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HANSARD Pat FinucaneI am genuinely very grateful to the Minister for giving way. Can he tell the House how the Secretary of State will make that decision public when he takes it by the end of the…11 Nov 2020HANSARDFuture of Financial ServicesI listened carefully to the Chancellor, and he announced a green curve, a landscape review, a call for evidence, a taskforce and, God help us, a road map. Where is the bold action…09 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House expressed enthusiasm for our heritage. As well as being the anniversary of the gunpowder plot, yesterday was also the anniversary of the Newport rising.…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWhen SAGE advised a national firebreak lockdown, the Welsh First Minister introduced one, which my constituents are now undertaking here in Cardiff West. Given the Prime…02 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan we have a debate on the proposition that every child matters? I notice that this morning the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Caroline Ansell), who was a Parliamentary Private…22 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeWe have heard it all now: it is just, according to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, “an unfortunate sequence of events”, otherwise known as the Lemony Snicket defence—all…19 Oct 2020HANSARDElectoral Commission: Political IndependenceApologies, Mr Speaker. I have only been here 19 years; I am just getting used to it. I welcome the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) to his place and send best wishes to…15 Oct 2020HANSARDElectoral Commission: Political IndependenceWhat steps the commission is taking to maintain its political independence.15 Oct 2020HANSARDElectoral Commission: Political IndependenceI welcome—15 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs it is my birthday tomorrow, can that be done for me first, particularly as the Prime Minister cancelled my birthday party last year because of the special sitting we had to…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateBetween 27 September and 3 October, 89% of positive cases were reached by local authority public health tracing in Wales, but for the equivalent period just 74% were reached by…12 Oct 2020HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and Sport: Support MeasuresI was very pleased to join our Select Committee Chair in applying for and securing this debate, which is most timely. I declare my interests as a member of the Musicians’ Union…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Cultural Attractions: Contribution to Local EconomyDid my hon. Friend see the protest outside Parliament today by the Let Music Live group, where musicians came together to play some of Gustav Holst’s music? I join him in…06 Oct 2020HANSARD Cultural Attractions: Contribution to Local EconomyI congratulate the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken) on securing this debate, and I will also say how proud I am to see her leading the debate today.…06 Oct 2020HANSARD Cultural Attractions: Contribution to Local EconomyI agree. She is another of my protégés, and is doing a marvellous job as arts Minister in Cardiff. Through the Minister, I say to the Chancellor that he must stop the talk about…06 Oct 2020HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill (First sitting)I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his Bill. In my 19 years in the House, I have never got anywhere near the top of the ballot, so I congratulate him, with some jealousy, on…30 Sept 2020HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill (First sitting)Will the Minister clarify the point that I raised with the hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden about private borrowing? Does the Bill confer on the board the power to borrow…30 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolWhat recent representations he has received on the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.30 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI am not sure that the Secretary of State told me what representations he had received, which is what I actually asked. He conceded earlier that there would be some changes to the…30 Sept 2020HANSARDCreative Industries: Covid-19What further steps he will take to support people in the creative industries who are unable to return to work as a result of covid-19 restrictions.24 Sept 2020