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HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentThe Health Secretary really is taking one for the team in this urgent transport question. Incidentally, where is the Transport Secretary?04 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe have already heard the Leader of the House praise all those involved in Fairtrade Fortnight. This week, my office has been trying to help a Ugandan Fairtrade coffee farmer…28 Feb 2019HANSARDSt David’s DayI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Specifically on police funding, I have asked many times for capital city funding for South Wales police. My constituency…28 Feb 2019HANSARDSt David’s DayIs the hon. Gentleman aware that during the passage of the most recent Wales Act the Secretary of State refused to devolve APD to the National Assembly?28 Feb 2019HANSARDSt David’s DayHas my hon. Friend heard Goldie Lookin Chain’s fantastic tribute song to our dear friend Paul Flynn?28 Feb 2019HANSARDDynamic Alignment with EU5. If he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of seeking changes to the political declaration to provide for dynamic alignment with the EU on (a)…28 Feb 2019HANSARDDynamic Alignment with EUThe Secretary of State needs to stop playing games on this, because he knows that even if commitments on workers’ rights and other rights are put into primary legislation, once we…28 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Economic SupportThank you very much, Mr Speaker. Every sector of the Welsh economy is going to be damaged by the UK leaving the EU, so will the Secretary of State for Wales confirm that he will…27 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceMy hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way. A standard return rail ticket to London from my constituency, Cardiff Central, costs £242. For the same price, passengers…05 Feb 2019HANSARDPrison Officer SafetyWe have already heard that assaults against prison officers are at record levels, and those levels are rising at a record rate. Why is the Secretary of State more interested in…05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceDoes my hon. Friend share my frustration that, despite the litany of complaints about service, GWR’s franchise keeps getting renewed? The Government do not seem remotely…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Sport in the UKI am delighted to add my congratulations to Alex, and I hope that she will have a long and illustrious career playing for Wales. I could probably spend my entire five minutes…04 Feb 2019HANSARD Sport in the UKAs the Minister may know, I introduced a ten-minute rule Bill on homophobic chanting in sports stadiums—sponsored by colleagues on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport…04 Feb 2019HANSARD Sport in the UKIt is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bracknell (Dr Lee) whose evidence at the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on the report on sport in prisons I very…04 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I ask the Leader of the House to join me, my constituents, our Cardiff City football club family and fans across the world—especially in Nantes and Argentina—in desperately…24 Jan 2019HANSARDJoint HMI Prison and Probation ReportI was really disappointed to hear the Minister’s assertion that the transforming rehabilitation programme has had no impact on the results in this report, because most of these…24 Jan 2019HANSARDDevolved Administrations: DiscussionsThe Secretary of State will know from his discussions how concerned the Welsh Government are about the prospect of a no-deal exit—the Prime Minister was told that last night. The…24 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. On solar, she knows that the Government are slashing funding for solar energy, ending the feed-in tariffs for solar producers and…16 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseGiven the importance of European Union grants to green energy projects in Wales, does my hon. Friend agree that it would be good to have confirmation from the Minister today that…16 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI will be voting against this deal. Based on the substantial number of my constituents who have contacted me about this vote, it seems I will be doing so with their overwhelming…11 Jan 2019