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HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsPlaid Cymru rejects the cynical framing of this issue as a crisis of numbers; the true crisis is a lack of humanity from a succession of Westminster Governments who scapegoat…22 Nov 2021HANSARDWalesWales’s dangerous coal tips loom over our industrial communities like spectres from our industrial past and remind us of how our natural resources were exploited, mostly for the…22 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeThe Leader of the House mentioned cross-party working. On the theme of the previous intervention, the leader of Plaid Cymru, Adam Price, introduced a Bill when he was in this…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCoal Tips: SafetyWales’s dangerous coal tips loom over our industrial communities like spectres from our industrial past and remind us of how our natural resources were exploited, mostly for the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCoal Tips: SafetyAs the hon. Gentleman well knows, it is an inherited issue. Our industrial communities still bear the scars of the scorched-earth policy inflicted by Prime Minister Thatcher. The…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeI appreciate that in this context, when a request is made to the Minister, how the Minister responds is a matter of great sensitivity. Will she commit to meet the Prison Officers…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeIn February, the Minister assured us that the UK Government were using every tool in their diplomatic arsenal and doing everything they could to get Nazanin home. Does the hon.…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeDiolch yn fawr iawn, Sir Charles. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Gordon Henderson) on securing the debate. I would like to put on the record that I…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeI would like to put on the record a quote from an exit interview at HMP Berwyn, because it illustrates some of the situations that our prison officers face. The prison officer…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeIt was a comment made in the heat of the moment.16 Nov 2021HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeWill the hon. Gentleman give way?16 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26We know that the COP26 agreement is the bare minimum in terms of what needs to be done to tackle the climate emergency already claiming lives around the world. Last week, Wales…15 Nov 2021HANSARDDrug Smuggling into PrisonsI speak as co-chair of the justice unions parliamentary group. Drugs in prisons cause chaos, putting immense strain on prison officers, and such stress is a factor in the prison…09 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseThe catalyst for today’s debate is the case of the former MP for North Shropshire, but it is not just about that. It is about the relevance of ethics to how the Government conduct…08 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsDiolch yn fawr iawn, Mr Dirprwy Lefarydd. May I take the opportunity to congratulate the hon. Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow) on his marriage? The Government made a massive…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthI thank the hon. Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy) for securing this debate, which I am deeply honoured to support. I would like to take the opportunity to put on the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2Diolch yn fawr iawn , Sir Edward. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) on securing the debate. It is…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillI am sure the hon. Lady appreciates, as I do, that Wales now has two language Acts and one language measure, and that they have been great sources of pleasure and a celebration of…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2I am sure the hon. Gentleman shares with me the concerns that historically there were north-south links. There is a deep irony that anyone who wants to use a train for a…26 Oct 2021HANSARDTransport Funding: Wales and HS2Of course, we do share the Cambrian coast line that runs through Montgomeryshire; it serves Ceredigion and Gwynedd as well. One of the issues that has arisen from HS2 is the way…26 Oct 2021