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HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKI am grateful to the hon. Member for his passion and his support of the farming industry. I do not want to write his election leaflet for him, but I will certainly be…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKMy hon. Friend’s point about the Welsh Government is well made. I do not know of any farmer who votes for the Labour party, and I suppose one can understand why the Labour party…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKI am extremely grateful for that intervention. I think that such a policy would give the added bonus of providing high-quality food in hospitals and schools, which we should be…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s intervention because what he said is what a lot of the public discourse around the protests has been. However, I read out the actual…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKR. S. Thomas, one of our greatest national poets, would often portray in his work how farmers and the land of Wales are one and the same. I have to be honest: I find the culture…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention; indeed, that is the criticism of the SFS coming from farmers. The Welsh Government made a statement last week saying they were…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKYes, it is even easier to get to Dublin. The turnout was extraordinary and showed the strength of feeling that has erupted over recent weeks. I was listening to the Wales podcast…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]As the Secretary of State knows, insurance premiums have been going through the roof recently—the costs are astronomical. What impact does he expect automated vehicles to have on…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKI am extremely grateful for that very valuable contribution. Later in my speech I will talk about how the agricultural community needs to perceive us as wanting to work with them,…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Farming in Wales and the UKYes, there is a negotiation going on, and the hon. Gentleman is aware that his colleague in Arfon is the lead negotiator. I think she has been blindsided by the Labour Government.…05 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingI look forward to debating this subject with the Minister in Westminster Hall tomorrow. I think that the Government have left themselves open to the accusation that they have…04 Mar 2024HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentThe US State Department has reportedly calculated that North Korea has delivered 10,000 containers of munitions to Russia for deployment in Ukraine. What can be done to disrupt…27 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesI commend the hon. Member on her excellent contribution. Is the reason for the backlash to this announcement not the fact that it appears that the UK Government are providing £500…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate and on her leadership on the issue. It seems that the only hope is to try to persuade Tata to delay some of the implementation…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesThis is a genuine question—I am not trying to catch the hon. Lady out. As I alluded to earlier, there will be a change of Government before the end of the year and the hon. Lady…21 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI regret to inform the House that the situation in west Wales is quite catastrophic, and recent reforms by the Welsh Government have probably made matters far worse. However, my…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportMay I ask the hon. Gentleman kindly to take a look at the recommendations of the Welsh Government’s own independent commission on the constitutional future of Wales, which…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportFurther to the intervention by the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain), is it not the reality that the contribution of the police precept to the overall cost of policing…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI welcome the statement. If a future UK Government were to diverge substantially from EU product regulations and standards for Great Britain, what would be the impact on what the…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Fossil Fuels: LobbyingI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this Adjournment debate, and on the strength of her arguments. I echo the points made by the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon)…30 Jan 2024