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HANSARDSanctionsThe sister of my constituent, Mrs Roach from Cwmann, has been travelling across Ukraine with her children for three days in an attempt to get to the Polish border. Based on what…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceWill the Minister give way?23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceThe right hon. Gentleman rightly emphasises what the UK can do to clean up matters in the UK. One commentator has talked about the need to tackle what he calls the ecosystem of…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceDoes this whole crisis not demonstrate the strategic malfunction of the Conservative party’s obsession with the European Union over the years, especially given all the negative…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI am grateful to the Minister. Is there not a danger that the UK has taken a peashooter to a bazooka contest? As we are targeting a few individuals and a few peripheral banks, the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit Financerose —23 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI am grateful that the Minister has emphasised the need for humanitarian support very early in this debate, because we are dealing with punitive actions. The Prime Minister…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseA Russian invasion and occupation of Ukraine will lead to a refugee crisis in eastern Europe. Will the Leader of the House ensure that there is sufficient time to debate the…21 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasAccording to UK statistics, the amount of oil and gas sourced from the North and Celtic seas has ballooned. It has doubled year on year. One oil company chief executive is…09 Feb 2022HANSARDBroadband Coverage and SpeedsDiolch, Mr Speaker. According to the House of Commons Library, 17.4% of lines in my constituency receive less than 10 megabits per second, one of the worst records in the British…09 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice Grant ReportWill the Minister comment on capital investment support for police forces? My understanding is that the new joint firearms unit between Dyfed-Powys, Gwent and South Wales police…09 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseIt is estimated that the war in Afghanistan cost the US $2 trillion. The same BBC report indicates that the UK cost was $1.5 billion per annum. The Minister says that the UK…09 Feb 2022HANSARDBroadband Coverage and Speeds4. What recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Welsh Government on improving broadband coverage and speeds in Wales.09 Feb 2022HANSARD Social Security and PensionsThe hon. Gentleman speaks with great authority on all these issues. I have been in the House for over a decade, and it is always a pleasure to listen to him on economic matters.…07 Feb 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Chief of Staff AppointmentIt seems the Welsh Government were not forewarned of the Chancellor’s intention to introduce a council tax rebate during his statement last Thursday on energy prices, despite that…07 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpIf the British Government were serious about levelling up and using Brexit freedoms, as they call them, would they not be devolving key economic levers to Wales, such as powers…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxWill the hon. Gentleman reflect on the point raised by the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Stephen Flynn)—that it was a huge mistake not to create a sovereign wealth fund in order…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxDoes the hon. Member agree that there is an incentive for the Government to act, because people living in cold homes are far more likely to get ill with respiratory diseases? That…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxThe Minister is right to say that we are in a unique position, but that requires a unique policy response. He will know that the most vulnerable are at risk from inflationary…01 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsPresident Putin is reported as saying: “Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere”— of artificial intelligence— “will become the ruler of the world.” Given the dangers posed by…31 Jan 2022