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HANSARD Debate on the AddressThis has been a long and interesting debate, and I wish to make a short and—I hope—to-the-point contribution, and ask the new Government to spell out what they will do to support…19 Dec 2019HANSARDPolice Officer Numbers2. What recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers in England and Wales.28 Oct 2019HANSARDPolice Officer NumbersGwent police’s budget has been cut by 40% in real terms since 2010, so the Government’s plans to recruit will only take us back to where we were in 2010, if that. What assurances…28 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Last week, Tata Jaguar Land Rover announced that it had created an electric drive unit, which the Government are helping to fund. In view of that, will the steel Minister work…22 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWhen can we have an urgent debate on steel? There are very pressing issues—not least the plan to save Tata’s Orb works in Newport—to pursue with the new steel Minister, the…17 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. Electrical steel can also be part of electric charging points, so it all goes together. The Labour party is determined to ensure…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He is right, and it is a point I will come on to make. These are speciality steels, and we cannot afford to lose the capacity to make…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI want to begin by echoing the tributes paid to my constituency neighbour, the late Paul Flynn, who sadly passed away this year. He was an outstanding parliamentarian, a fantastic…14 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportWill the Minister give way?08 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government have said the electric vehicle industry is important to them, and they say it is a priority. In his first speech to the Commons…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportMy hon. Friend and neighbour is absolutely right, and those are many of the asks for which the all-party steel group in Parliament has been calling for many years. It is something…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportI absolutely agree, and I will make that point later. Tata announced that it would be closing Cogent Orb steelworks on 2 September, with the loss of 380 jobs. This has come as…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportMy hon. Friend represents a steel community, too, and I completely agree with his point, as I will make clear in my speech. With the investment and support it needs—there is a…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of Tata’s Cogent Power steelworks in Newport. I am immensely grateful to have the opportunity to speak on behalf of the…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportI appreciate the Minister responding today, but members of the all-party parliamentary group on steel have not yet had a real opportunity in a debate to question the new steel…08 Oct 2019HANSARD US Troop Withdrawal from Northern SyriaOn Saturday, I met representatives of the Welsh Kurdish community in Newport, who, like other hon. Members’ constituents, are obviously extremely worried and concerned about this…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportMy hon. Friend is indeed a doughty and fantastic champion of his steel community, and the thoughts of our steel community are very much with his community and the difficulties it…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportMy hon. Friend is exactly right, and we need that investment to do it. Attention has been given to electric car battery production —the Prime Minister mentioned the gigafactories…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportMy hon. Friend is exactly right. It is a very important and well-thought-out plan, and I hope Ministers are listening to it. The 2018 memorandum of understanding agreed with Tata…08 Oct 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Disabled Claimants3. What assessment her Department has made of the effect of the introduction of universal credit on the financial circumstances of disabled claimants.07 Oct 2019