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HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Rugby (Mark Pawsey) and his broad critique of the Queen’s Speech. Today’s inflation figures add to mounting evidence of UK…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthExactly. The lack of clarity and working together does not help anybody’s economy. This Queen’s Speech does nothing for the basics of the Welsh economy or to address the ongoing…18 May 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaDiolch yn fawr, Mr Llefarydd. The International Federation of Journalists’ complaint to the ICC about the treatment of Palestinian journalists is about not only protecting the…16 May 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesBefore I start my main points, I want to mention a couple of things that I have been listening to. First, many of us on this side were aware that the Government were trying to…21 Apr 2022HANSARDKettering General Hospital RedevelopmentPlaid Cymru has been calling for 15 years for a law to ban politicians from being wilfully misleading. New polling by Compassion in Politics shows that 73% of people support such…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeGlobal Britain used to be a byword for bad trade deals; now it is an excuse to outsource our asylum system to Rwanda. Of course, we all stand, do we not, with the people of…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateThe Prime Minister debases himself, he debases his office, he debases his Government and he debases those who seek to defend him. He is a millstone around his party’s neck. The…19 Apr 2022HANSARDWar Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme PaymentsThe Minister is talking about constant improvements. I rise on behalf of my constituent, who in 2018 received a pension benefit forecast with an annual Army pension and a terminal…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineMy constituent Gareth Roberts is currently in Prague with his Ukrainian wife Nataliia and her daughter and granddaughter, awaiting news of their family visa application. Like many…28 Mar 2022HANSARDWar Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Paymentsrose —28 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineOne thing drawn to my attention by my constituent Gareth Roberts, who is presently travelling with his wife Nataliia and her daughter and granddaughter, Angelina and Albina, is…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI am sure that the hon. Gentleman will join me in asking the Minister when exactly the application system will allow applications to be made in Ukrainian, as we were promised a…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineIt was interesting to hear the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman) talking about a warm welcome. Of course, a warm welcome entails more than just our mouthing the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineDoes the hon. Gentleman share my confusion about that comment by the Minister, given that the Home Secretary was responsible for putting refugees in deeply unsuitable…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI agree entirely on that. In the spirit of wishing to see this work and to support our constituents in their heartfelt desire to help people, primarily those fleeing Ukraine, I…16 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I asked the Minister very carefully about whether he would respect Wales’s policy of refusing further coal and gas. I am sure that most people in…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionAt COP26, Wales signed up to the Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance, and we have comprehensively rejected fracking or any new hydrocarbon developments. Shale production will not meet our…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy local authority, Cyngor Gwynedd, has been inundated with warm-hearted offers of accommodation and support. It is concerned, however, that it is still being left in the dark.…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineMy constituent, Gareth Roberts of Trawsfynydd, is presently travelling to the Slovakia border with his wife, Natasha, to meet her daughter and granddaughter. Gareth is a fluent…10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayDiolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. Many of us like to think that history is a series of incremental improvements, but recent events show that to be naive. I am afraid that I…10 Mar 2022