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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI note what the Minister said about last Friday but, if Rwanda is truly safe, why are Rwandans excluded from being returned under this legislation? Can he give us the reasons why…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024: Welsh EconomyWho will be responsible if public money is not spent on levelling up because it was provided late to Welsh local authorities by the UK Government?17 Apr 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024: Welsh EconomyThey must be content with the crumbs that we get from the table with levelling up, frankly. Is the per head of population distribution really a good measure of success? Under the…17 Apr 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024: Welsh EconomyDiolch yn fawr, Mr Dowd. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) on securing this debate. The Government have tried to spin the Budget as the deliverer of…17 Apr 2024HANSARDBudget 2024: Businesses in WalesThis Government pledged £1 billion to electrify the north Wales main line. We all know that that £1 billion is an uncosted number pulled out of the air. We also now know that…13 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget 2024: Businesses in WalesThe Tory leader in the Senedd opposes moves to tackle the effects of excessive numbers of holiday homes in our communities. He goes on about “anti-tourism, and anti-English…13 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ3. The National Theatre’s production “Nye”, which stars Michael Sheen, celebrates at its end the transformational increase in life expectancy since the founding of the NHS.…13 Mar 2024HANSARD Welsh AffairsThe right hon. Member is giving a really interesting introduction. I am glad that he mentioned the work done by prison staff, because their work is so critical. He must agree that…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Welsh AffairsIt is an honour to be here again on St David’s Day, Dydd gŵyl Dewi, to discuss our separate set of circumstances, issues and problems, and to celebrate what makes Wales unique,…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Welsh AffairsI am sure the hon. Gentleman will join me in wondering about the fact that nobody would come forward to recommend the status quo and the commission did not do so, because there…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Welsh AffairsWill the shadow Minister give way?29 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsPlaid Cymru has signed Full Fact’s pledge for an honest general election campaign. One of Full Fact’s four asks is to renounce deceptive campaigning tactics. There is evidence of…28 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe Foreign Secretary has called for a stop to the fighting now, but the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with arms manufacturer Elbit Systems on 17 January. That company…27 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapThe hon. Gentleman is advancing a powerful argument. If we are to persuade people that SMRs are suitable for use outside conventional nuclear sites, siting them in places such as…22 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapWe have already had mention of the significance of net zero. We know that, alongside that, the demand for electricity will increase exponentially. We know, too, that energy…22 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaEveryone here knows that what is unfolding in Rafah, in a refugee camp the size of Cardiff, but with treble the number of people crammed within its boundaries, is an irrevocable…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesWe are all aware of the risk to the 2,800 jobs at Port Talbot and elsewhere. We need to be highly alert to the fact that the one blast furnace is part of ensuring that there is a…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Speaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wonder if the House has considered how this looks to people outside. It looks like chicanery. I rise to ask a question on behalf of…21 Feb 2024HANSARDUK EconomyWhatever spin the Government may put on it, forecasts show that the economy has officially entered a recession. However, people out there have been suffering grinding economic…19 Feb 2024HANSARDCost of LivingThat is a Brexit fantasy, and now we look at the wonder of the UK. Northern Ireland is set to receive over £3 billion and a fairer funding settlement from the Treasury, which I…31 Jan 2024