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HANSARD Small Breweries ReliefWe now have a vast choice, with a fantastic variety of beers on offer. We have the greatest number of breweries in the United Kingdom since the 1930s, and I think that is…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Small Breweries ReliefWhile we have a success story that we can all celebrate, we have to recognise how vulnerable it is at present. Again, in the interventions during this debate, we are hearing about…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Small Breweries ReliefI entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. Of course we can all agree that there is support for the hospitality industry, but the small breweries industry is an integral part of…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Small Breweries ReliefIt does indeed. One thing that characterises our small independent brewers is their stake in their local community and that is something that is precious to all of us. Let me move…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Small Breweries ReliefThe fortune of these shops—I have a similar one, Stori, in Bala in my constituency—is dependent on the success and the flourishing of the small breweries. I will, if I am allowed,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) on securing this debate. I was extremely interested to hear some of the contribution of the hon. Member for…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeI am wondering whether consideration might be given to certain sectors, because we know that, sector-specifically, there are areas such as tourism that have been able to make no…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWe have learned so much since spring: we have learned that we are expected to act grateful in Wales; we have learned that the Treasury is only there for us when the home counties…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateDiolch, Madam Dirprwy Lefarydd. Wales is to go into lockdown on Friday. Scotland, Northern Ireland and regions of north England are already in similar measures. The firebreak…19 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Trade NegotiationsTrust in politicians is sadly diminishing, because politicians are not seen to answer the question at hand. Back to the matter of trust: transmission rates indicate that Wales…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Electricity Generation: Local SuppliersDoes my hon. Friend agree that to fully realise our local energy-generating potential we must invest in grid-integrated, locally situated batteries? They will smooth out the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Trade NegotiationsLast week, it was revealed that the Secretary of State’s Government have actively sought to conceal information from the Welsh Government. This information included the likelihood…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]One point that I think is important to many in the Scottish fleet, as it certainly is to the Welsh fleet, is the need for an increase in the reserve quota that would allow greater…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdatePeople from Conwy, which has 122 cases per 100,000 people, are not permitted by Welsh law to make non-essential journeys into Meirionnydd next door, where cases stand at 18 per…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillIt is an honour to follow the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes). I approach the Bill, as I am sure we all do, knowing that what is at stake is…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillWill the Minister give way?05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillIn the 2018 report by the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, one of the issues that raised concern was the sheer prevalence of human error. We are rolling this out to further…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillProfessional intent, although very laudable in certain circumstances, in this instance could well lead to unpredicted circumstances, and possibly most undesirable ones. The Bill…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThat is a very fair point, which we have discussed to a considerable degree. None the less, there is a public revulsion at the prospect of sexual violence, murder and crimes of…05 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsDiolch yn fawr, Lefarydd. From tomorrow, 2.3 million people in Wales will not be able to travel out of county without good reason, yet people from lockdown areas in England can…30 Sept 2020