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HANSARDThe UnionWe could spend the rest of the morning listing the benefits, but I refer my hon. Friend to the Budget only a few days ago, with £4.8 million for the Holyhead hydrogen hub, £30…17 Mar 2021HANSARDThe UnionAs brass neck goes, that is quite an exceptional example of it, as far as Penally is concerned. It seems that Plaid’s commitment to a nation of sanctuary extends only as far as…17 Mar 2021HANSARDThe UnionThe right hon. Lady needs to read up on the notes on the subject. What she has described is nothing resembling the truth. The levelling-up fund is a fantastic opportunity for…17 Mar 2021HANSARDThe UnionWho would ever dare ignore the efforts of my right hon. Friend? He is absolutely right that the local authority in his area will now have a chance to bid in a way that it never…17 Mar 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryI draw the right hon. Gentleman’s attention to the additional £5.2 billion we have provided to the Welsh Government and the £2.75 billion to businesses in Wales, with £1.5 billion…17 Mar 2021HANSARDLiverpool City Region FreeportThe best way of avoiding that outcome is for the Welsh Government to get behind the scheme and support a project that is endorsed by local authorities and port authorities in…17 Mar 2021HANSARDLiverpool City Region FreeportI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend’s assessment of the situation. Local authorities and port authorities are keen on this initiative, and these schemes can produce up to…17 Mar 2021HANSARDLiverpool City Region FreeportI have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues and Welsh Government Ministers about freeports. North Wales and the Liverpool city region are interdependent, and Liverpool…17 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget 2021: Effect on EconomyMy hon. Friend does not have to take it from me; he makes a very good point and I have to tell him, from the number of stakeholder engagements we have had in the Wales Office,…17 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget 2021: Effect on EconomyOn top of the new UK-wide funds, £4.8 million has been committed to the Holyhead hydrogen hub, up to £30 million to the global centre of rail excellence, and we are accelerating…17 Mar 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryI think that the hon. Gentleman’s question was probably intended for the First Minister in Cardiff, but I will do my best to answer it anyway. As he well knows from the Prime…17 Mar 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryThe hon. Gentleman can shake his head as much as he likes, but he fails to grasp that there are many millions and billions of pounds going into exactly these kinds of technology…17 Mar 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryAbsolutely. I start by reminding my hon. Friend—not that I need to—that Bridgend is a priority 1 area for the levelling-up fund, which means that it has potential access, with his…17 Mar 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryThe hon. Lady’s comments are not reflected by large companies, such as Airbus, whose judgment I trust in these particular circumstances. I simply repeat what I said in answer to…17 Mar 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryI disagree with the hon. Lady’s comments. She has referred to some process issues. We want to get process and bureaucratic issues out of the way and actually deliver money and…17 Mar 2021HANSARDManufacturing IndustryThe Chancellor has, I think, made it very clear how he is supporting every sector that has been so adversely affected by the coronavirus. In fact, I do not think there is a…17 Mar 2021HANSARDGreen IndustriesEarlier this month, the Chancellor committed £4.8 million to the Holyhead hydrogen hub project. Offshore wind in Wales is going from strength to strength, with the potential for a…17 Mar 2021HANSARDGreen IndustriesAs I mentioned in answer to an earlier question, only today there has been an announcement of a further £20 million for the South Wales industrial cluster to develop an industrial…17 Mar 2021HANSARDWelsh AffairsSadly, time prevents me from taking an intervention. The analysis will demonstrate, I hope, that the Union is about more than money; it is an historic bond that adds to the…25 Feb 2021HANSARDWelsh AffairsMr Deputy Speaker, how appropriate it is to see one of Swansea’s most famous sons in the Chair for today’s debate. I thank the hon. Members for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan) and…25 Feb 2021