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HANSARDUniversal Credit UpliftThe Government’s attack on struggling families this autumn will make more than four in 10 families with children over £1,000 worse off. It is no surprise that the Secretary of…15 Sept 2021HANSARDPrisoners Released on Licence and Victims’ Families22. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Parole Board’s communications with victims’ families when deciding whether offenders sentenced to life…14 Sept 2021HANSARDPrisoners Released on Licence and Victims’ FamiliesMy constituent Michael McGrath is battling for justice for his family. His sister Rachel McGrath was murdered in a brutal stranger attack by Nicholas Burton in 1997. The trial…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Global Britain: Human Rights and Climate ChangeDiolch yn fawr, Llefarydd. It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). First, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Arfon (Hywel Williams) for securing…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Nuclear Fuel ManufacturingI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way; he is being very generous with his time. Trawsfynydd in my constituency is widely recognised as one of the best sites, and the first of…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Nuclear Fuel ManufacturingI am sure the hon. Gentleman shares my concerns that the UK had to fire up West Burton A yesterday, and that we are now 3% dependent on coal this year, at a time when the…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanUnder the Nationality and Borders Bill, an Afghan woman who flees with her children and arrives in Britain by an irregular route will not be welcomed; she will be criminalised.…06 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanDiolch yn fawr, Madam Ddirprwy Lefarydd. First, I would like to pay tribute to our service personnel who are putting their lives on the line in Kabul to evacuate our citizens…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanConsidering that the Government promised in 2016 to save 3,000 unaccompanied refugee children from Calais, is the right hon. Gentleman concerned that the number who have actually…18 Aug 2021HANSARDWelfare System and Child Poverty: WalesI beg to move, That this House has considered the welfare system and child poverty in Wales. Diolch yn fawr iawn, Mr Paisley. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillDiolch yn fawr iawn, Madam Ddirprwy Lefarydd. The Bill is an assault on the human rights of men and women who happen to be asylum seekers and on our common humanity. Across Wales,…19 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsDiolch yn fawr, Llefarydd. For more than seven years, Plaid Cymru has been calling for the gargantuan HS2 railway to be treated as an England-only project, so that Wales gets our…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaLike thousands of other Welsh fans, I stand with Marcus Rashford and others, including many Welsh players, against the vile racist abuse they have received. Tory Home Secretaries…14 Jul 2021HANSARDFisheries ManagementDiolch yn fawr iawn, Sir Charles; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for securing today’s…13 Jul 2021HANSARD UK Emissions Trading Scheme: WalesWill my hon. Friend acknowledge the crucial importance of restoring Wales’s peatlands, given that their climate change mitigation potential is 3,000 tonnes of carbon a year,…13 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryThe hon. Lady is asking a series of highly pertinent questions, and I wonder whether we will receive the answers with any haste. Does she agree that we also need an urgent inquiry…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court BillWill the right hon. Lady give way? [ Interruption. ]05 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI rise to speak as co-chair of the justice unions parliamentary group. There is an awful lot that I would like to say about this Bill, but unfortunately I have to restrict my…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Pride MonthI am more than proud to follow the hon. Member for Reigate (Crispin Blunt). I found every minute of his speech fascinating and inspiring, just as I did the powerful and courageous…01 Jul 2021