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HANSARDCare Settings: Right to Maintain ContactThat is exactly the point. The real good that family carers could do for health and care settings that are well run should not be regarded as a nuisance to be fitted in but…24 Jun 2025HANSARDCare Settings: Right to Maintain ContactI am interested to hear the Minister talk about visits, but I think the essence of what many of us have discussed today is that there is a role for family carers alongside…24 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Military Base ProtectionDirect action at military bases is nothing new, and we remember with respect the women who marched from Wales to Greenham Common and the thousands of women who joined them. They…23 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetThe cost of HS2 has now spiralled to over £100 billion. Welsh taxpayers are paying dearly for this appalling mess, even though we get no benefits whatsoever. Wales is now owed at…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictIt was reported that the Israeli Government planned to kill the leader of Iran over the weekend. As history shows, attempts to collapse a regime with nothing to put in its place…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDiolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lefarydd. I rise to speak to amendments 39 to 41, which stand in my name; clause 47, on the provision of information in Welsh and English; and new…13 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lefarydd. The announcement of just £44.5 million a year for the next 10 years for Welsh rail is Labour’s flimsy fig leaf of an excuse for the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDevolution: Crown EstateWas that the answer? It is hardly even looking at the question. In opposition, the Secretary of State for Wales joined Plaid Cymru in condemning the Conservatives for denying…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During Question Time today, the Secretary of State for Wales—I have endeavoured to contact her about this—accused me of unintentionally…11 Jun 2025HANSARDDevolution: Crown EstateThere is no long-term vision. Torfaen council has voted unanimously to devolve the Crown Estate to Wales, which means that every local authority in Wales, including every…11 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentPenblwydd hapus i chi, Mr Llefarydd—happy birthday to you, Mr Speaker. The nuclear community at Trawsfynydd remains disappointed not to be on GBN’s SMR site and will continue to…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewOn behalf of the justice unions parliamentary group, I welcome the independent review’s recognition of probation officers and join the call from the National Association of…22 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasI congratulate the Minister’s BDUK officers, who are really useful. The radio teleswitch service switch-off will affect people, and it is starting to happen on 30 June—just over a…21 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasOn the matter of the radio teleswitch service, there are 790 meters in my constituency still running off RTS, which operates Economy 7 meters, and across Wales there are 11,000.…21 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitThese incremental improvements are welcome as we begin to move on from some of the illusions of Brexit, although we had all this and far, far more 10 years ago. The Prime Minister…20 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI, too, pay tribute to the hon. Member for Knowsley (Anneliese Midgley) for speaking so movingly about Olivia and her family. I rise primarily to speak about the victim-centred…20 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationI am sure the hon. Lady will know that when setting out last month’s Supreme Court judgment, Lord Hodge counselled against reading the judgment “as a triumph of one or more groups…19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am sure that the House will be interested to note that the jurisdiction of Scotland, as well as the Crown dependencies of the Isle of Man and Jersey, have variations that are…16 May 2025HANSARD Recalled Offenders: Sentencing LimitsVictims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and stalking are now in fear, particularly those who live in rural areas, where tagging does not always work. What particular measures will…15 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentThe UN says that Israel’s denial of aid is evidence of “the systematic dismantling of Palestinian life”. There is therefore a risk that we are witnesses to genocide. The…14 May 2025