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HANSARDG7 SummitDiolch, Madam Deputy Speaker. The sanctions strategy against Russia is being undermined by so-called leakage to other countries. For instance, Russian oil exports to India have…22 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillIt is a pleasure to speak on Second Reading. I commend right hon. and hon. Members for the contributions that we have heard so far. This House is undoubtedly at its best when we…15 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to speak on Second Reading and to follow the right hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (George Eustice). Energy policy has been at the forefront of political…09 May 2023HANSARDPolice Uplift ProgrammeDiolch yn fawr iawn, Mr Speaker. One of the unintended consequences of the programme is that police forces have to reduce backroom police staff because of the financial penalties…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Vladimir Kara-MurzaDiolch, Madam Deputy Speaker. The UK Government’s press release in response to today’s sentencing of Mr Kara-Murza mentions the investigative work of the UN Human Rights Council’s…17 Apr 2023HANSARD CPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsMany of the existing CPTPP members already have integrated supply chains due to their close geographic location in the Indo-Pacific region. One of the criticisms of the deal by…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Spring Budget: WalesDiolch, Mr Hollobone; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) on securing this debate and on her opening…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanThe website article supporting this statement mentions that up to £5 million will be made available for CCTV and equipment restoration in vandalised parks. Is that £5 million the…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandThe Secretary of State is of course right to say that any political entity within a wider economic structure should have a say or some way of expressing its view on the rules and…22 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationBefore the right hon. Gentleman gets too excited, the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report provides a rather sobering analysis about economic stagnation for the duration of…21 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetHS2 is turning into the predictable generational financial black hole of which many warned at the outset. Scotland and Northern Ireland are protected because they receive full…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipDiolch, Mr Deputy Speaker. Is it not the case that major defence announcements such as this one should not be considered in isolation? By far the biggest foreign policy challenge…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Future of the UK Constitution and DevolutionFrom a Welsh perspective, the Gordon Brown report was extremely unambitious. I encourage the shadow Minister to realise that there is a huge opportunity for Labour, as it goes…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkResearch projects at Welsh universities face an immediate cliff edge with the end of European funds, which will run out at the end of the month, endangering 60 projects and 1,000…07 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillLast week, we saw with the revised Northern Ireland protocol deal what progress can be made when we work collaboratively with our European partners. Rather than the sabre-rattling…07 Mar 2023HANSARDDecarbonising Rural TransportI want to reiterate my initial intervention on the Labour Front Bencher, the hon. Member for Wakefield (Simon Lightwood), and the point made by the hon. Member for North…07 Mar 2023HANSARDDecarbonising Rural TransportThe hon. Gentleman is making a very valid point. As we make the transition towards electric vehicles and electric heating, there is a big issue about grid capacity and resilience…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolIf I understand the so-called Stormont brake correctly, is it not the case that the Northern Ireland Assembly will have more power over how EU single market rules apply in its…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Prevent: Independent ReviewDiolch, Madam Deputy Speaker. Welsh universities play a vital role in the Prevent strategy in Wales, and their work is monitored by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice Grant ReportThe hon. Lady is doing an excellent job of highlighting some of the creative accounting used by the Home Office when it comes to funding the police, but is there not also an…08 Feb 2023