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HANSARD UK Energy CostsDiolch yn fawr, Ddirprwy Lefarydd. Hoffwn ddanfon dymuniadau gorau i’w Mawrhydu’r Frenhines. I, too, would like to send my best wishes to Her Majesty the Queen. Today’s…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Small Modular Reactors: Government FundingWill the right hon. Member give way?07 Sept 2022HANSARD Small Modular Reactors: Government FundingTrawsfynydd, in Meirionnydd, is entirely publicly owned, and is a nuclear-licensed site. As such, it offers an unparalleled opportunity for the fastest deployment of SMR…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Independent Brewers: Small Brewers ReliefI think a number of us were discussing this matter back in November 2020. One of the drivers then was the sense that we needed to support small, independent brewers coming out of…06 Sept 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentDiolch yn fawr, Madam Dirprwy Lefarydd. The Prime Minister’s bluster and banter and his stock-in-trade mockery ended today, and they were little more than a pointy finger…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Diolch yn fawr iawn, Lefarydd. Child poverty has increased in every part of Wales in the past seven years under Tory cuts to public services and malign welfare policies. In…13 Jul 2022HANSARDLow-carbon TechnologiesDiolch yn fawr iawn, Llefarydd. I welcome the Minister to her place. The lack of grid capacity in Wales is a chronic problem, stalling both onshore and offshore low-carbon…12 Jul 2022HANSARDHeritage Steam Railways12. What recent assessment she has made of the sustainability and future of heritage steam railways.07 Jul 2022HANSARDHeritage Steam RailwaysI am lucky to have seven heritage railways in Dwyfor Meirionnydd, and steam engines were designed to be run on coal. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they face a crisis…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentThis latest Conservative party psychodrama only emphasises what many of us already know: the UK is a failed state. This Government have shown contempt for devolution. The Prime…07 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsWell, there you have it, Mr Speaker. Once again, the Prime Minister puts political survival before public duty. However, people can see that even if he goes—it is not an if; it is…06 Jul 2022HANSARDInfrastructure InvestmentBirmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and York: that is the shortlist of cities for the headquarters of Great British Railways. The Secretary of State failed to…06 Jul 2022HANSARDInfrastructure InvestmentThe Secretary of State defends an infrastructure that is extractive for Wales and brings nothing back. Time and again, the Secretary of State has been rolled out to defend the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. On that £400 household grant, does he share my concern that the residences of farmers count as businesses and therefore do not…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his work on the Welsh Affairs Committee and for bringing the debate forward. We are talking about levelling up. One issue is that the…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsThe right hon. Gentleman is very kind to take a second intervention. I am sure that the Welsh Affairs Committee is considering the need for interventions and investment that would…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsI am listening to the hon. Member with great interest, because he is making some persuasive arguments, but does he agree that devolution for Wales has not equipped Wales with the…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved Institutionsrose—05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved Institutionsrose —05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsDoes the hon. Gentleman join me in welcoming the decision taken by Labour in Wales over the weekend to increase the size of the Senedd? Surely the point is that we need better…05 Jul 2022