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HANSARDTransition Period: BusinessThe Wales Office is engaged with businesses the length and breadth of Wales, with a simple message: “Make sure you are prepared for the end of the transition period, whether or…16 Dec 2020HANSARDTransition Period: BusinessI have been working closely with the hon. Gentleman’s colleagues in Cardiff, hosting joint webinars and seminars. We are also engaging with businesses across Wales in a limitless…16 Dec 2020HANSARDTransition Period: BusinessThe fact that the Government have listened carefully to the arguments should not be deemed some kind of act of evil or a U-turn. It shows that we are conscious of the complexities…16 Dec 2020HANSARDFishingI agree with my hon. Friend. The fishing industry made its views absolutely clear back in 2016, as did 55% of the Welsh nation. UK sovereignty over fishing in UK waters is not up…16 Dec 2020HANSARDFishingOur commitment to this country’s fishing industry is absolute, and we have defended it resolutely in our negotiations with the European Union. We promised fishermen in Wales,…16 Dec 2020HANSARDTransition Period: BusinessNot only my hon. Friend’s sheep farmers but sheep farmers in constituencies across the House can feel confident that the Government are on their side. One way we can demonstrate…16 Dec 2020HANSARDThe UnionMy right hon. Friend is right. All the businesses in Wales that we have spoken to during the covid crisis have pointed out that they do not recognise political boundaries: they…16 Dec 2020HANSARDTransition Period: BusinessI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her comments. I was rather hopeful that leaving the common fisheries policy and regaining our status as an independent nation state might…16 Dec 2020HANSARDTransition Period: BusinessMy right hon. Friend raises an interesting point. Of course, the devolution settlement poses its own complexities. With Holyhead, we have a Welsh Government-UK Government-HMRC…16 Dec 2020HANSARDTransition Period: BusinessAfter all, it was the hon. Lady’s party that voted against a deal last year, so when she had the opportunity to land this more carefully, she chose not to and therefore increased…16 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19The Government have provided a record amount of support to the Welsh Government, including a funding guarantee of an additional £5 billion this financial year. The Welsh…16 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19My hon. Friend makes a very interesting point, particularly at a time when the Welsh Government are sitting on over £1 billion of unallocated Barnett funding, and so many…16 Dec 2020HANSARDManufacturingThe Chancellor’s contributions to the companies that the hon. Gentleman mentioned, as well as to Celsa, which I mentioned in my answer, have been second to none. We have had a…16 Dec 2020HANSARDManufacturingThe House needs only to look at the £30 million loan we secured for Celsa to see our commitment to Welsh manufacturing industry. We also provided over £2 billion in direct support…16 Dec 2020HANSARDManufacturingI am not going to blame Europe—or anybody else, for that matter. I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. We have been making big strides as far as procurement is concerned…16 Dec 2020HANSARDThe UnionThe Government are unwavering in their commitment to the Union as a social and economic partnership. Its strength is demonstrated by the economic support we have provided to Welsh…16 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19As I hope the hon. Gentleman knows, there has been significant movement on the guarantee for the initial important works around Tylorstown. The rest of the funding that has been…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide Approach at ChristmasAs my hon. Friend knows, an equitable spread of vaccination across the UK is absolutely essential. That is why we are having regular, daily meetings at official and ministerial…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide Approach at ChristmasThe UK Government have been working closely with the Welsh Government and indeed all three devolved Administrations to tackle covid-19. We have had numerous meetings—in fact, we…18 Nov 2020HANSARDManufacturing Industry SupportThe hon. Lady appropriately points out the cross-border implication of the effect of coronavirus on Airbus, and I am very aware of that. That is why we are working together with…18 Nov 2020