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HANSARDUniversal Credit: Disabled ClaimantsIt is shameful that it took the Government 15 months and a High Court ruling to sort out payments for those with severe disabilities, but it goes on. Why does a young constituent…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI thank my hon. Friend very much for giving way. She mentioned the family courts. A prominent campaigner against the injustice that domestic abuse victims face in the family…02 Oct 2019HANSARDForced Migration9. Global food insecurity is obviously a major factor in mass migration. Will the Secretary of State update us on what his Department is doing with aid agencies in respect of the…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The Cogent Power steel plant in my constituency is threatened with closure by Tata Steel but is the only plant in the UK that, with investment, could be capable of supplying…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWith the Government’s disgraceful proroguing of Parliament, not only will hon. Members be unable to scrutinise Ministers on Brexit, but I will be robbed of the opportunity to…05 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealThe Secretary of State talked about manufacturing and the economy. The impact of Tata’s announcement on Monday that it will close Cogent’s Orb steelworks will be keenly felt in…04 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitDid the Prime Minister have an opportunity at the G7 to discuss the steel industry? I ask this on behalf of the 380 employees of Cogent Orb in Newport who yesterday received the…03 Sept 2019HANSARDBBCI too will speak in support of the petition for the restoration of TV licences for the over-75s. Like many other hon. Members, I was deeply concerned by the announcement that the…15 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseToday, the Government announced that they will be reviewing the benefits system for terminally ill people. My hon. Friend the Member for Bridgend (Mrs Moon) has worked tirelessly…11 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryThat is okay. I was just finishing.09 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryThank you, Mr Hollobone. I was talking about Cogent Power and the potential in the electric vehicles industry, because demand for electric vehicles is only going to grow and we…09 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe (Nic Dakin) for securing yet another debate about steel, for chairing the all-party parliamentary group on steel and metal related…09 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsDefence Equipment and Support procures for the Ministry of Defence, but constituents who work there tell me that morale has plummeted since it became a bespoke trading entity, and…08 Jul 2019HANSARDSale of New Petrol and Diesel Cars and VansOn that point, Cogent Power’s Orb plant in my constituency makes very high-quality electrical steel and it is very keen to be a part of this industry in the future. What it needs…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sWithout hiding behind the BBC again, will the Minister explain to my constituent, who rang up incensed, why his 86-year-old neighbour, who is a veteran and relies on his TV for…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75s8. If he will make it his policy to maintain free TV licences for the over-75s after 2020.04 Jul 2019HANSARD Business of the HousePharmaceuticals company Avara Avlon, which was sold by AstraZeneca two years ago, has gone into administration, leaving many long-standing employees, including my constituents,…04 Jul 2019HANSARDSteel ProducersTata’s Cogent Power in my constituency has huge potential to develop electrical steel in the automotive industry and electrification, but it needs Government support to help to…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this debate ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday and on Reservists Day today. With that in mind, I shall start by…26 Jun 2019HANSARDWildlife HabitatsThe RSPB and the Wildlife Trusts, which both have fantastic reserves in my constituency in the Newport wetlands and the Magor marsh, are strongly supportive of establishing a…20 Jun 2019