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HANSARDInternational Trade PolicyI assure the hon. Lady that we have been in regular touch with our colleagues in Government on this, as well as with the industry itself, with whom, as the hon. Lady knows, we…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination of UK-wide ResponseMy hon. Friend’s question reveals quite a sad contrast between the priorities of the Welsh Government and the priorities of the UK Government at this moment. We read in the papers…30 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational Trade PolicyThe hon. Gentleman, like me, has significant agricultural interests in his constituency in west Wales. We have had local conversations as well as national ones to try to reassure…30 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational Trade PolicyThe hon. Lady and colleagues across the House have been resolute champions of the steel industry in Wales. I hope the UK Government’s support of Celsa Steel in Cardiff during the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Programme: Role of UnionThe UK Government’s vaccine taskforce has been the foundation for the success of our covid-19 vaccines programme. The research, development, acquisition, manufacture, payment and…30 Jun 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure FundingAbsolutely. My hon. Friend is the epitome of energetic campaigning on road improvement and other infrastructure schemes. Who will forget the Pant to Llanymynech bypass as one of…30 Jun 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure FundingIt is all very well the hon. Gentleman shaking his head in disbelief, but the reality is that there has been more investment in all the infrastructure projects than at any stage…30 Jun 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure FundingThe hon. Gentleman is a great campaigner on this issue, but I can only repeat what I said in answer to the substantive question, which was a list of investment. It is all about…30 Jun 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure FundingWe have committed £2 billion to Network Rail for the current control period, and close to £60 million has been committed to upgrade Cardiff Central station and £76 million to…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination of UK-wide ResponseI can confirm that I have conversations with the Crown Estate. Its proposals for offshore floating wind off the west Wales coast are extremely welcome. Where I think that I am in…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination of UK-wide ResponseI am absolutely happy to confirm, as I always do from the Dispatch Box, that the Chancellor is very focused on making sure that levelling up means exactly that, that economic…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination of UK-wide ResponseI notice the laughter stopped at the moment my hon. Friend raised that particular question. I will say again what I have often said from the Dispatch Box: certainty is crucial in…30 Jun 2021HANSARDPolitical Neutrality in Positions of FaithAs my hon. Friend knows, it appears that this sort of trolling habit is, sadly, not exclusive to the bishop; Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones has also been busy dishing out abuse,…30 Jun 2021HANSARDPolitical Neutrality in Positions of FaithI have recently been corresponding with the Archbishop of Canterbury regarding the Bishop of St Davids’ ill-advised and divisive comments on Twitter. I am sure we all agree that…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Programme: Role of UnionTo date, the UK Government have delivered more than 3.8 million doses of vaccine to the Welsh Government—free of charge, as should absolutely be the case. Of all the many examples…30 Jun 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryI am sure the hon. Member will understand if I do not get drawn into any questions about Liberty, particularly given the case he mentions, but I hope he will be reassured by the…19 May 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryThe House only needs to look at the £16 million recently given to Meritor in Cwmbran, or the £30 million given to Celsa at the beginning of the pandemic, to see our commitment to…19 May 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryI would be a beneficiary of that line, so I am with the hon. Member in terms of our ambition to always try to improve on our infrastructure links. It is good for the economy and…19 May 2021HANSARDConnectivity and Infrastructure within Wales and Cross-borderCertainly as far as meetings are concerned, I am more than happy to confirm that we will put those in the diary. Whether they are with the MHCLG or others is a matter for…19 May 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryMy hon. Friend is right to point out how enthusiastically the freeport scheme has been welcomed across the whole of Wales, and it is a source of some frustration that we have yet…19 May 2021