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HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)And in energy, indeed—my hon. Friend is quite right. Finally, we probably could have had a whole Welsh Grand Committee on the issue of respect, because it is at the very core of…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)Absolutely, and the list could go on. I could add the privatisation of probation services, which was a huge waste of money. The Union could also have been strengthened if the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)My hon. Friend is right. As my colleague the shadow Culture Secretary said yesterday, it is focusing on red meat rather than the dead meat of the Prime Minister. The example of…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Probably every single Conservative Member here voted for that £20 cut.18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I am going to make some progress because, as you have indicated, Mr Davies, 21 Members wish to speak. Coming out of the pandemic, and after 12 years of the Conservative party…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I do not recognise the right hon. Gentleman’s description. I am sure that when we have the UK-wide public inquiry into the pandemic response that the Government have promised—we…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for raising that point, and he is absolutely right. That is a perfect illustration of how the Government could act to do the right thing by our mine workers…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)Bore da, good morning and thanks very much Mr Davies. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today with all Welsh Members of the House. After four years, we finally…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)Will the Secretary of State take the opportunity to thank the TUC? It was its representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that led to the furlough scheme.18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)My hon. Friend is exactly right. If we look at the statistics, we know that there is an epidemic of violence against women and girls across the UK and in Wales. Women and girls…18 Jan 2022HANSARDRail InfrastructureThere is another conversation the Secretary of State should be having with Cabinet colleagues about HS2 and Wales. Ministers have previously confirmed that around 2 million tonnes…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRail InfrastructureThank you very much, Mr Speaker; happy new year to you, and, if I may, blwyddyn newydd dda i chi i gyd—happy new year to all. I am afraid I was a bit disappointed with the…05 Jan 2022HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceI congratulate the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) and her panel on their work, and thank the Football Supporters’ Association and every fan who took part in…25 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football Governance(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for DCMS if she will make a statement on the independent fan-led review of football governance.25 Nov 2021HANSARDBBC Licence FeeWe have spent much of the past two weeks talking about standards in public office, and on this side of the House we care deeply about the independence and impartiality of the BBC.…18 Nov 2021HANSARD Racism in CricketOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. May I ask your advice, as I believe the Minister has just inadvertently misled the House on two occasions in his responses to questions? In…09 Nov 2021HANSARD Racism in CricketI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) for securing the urgent question. I too want to pay tribute to the bravery and persistence of Azeem Rafiq. He has…09 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe know that the new Secretary of State has set out her own views and interpretation of racism online, because she has written about it, so I am sure she will remember what the…16 Sept 2021HANSARDFraudulent Online AdvertisementsMay I, too, extend a warm welcome to the new Secretary of State and the new Minister? I hope that, as Digital Secretary, she has changed her parliamentary password. Online fraud…16 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFestivals continue to be cancelled, even those scheduled for after 19 July, such as Womad, because the Government still have not published any guidance about sector reopening.…01 Jul 2021