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HANSARDState AidPutting the covid period to one side, it is worth remembering that in 2018 the UK spent only 0.38% of GDP on state aid. France spent twice as much and Germany four times more.…29 Sept 2020HANSARDState AidWhat recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of state aid by the Government.29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am sure that the hon. Gentleman shares my concern that Professor Dougan also draws attention to the fact that policies that already exist under the auspices of the Scottish…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillDiolch yn fawr, Dame Rosie. It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Stone (Sir William Cash). I rise to speak to amendment 9 to clause 54, which I tabled with my Plaid Cymru…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI have heard the hon. Gentleman’s arguments before and I understand where he is coming from, but does he appreciate that the Bill would reserve powers out of the Government of…22 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Diolch, Llefarydd. At the start of the pandemic, there were concerns that visitors were gathering in crowds at beauty spots like yr Wyddfa—Snowdon. This happened again last…22 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeAs we are all only too aware, neither the health crisis nor the economic crisis is over, and we are going into the winter. In both respects, the furlough scheme has a role to play…17 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketOn 8 July, the Secretary of State, in response to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake), said that ending our relationship with Europe would allow…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketWell, he said it, and it was in the White Paper; procurement was mentioned there. Given that that is one of the weapons in the armoury of the Welsh Government with which to…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketThere was a Senedd in Machynlleth. The year 2020 saw the renaming of the Assembly as Senedd or Welsh Parliament. [Interruption.] Maybe the significance is lost on a certain Welsh…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketMaybe even the debate is lost entirely here or lost in translation, but how can the Secretary of State reconcile this historical serendipity with this Government’s brazen…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperA stalker caught with a murder kit in his car could be charged only with a minor offence because the victim, Dr Ian Hutchinson, was unaware that he had been stalked for over four…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am sure the right hon. Gentleman shares my dismay that the non-discrimination clause would mean that popular policies already made by the Welsh Government and our Senedd to do…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillDiolch yn fawr, Mr Dirprwy Lefarydd. It is difficult to know where to start with the Bill, so numerous are the egregious assumptions, the pitfalls and the Trojan horses lurking…14 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFrom 6 pm today, Caerphilly will become the first area of Wales to enter a local lockdown. Does the Secretary of State agree that Wales urgently needs more financial powers to…08 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelThe Secretary of State suggested three days ago that differences in quarantine rules among the UK nations led to confusion. The UK Government have had more than 20 years to get…07 Sept 2020HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsThis Government are militarising the humanitarian crisis, made worse by past military interventions in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. The inconvenient truth, of…02 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]As we are talking about devolved powers, I wonder whether the hon. Lady shares my concern that we do not know the mechanism by which the quotas will be divvied up among the four…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]It is, of course, important that we look to the future. Some 95% of the Welsh fishing fleet is under 10 metres in size, and it is essential that, with this Bill, we ensure that…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]Plaid Cymru has approached this Bill with three key criteria, the first of which is that any successor to the CFP must clearly deliver real benefits to Welsh fishing and to the…01 Sept 2020