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HANSARDHuntington’s DiseaseThe hon. Gentleman is speaking movingly and powerfully. Members will be concerned when we hear from constituents who are being refused personal independence payments. The…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27At COP27, the Prime Minister boasted about the UK’s investment in renewables, yet a recent report by the Welsh Affairs Committee warned that Wales’s renewable energy potential is…09 Nov 2022HANSARDHuntington’s DiseaseI am immensely grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way, and I congratulate him on securing the debate. He is speaking very movingly. One thing that has been emphasised…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsDiolch, Mr Llefarydd. The Prime Minister is struggling to rebuild the Tories’ ruined economic credibility after his predecessor scorned the Office for Budget Responsibility, but…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLabour and Skills Shortages: Temporary Recovery VisaOne fishing practice that the Minister might propose is for those vessels to keep their foreign-originating crew offshore, beyond the 12 miles of territorial waters, but that is…08 Nov 2022HANSARDLabour and Skills Shortages: Temporary Recovery VisaDiolch yn fawr iawn, Mrs Cummins. I congratulate the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) on securing this timely debate. Many, if not all, of us are aware that…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryPlaid Cymru supports this motion. The context here is the reappointment of the Home Secretary, and the appointment of a Minister without Portfolio despite bullying allegations…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Contact in Care SettingsThe hon. Member is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that now is exactly the time that we should be considering this matter, because, as we go into the winter, many care…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Contact in Care SettingsDiolch yn fawr iawn, Lefarydd. My mother Nancy had a stroke sometime between Christmas eve and Christmas day at the close of 2020. There was no warning, no time to prepare for…27 Oct 2022HANSARDFreeportsThis Government have been forced to U-turn on their fundamental ideology that slashing taxes magically leads to economic growth. That same ideology underpins freeports and…19 Oct 2022HANSARDFreeportsThe Secretary of State is on record as saying that he believes it is right to make cuts in public spending—and that was before last week's multiple U-turns. According to the…19 Oct 2022HANSARDOffenders: Employment after Release from PrisonDiolch yn fawr, Llefarydd. Securing employment for offenders is vital to rehabilitation, and the role of experienced probation officers is key to success. Earlier this month, I…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillWe hear figures from Wales that eight out of every 1,000 white people are stopped and searched. When we compare that with a rate of 56 per 1,000 black people, we see that there is…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillIn all honesty, it is worth wondering whether Welsh language rights would exist at all today if measures proposed by the Government had existed in 1963 when Cymdeithas yr Iaith…18 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerDiolch yn fawr, Mr Llefarydd. The new Chancellor’s veneer of fiscal responsibility fails to disguise the fact that imposing more painful austerity is a political choice made to…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI rise to speak to new clauses 6 and 7, which stand in my name. Amid the chaos of the economic emergency unleashed by the Prime Minister’s discredited Budget, energy prices have…17 Oct 2022HANSARDIdentity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]I am very glad to learn that the Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, the hon. Member for Wycombe (Mr Baker) met representatives of Conradh na Gaeilge yesterday, and I am…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Mahsa AminiToday is the International Day of the Girl and, of course, everybody in this Chamber stands firm against the violent oppression of women in Iran. We have seen similar brutality in…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessTo prevent households being locked into years of fuel poverty, Plaid Cymru is urging the Government to bring forward a street-by-street insulation programme, to be paid for by a…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenOn behalf of Plaid Cymru, I offer my sincerest sympathies and condolences to Her late Majesty the Queen’s children and her extended family as they come to terms with their grief.…09 Sept 2022