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HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesI welcome today’s statement, but it is not just about solid wall insulation. It is not right that anybody has to take any ECO4 supplier to the small claims court to get recompense…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Arrangements: Presumption of Parental InvolvementThe hon. Member is making an immensely powerful argument; that is a tragic tale. Does she agree that, as well as domestic abuse being taken into account, perpetrators of child…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)Let us imagine what the public would make of our role in this place if this legislation were to fall at this point.22 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)Can we just state what is really quite obvious? This House has voted for further debate in order to make workable and legally watertight legislation, and with that debate will…22 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (First sitting)Diolch yn fawr iawn. I put it on record that I am very grateful that we will be able to find time for a legal adviser. It will not be a representative of the Senedd, because it…21 Jan 2025HANSARDCommunity Engagement Principles and Extremism DefinitionOur thoughts today are with the families of those three poor little girls and with everybody who was hurt in that terrible event last summer. It is inexcusable that state agencies…21 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryI do not know whether the Minister will touch on the Crown Estate, so I am taking the opportunity now. On the point about electricity demand doubling, there is such potential in…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustrySome of the politics of Cornwall already looks to Wales for guidelines; the same question arises from Scotland regarding where the border lies with England there. None the less,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryDiolch yn fawr iawn, Ms Jardine. I welcome you to your first chairmanship role here. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing this…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWe live in hope of a ceasefire and the release of the hostages. However, we cannot forget everything that has come before: the mass atrocities on 7 October were followed by 15…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryWhen we find ourselves discussing any large-scale energy project, we come up against some of these pragmatic, practical questions. Until we have answers to those, it is difficult…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIn Wales different groups, including 1950s Women of Wales and WASPI, have been working tirelessly to force Government action on pension inequality over many, many years. Unlike…15 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseThe Labour Welsh Government are responsible for child safeguarding in Wales, and the Home Secretary said that none of the independent inquiry’s 20 recommendations was implemented…06 Jan 2025HANSARDBudget 2024I am glad that the Secretary of State has mentioned HS2, because her Government’s Budget confirmed that HS2 will run to Euston, and that stretch alone will cost £9.4 billion. HS2…11 Dec 2024HANSARDBudget 2024The Secretary of State celebrates funding for Wales yet fails to mention that, outside of the NHS, the Welsh Government Budget is 10% lower in real terms compared with—wait for…11 Dec 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsFour schoolgirls suffered sexual abuse by their headteacher, Neil Foden, who was sentenced in July to 17 years with a two-thirds tariff. The Crown Prosecution Service now tells me…10 Dec 2024HANSARDStorm DarraghI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ceredigion Preseli (Ben Lake) for securing the urgent question. Electricity supplies have yet to be restored to some Gwynedd communities,…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Tackling StalkingDiolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lefarydd. I welcome the measures announced today. I also want to take the opportunity to pay tribute to Rhianon Bragg, who I understand the Minister…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWealthTek was placed into administration by the Financial Conduct Authority after losing £80 million of its clients’ money. FCA-appointed administrators are now deducting fees…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDiolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Llefarydd. I think the starting point for many of us today is how to resolve the dilemma of what we want for ourselves against the fear of enabling…29 Nov 2024