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HANSARD2025 BudgetWe all know why the Chancellor went to Wales on Monday: she was seeking to avoid scrutiny over a self-inflicted controversy, but it does not end there. There has been criticism of…03 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformI rise as the co-chair of the justice unions parliamentary group. Caernarfon justice centre is only 16 years old, but the roof leaks when it rains, and the heating does not work.…02 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsI am very interested to learn that the Chancellor is in Wales today. Amid all the message manipulation, she leaves the Minister to explain exactly why the continued freeze on…01 Dec 2025HANSARDCost of Living2. What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on the cost of living in Scotland.26 Nov 2025HANSARDCost of LivingThe Government do indeed need to go further. This morning, the Scottish Government laid the regulations necessary to mitigate the two-child cap, brought in by Labour and carried…26 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ15. From a previous answer the Prime Minister gave, we can conclude only that he has faith in the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) to police his own party on Russian…26 Nov 2025HANSARDUNESCO: 80th AnniversaryI congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate. I have the slate landscape of north-west Wales world heritage site in my constituency, and I am glad to be a member of the…18 Nov 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Station: WylfaI welcome this announcement. Plaid Cymru supports new nuclear at Wylfa unequivocally, as well as at Trawsfynydd. Last week’s statement announced AI growth zones, with two sites in…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyStoking fear and division through the kind of performative cruelty trailed in the media this weekend has consequences. We saw that in Caerphilly last month in that where Reform UK…17 Nov 2025HANSARDWelsh Language in Prisons2. What his Department’s policy is on the use of the Welsh language in prisons.11 Nov 2025HANSARDWelsh Language in PrisonsDiolch yn fawr. The Welsh Language Act 1993 places a duty on public bodies to treat the English and Welsh languages as equal in Wales. The Minister mentioned the HMPPS Welsh…11 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI rise as co-chair, alongside Lord Faulkner, of the all-party parliamentary group on heritage rail. I express my thanks to the Government for bringing forward the amendment and…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillAs a sponsor of the private Member’s Bill tabled by the hon. Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne), I fully welcome this Bill’s introduction, and I welcome that the…03 Nov 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthNone the less, I think we all know that the autumn Budget risks falling short of tackling the deep poverty and lack of opportunities that still scar far too many Welsh…29 Oct 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthAllow me first to congratulate Lindsay Whittle on his seismic victory in Caerphilly. In doing so, I pay tribute to the late Hefin David, whose service to his community was deeply…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, who I am sure will join me in supporting my new clauses 27 and 28, and new clause 25 in the name of the hon. Member for Liverpool…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI put on the record my role as the co-chair of the justice unions parliamentary group. Everyone here will want to make sure that this kind of outrageous error never happens again.…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesMy hon. Friend is being kind with her time in giving way. She draws attention to the policies of another party. It is striking that Reform Members are conspicuous by their…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesYesterday was the anniversary of the Aberfan disaster; it is the same day as the anniversary of the flooding of Capel Celyn. Both were terrible reminders to communities in Wales…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesIt has now been shown that the £11,000 is based on the present state of the economy, and not the potential if Wales were to be independent. It is very important that we use…22 Oct 2025