top of all that, the Government have decided to go ahead with…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesI thank my hon. Friend for her excellent intervention. In fact, we saw a further announcement and more detail last week.22 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living in WalesI beg to move, That this House has considered the cost of living in Wales. I am most grateful to be granted a debate on this most pressing issue for constituents in Newport East…22 Feb 2022HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee of ParliamentAs this is his first appearance at the Dispatch Box as Leader of the House, may I welcome the right hon. Member for Sherwood (Mark Spencer) to the role? The shadow Leader of the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, and happy birthday. What a wonderful way to spend your birthday. May I thank members of the Opposition Front Bench for choosing this…01 Feb 2022HANSARDIndependent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityIn the absence of the Leader of the House, I rise to support the motion. There has been a fair and rigorous process to appoint the new member of the Independent Parliamentary…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Trade Union (Levy Payable to the Certification Officer) Regulations 2022
Draft Trade Union (Power of the Certification Officer to impose Financial Penalties) Regulations 2022I declare an interest as a long-standing member of a trade union. My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Is it worth stopping and recognising at this point that those trade…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Trade Union (Levy Payable to the Certification Officer) Regulations 2022
Draft Trade Union (Power of the Certification Officer to impose Financial Penalties) Regulations 2022How is this proportionate, given that in her annual report for 2021 the certification officer stated that she investigated only 34 complaints—one complaint for every 200,000 union…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Trade Union (Levy Payable to the Certification Officer) Regulations 2022
Draft Trade Union (Power of the Certification Officer to impose Financial Penalties) Regulations 2022The proposals treat trade unions like profit-making companies. Political parties do not pay for the Electoral Commission, and charities do not pay for the Charity Commission, so…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Trade Union (Levy Payable to the Certification Officer) Regulations 2022
Draft Trade Union (Power of the Certification Officer to impose Financial Penalties) Regulations 2022Why is it that the Minister is introducing these statutory instruments today but has not responded to the e-balloting review?25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Do Ministers agree that the western gateway partnership, of which Newport is a part, deserves the same level of recognition and visibility in Government as other pan-regional…24 Jan 2022