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HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeI have been lobbied quite strongly by businesses in my constituency, where there is a big shortage of HGV drivers, for instance. Analysis indicates that there are up to 76,000…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryI am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way, and for outlining his case forensically. What does this so-called VIP lane indicate about the priorities of the…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillWill the Minister give way?06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI saw the right hon. Gentleman try to answer what I was going to ask him in his reply to the earlier intervention. Considering that there have been two snap elections in the past…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI absolutely echo the Minister’s comments in relation to his colleague. The law as it stands means that if the Government lose a vote of no confidence, there are 14 days to form…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillAs a Welsh MP, I am sure that the hon. Gentleman would agree that one benefit of a fixed-term Parliament for this place is that there cannot be a clash with Welsh elections.…06 Jul 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilI am grateful to the hon. Member for the comments that she has made so far and for her work on the Select Committee. In the post-Brexit age, we hear a lot from the British…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that those in Wales and Scotland who believe in an ethical foreign policy and who support humanitarian aid will see this as skewed priorities? When…30 Jun 2021HANSARD Welsh Rural EconomyDiolch yn fawr iawn, Mrs Cummins. It is an absolute pleasure to speak in this debate and to serve under your chairmanship, I believe for the first time. I congratulate the right…22 Jun 2021HANSARD Welsh Rural EconomyThe Minister may not accept my argument on that point, but has he read the statement of funding policy that accompanied the last comprehensive spending review? It indicated that…22 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting Britain’s Steel IndustryI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for taking my intervention and for the point that she is making; I agree fully with what she is saying. Does she agree that it is the complete…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementI cannot profess knowledge of the situation in England, but Wales is very much pro development biased toward developers. Essentially, the first part of the process is the local…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting Britain’s Steel IndustryOnce again, the hon. Lady is making a fantastic speech in defence of the steel industry. The key point seems to be that the US and the EU are maintaining their safeguards. We know…21 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsA new EU-UK food and plant safety agreement would not only alleviate Northern Ireland friction, but remove non-tariff barriers for Welsh exporters created by the current Brexit…16 Jun 2021HANSARDDiscussions with Welsh GovernmentWhat recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government in preparation for COP26.09 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsBrexit is quickly turning into a story of betrayals. First, it was the Northern Irish Unionists, then it was the fishermen, and now our farmers face a skewed trade deal with…09 Jun 2021HANSARDDiscussions with Welsh GovernmentOffshore energy generation will have a vital role to play in achieving Wales’s energy, economic, decarbonisation and wellbeing goals, yet we are operating at the moment with one…09 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsDiolch, Mr Speaker. What recent discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Home Office regarding the successful clinical trials in the use of psilocybin in helping to…08 Jun 2021HANSARDBarriers to Trade Between EU and UKFive months ago, I raised with the Cabinet Secretary the case of a local business facing significant problems importing from Belgium. It is now reporting a doubling in time before…27 May 2021HANSARDBarriers to Trade Between EU and UKWhat steps he is taking to support businesses that are subject to non-tariff barriers to trade with the EU.27 May 2021