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HANSARDWalesThe Minister boasts about the transition board, but that only exists because of the Government’s failure to protect jobs and vital industries. Each year, Port Talbot provides…06 Feb 2024HANSARDEnergy MixThe Minister boasts about the transition board, but that only exists because of the Government’s failure to protect jobs and vital industries. Each year, Port Talbot provides…31 Jan 2024HANSARDEnergy MixOn the issue of the energy mix, the Tata workers I met last week know that the virgin steel they make is vital to supporting our renewable energy aspirations, such as offshore…31 Jan 2024HANSARDInflation and Public SpendingIf it is such a priority, why has nothing been done since 2015, when the cost assessment was undertaken? The hon. Lady’s Government promised to electrify the south Wales main…06 Dec 2023HANSARDInflation and Public SpendingI welcome the hon. Lady to her role and thank her for her tribute to Baroness Kinnock and to Allan Rogers. Glenys Kinnock was an inspiration to our Labour movement, to her many…06 Dec 2023HANSARDCrime PreventionThe Secretary of State knows that the prison estate across Wales is not just full, but that overcrowding is significantly above safe limits. With his Government having to…18 Oct 2023HANSARDCrime PreventionIt is not just antisocial behaviour that is wreaking havoc across Wales. Shoplifting in Wales is also soaring, and in the year to March 2023 it was up by 31%. Why will the…18 Oct 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthI am pleased to hear the Secretary of State’s response. I am sure we can both agree that we want strong economic growth across Wales and the rest of the UK. The last Labour…05 Jul 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthOn the 75th anniversary of our NHS, created by Welsh founder and Labour Minister Nye Bevan, may I thank, on behalf of Labour Members, all our NHS staff in Wales, past and present,…05 Jul 2023HANSARDMortgage Interest RatesSince the Secretary of State’s Government’s mini-budget, 43,000 Welsh households have paid an extra £20.3 million in mortgage payments. That is a £20 million Tory mortgage premium…24 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingThe Secretary of State mentioned inflation earlier, but of course falling inflation does not mean that prices are falling—just that the rate of the price rises is slowing. If…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCost of LivingInflation is still over 10%, and last month the Chancellor imposed a stealth tax by freezing personal allowances. Today, as we have heard, the Office for National Statistics has…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Welsh AffairsI start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), the deputy leader of Welsh Labour, for securing this debate, the Backbench Business Committee for…02 Mar 2023HANSARDDigital Connectivity: Rural WalesGoing back to the subject of gigabit, the Government’s Project Gigabit boasts that it will deliver lightning-fast reliable broadband to every corner of the UK, but the project…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDigital Connectivity: Rural WalesHappy St David’s Day, Mr Speaker. I thank London Welsh School for such a lovely flag-raising ceremony this morning. On the subject of digital connectivity, EU structural funds…01 Mar 2023HANSARDCost of Living CrisisThis month has seen dreadful news for steel businesses and steelworkers in Wales. Steel is an energy-intensive industry, and its operating costs during the cost of living crisis…18 Jan 2023HANSARDCost of Living CrisisSteelworkers need a Government on their side. The industry needs a partner that can provide stability, not sticking plasters. Floating offshore wind in the Celtic sea is a real…18 Jan 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Support for HouseholdsThe Secretary of State cannot hide from his record. He mentioned tax rises. I will make it easy for him: which of the 24 Tory tax rises in this Parliament did he not support?23 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for HouseholdsThis is my first opportunity to congratulate the Secretary of State on his promotion, and I wish him well in his new role. Serving in government under his third Prime Minister…23 Nov 2022HANSARDFreeportsThe Budget has been ripped up and the manifesto has been ripped up, but there we go. The UK Government’s original approach was to ignore devolution and impose a freeport on Wales;…19 Oct 2022