Contributions
469 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDFreeportsMay I say on behalf of the Labour party, and particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Gerald Jones), that we are all thinking of the community of…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenSo many words have been said and written already about the late Queen, but I am grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak from the Back Benches today and…10 Sept 2022HANSARDPassport Application ProcessingWe are all quite surprised to see the Secretary of State here this morning, but perhaps he cannot leave the disintegrating Government because his passport application is stuck in…06 Jul 2022HANSARDInfrastructure InvestmentPerhaps the Secretary of State ought to tell the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) that he cannot put in his levelling-up bid because the Government…06 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsNo, I think the hon. Gentleman has had plenty of interventions today. I will carry on because we are quite short of time. As for the levelling-up fund, only six Welsh councils saw…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsI thank the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb), Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee, for securing this debate and for his excellent chairship of that…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCosts of Living: Households and BusinessesWelsh voters gave their verdict on the Welsh Government in the election the week before last, and there is not a single Tory council left in the whole of Wales. The Secretary of…25 May 2022HANSARDCosts of Living: Households and BusinessesWe now know that the energy price cap is expected to rise to £2,800 a year in October, which means that typical household bills in Wales, having already gone up by £700, will go…25 May 2022HANSARDInflationThe boss of oil giant BP said last month that it had more money than it knows what to do with, which is completely the opposite situation to that of households right across Wales…23 Mar 2022HANSARDInflationI am afraid the Secretary of State is completely out of touch with public opinion on this. Polling this week, published by 38 Degrees, shows that 69% of the Welsh public say that…23 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsIn 12 years—21 Mar 2022HANSARDInflation: Households and BusinessesWell, people across Wales are facing the biggest drop in living standards in 30 years under the Secretary of State’s watch. Inflation is at a 10-year high and rising, national…09 Feb 2022HANSARDInflation: Households and BusinessesIt is not just record inflation that is hitting Welsh households hard. Rents in Wales have increased by nearly 10% in the last year, the third highest rate in the United Kingdom…09 Feb 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I apologise—nearly everybody. We want the UK to be a prosperous country again, with a proper industrial strategy to improve our productivity and ensure that we buy, make and sell…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)Has the hon. Gentleman seen the polls in Wales recently?18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I am rather confused by the right hon. Gentleman describing the Welsh Government’s recent covid measures as an outlier. The UK Government are the outlier. Scotland, Wales and…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I have already given way to the right hon. Gentleman. Respect for devolution, respect for the devolution settlement and respect for the Welsh Government has to be at the heart of…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)We will need a new and durable constitutional settlement, which is why the Commission on the Future of the UK, led by the former Labour Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, will chart a…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)That is a perfect example of non-co-operation between the UK Government and the devolved Government —completely the opposite of the examples that the Secretary of State gave. The…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I have listened to the hon. Gentleman but, in fact, it was his own party leader who promised a UK-wide inquiry into the covid pandemic response, and I am sure that within that…18 Jan 2022