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HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWill the Minister give way?03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWill the Minister give way?03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) Billrose—03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWill the Minister give way?03 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?02 Nov 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2That is a very interesting intervention. I am not defending the Welsh Government’s policy in its totality, but they want to move away from road and towards public transport. If we…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2My understanding of the Welsh Government’s policy is no new extra roads. That does not mean that there will not be investment in road maintenance. However, the reality is that, if…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBudget: Pre-announcement of ProvisionsDiolch, Mr Speaker. Many of the pre-Budget announcements relate to the so-called levelling-up agenda, of which the community renewal fund is a key element. Given the delay in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2All the schemes that the Minister has mentioned are extremely noble, but what is the total percentage allocated to Wales in the control period? Is the reality not that, compared…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2I do not think anybody is discounting the fact that increasing Department for Transport expenditure leads to overall consequentials for Wales. The question is on the impact of the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2As always, my right hon. Friend makes a pertinent point. It does not make any sense that the responsibility for operating the railways in Wales is devolved to the Welsh Government…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2Diolch. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) on securing this timely debate on the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2Absolutely; that is the financial reality. We do not even get a population share, which would be 5% of rail investment. People might argue that 11% of the rail network is in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2I listened to the hon. Gentleman’s speech advocating the benefits of HS2 with great interest, but he needs to reflect on the full business case for HS2 produced by HS2 Ltd in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTrade Negotiations: Welsh GovernmentThe Welsh Government, Hybu Cig Cymru and the farmers unions have all expressed concerns about the direction of UK trade policy, especially with regard to food—fears, I suspect,…21 Oct 2021HANSARDTrade Negotiations: Welsh Government6. What recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on her Department’s ongoing trade negotiations.21 Oct 2021HANSARDRegenerative Farming and Climate ChangeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for securing the debate. He is making a very knowledgeable speech, and I support what he is saying. Does he agree that there needs to be a big…19 Oct 2021HANSARDRegenerative Farming and Climate ChangeIs the Minister not slightly concerned with the policy we are seeing in trade negotiations with countries from around the world? We are doing deals with countries that have…19 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office ClosuresI am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way, for securing this debate and for the work that she does on behalf of our post offices. I am sure that, like many hon.…19 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office ClosuresFurther to some of those points, I have been quite fortunate in my constituency, where the Post Office has innovated and placed a sub-post office within the community centre. A…19 Oct 2021