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HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Brady. I will finish a minute early to allow the hon. Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) to respond to the debate. I…07 May 2019HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingI thank the hon. Gentleman; I will come on to the shared prosperity fund in a moment. Of course, if he invited me to visit his beautiful constituency of Blaenau Gwent, I would be…07 May 2019HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his constructive intervention. I am more than happy to accept the invitation, although I have not been short of north Wales Members of Parliament…07 May 2019HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his further intervention. As I said, I do not want to get into specific dates, but I am clear that the spending review will set out how we approach…07 May 2019HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Our clear emphasis will be on ensuring that it works for local communities and delivers prosperity and growth across the nation.…07 May 2019HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingNot for the moment. The December 2017 withdrawal agreement means that Wales will receive its full 2014 to 2020 allocation, because we recognise the importance of short-term…07 May 2019HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingGiven the time, I need to make progress. I fully recognise the importance of EU funds to Wales. The guarantees set out by the UK Government show the importance that we place on…07 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill (Thirtieth sitting)The hon. Gentleman will realise that statutory instruments are not completed by a third, a half or a quarter, but once orders are prepared, they are ready to come before the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill (Thirtieth sitting)I will briefly respond. Work continues on the orders, and we will bring them forward in the appropriate manner, as determined by the nature of the legislation to be considered by…24 Apr 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords MembershipAs I touched on earlier, the vast majority of people in this country—certainly in Torbay, and across the rest of the UK—would not see this House spending months on constitutional…24 Apr 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords MembershipIn the last week we sat, the Scottish National party was praising the House of peers. This week it is calling for it to be scrapped again. The focus now, with the issues facing…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is the Government who introduced online registration, which has made it much easier for people to get on the register and has resulted in among the highest numbers of…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is vital that those who stand for office are representative of our society. As a Government, we are taking action to achieve that through a £250,000 fund for disabled…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI appreciate that the shadow Minister’s point is about the time to make a declaration rather than the registration deadline. She will appreciate that the Government’s approach…24 Apr 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords MembershipThe Government are committed to supporting measures to reduce the size of the other place on which they can command a consensus across both Houses, such as the positive trend in…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman alludes to the fact that there is a delicate balance to strike between ensuring that people can freely express opinions and ensuring that the Government do not…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government take disinformation very seriously. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is leading cross-Government work to tackle it, including through the online…24 Apr 2019HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill (Thirtieth sitting)Thank you, Mr Owen. I look forward to working with you in the spirit of co-operation and positive engagement, so that we can do the best for those we seek to represent and serve.…24 Apr 2019HANSARDHouse of Lords MembershipI thank my hon. Friend. I am sure that over his 27 years in this House he has seen plenty of very high-standard debates. In fact, he has contributed to raising that standard on…24 Apr 2019HANSARDProportional Representation: House of CommonsI will not, given the time. I want to allow time for the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge who secured the debate to wind up. In 2011, the United Kingdom conducted a…23 Apr 2019