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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventeenth sitting)That is exactly what I am seeking to do, and I am seeking to do it as co-operatively and collegiately as possible. But we need to have clarity on this, and our discussions need to…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 414, in clause 4, page 2, line 25, at end insert— “(3A) If a registered medical practitioner conducts such a preliminary discussion with a person, the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I will not press amendment 413, because I anticipate further conversations on these matters. Amendment 414 agreed to. Amendment proposed : 285, in clause 4, page 2, line 28, leave…04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineWorking together with our European partners is essential for security, stability and peace. Plaid Cymru commends diplomatic initiatives over the weekend. Boosted defence spending…03 Mar 2025HANSARD St David’s Day and Welsh AffairsI am sure the hon. Gentleman knows as well as I do that this is not an increase in real terms, and that the Welsh budget is front-loaded. We know that grief is coming down the…27 Feb 2025HANSARD St David’s Day and Welsh AffairsDiolch yn fawr iawn a dydd gŵyl Dewi hapus i chi, Ddirprwy Lefarydd. A happy St David’s Day to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to everyone across the House. It is lovely to see so…27 Feb 2025HANSARD St David’s Day and Welsh AffairsYes, we should celebrate our regional and national saints with vigour and enthusiasm, and ensure that people get every opportunity and the time to enjoy them. Today we reflect on…27 Feb 2025HANSARD St David’s Day and Welsh AffairsWill the hon. Gentleman give way?27 Feb 2025HANSARD St David’s Day and Welsh AffairsThe security of our infrastructure and energy supply is crucial, in the context of both weather and possible enemy attacks.27 Feb 2025HANSARD St David’s Day and Welsh AffairsFrom the point of view of Plaid Cymru, what is the Secretary of State doing to address the structural inequality of the United Kingdom, which her Government are maintaining in the…27 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I question whether the hon. Gentleman is making a false equivalence here in the very title of this Bill relating to terminally ill adults.26 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityPlaid Cymru stands firm with the need to safeguard Ukraine’s sovereignty, because international security is also national security. However, the UK will now cut the already…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Crown Estate Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman is making a powerful argument, and I share his concern for communities such as Milford Haven, in which renewable development will be critical in future. I am…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Crown Estate Bill [Lords]The Minister said that the Bill would be beneficial to the people of Wales as it stands. Could he quantify that benefit, please?24 Feb 2025HANSARD Crown Estate Bill [Lords]The Minister has just told the House that Wales is too small and poor to benefit from the devolution of the Crown Estate. That is an extraordinary argument, and I am sure that the…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Tenth sitting)I find the hon. Lady’s point about the mechanism by which we are making this legislation to be very pertinent. I have been here for almost 10 years. As somebody from a small…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eleventh sitting)Surely, if we are policing the thoughts of the individual seeking to avail themselves of the service, we are working actively against that individual’s autonomy?12 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I was glad to hear what the Minister said about the Government accepting the Mental Capacity Act as a basis. We should remember that in 2005, that Act widened the availability of…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)We are discussing the balance of autonomy against considerations such as capacity and coercion. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 has been in existence for 20 years, so it has the…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe Minister talks of increasing the draft settlement, but extra funding for Welsh police forces only plugs the gaps left by the Labour Welsh Government reducing police community…05 Feb 2025