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HANSARDEconomic GrowthWales certainly cannot afford the cost of Reform; nor can it afford the cost of Plaid Cymru.04 Mar 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe Conservatives strangled the Welsh economy with over a decade of austerity and neglect. Labour’s economic plan is working: wages are rising, inflation is falling and the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthI think we have this discussion at every single Wales oral questions. We need to bring energy bills down, and we do that by investing in renewable infrastructure. In the process,…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe UK Government are investing more than half a billion pounds in Wales, through the new local growth fund, to help create jobs, growth and opportunity in communities right…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthI did indeed have the privilege of opening the London stock exchange this morning to mark St David’s day and Wales Week. It gave me the opportunity to recognise Wales’s thriving…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthOur £50 million defence growth deal will harness Wales’s unique strengths in autonomy. It is focused on supporting the growth of dual-use industry right across Wales, so that the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthI have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of issues, including economic growth and increasing economic growth in Wales. We are creating thousands of jobs…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthWe have worked closely with the devolved Governments on a UK-wide DRS, and now have alignment across the UK on including polyethylene terephthalate plastics and metals in a DRS…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSt David’s Day and Welsh AffairsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West and Islwyn (Ruth Jones) and the hon. Member for Ceredigion Preseli (Ben Lake) for proposing today’s debate, the Backbench…26 Feb 2026HANSARDSt David’s Day and Welsh AffairsNo, I am going to carry on, because I do not have much time left. Just before Christmas, we announced one of the biggest public investments in Welsh history: the siting of the…26 Feb 2026HANSARDCost of Living: WalesWages are up, and inward investment is up. Inactivity is down on the year, and unemployment is down on the year. We have also had six cuts in interest rates, meaning that families…21 Jan 2026HANSARDCost of Living: WalesThe Government are absolutely determined to lower the cost of living for families across Wales and the whole UK. That is why we are benefiting 69,000 children in Wales by…21 Jan 2026HANSARDCost of Living: WalesEnergy bills are a significant issue for people across the country. That is why, thanks to this Labour Government, from April this year all households will see an average £150…21 Jan 2026HANSARDClean Energy ProjectsI would be very happy to have a conversation with the hon. Gentleman about that. We are investing in our green industries because that is how we will bring down bills for…21 Jan 2026HANSARDClean Energy ProjectsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This was the most successful auction round in European history, as I have mentioned. Awel y Môr is the first offshore wind project in Wales to…21 Jan 2026HANSARDClean Energy ProjectsThe Celtic sea is at the frontier of our green energy revolution. The capacity for offshore wind will support over 5,000 new jobs and bring billions of pounds of investment.…21 Jan 2026HANSARDClean Energy ProjectsThe hon. Member obviously does not want energy bills to come down, does not want jobs in mid-Wales and does not want the investment to happen. Labour is the only party committed…21 Jan 2026HANSARDClean Energy ProjectsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue, particularly as it is Nuclear Week this week. We have announced the new fleet of small modular reactors at Wylfa, which are…21 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways: FundingThe hon. Member will know very well from my reply to her letter that her assertion is fundamentally wrong, because she is using a combination of operations, maintenance, renewals…21 Jan 2026HANSARDClean Energy ProjectsI entirely agree with my hon. Friend that investment in our offshore wind sector is integral to realising our potential as a clean energy superpower, and to creating thousands of…21 Jan 2026