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HANSARDLocal Sports Teams: Covid-19 SupportIt would be remiss of me not to give a substantial name-check to Rhyl, having given one to Wrexham—that would seem unfair. I agree with my hon. Friend’s position and the basis of…18 Nov 2020HANSARDLocal Sports Teams: Covid-19 SupportThe hon. Lady is probably the only person in the Chamber who has represented a sport at national and international level, so I take her question very seriously. Of course, there…18 Nov 2020HANSARDLocal Sports Teams: Covid-19 SupportMy hon. Friend makes a very good point and I absolutely agree with him. This is also a good moment to congratulate, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney on their recent purchase of…18 Nov 2020HANSARDLocal Sports Teams: Covid-19 SupportI have had constructive discussions with representative bodies, including the Welsh Rugby Union and the Football Association of Wales. These discussions will prove instrumental in…18 Nov 2020HANSARDManufacturing Industry SupportOn top of the £5 billion guarantee given to the Welsh Government, we have provided an additional £1.96 billion in direct support to businesses in Wales and protected over 400,000…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19Devolution is only a disaster when it is hijacked by separatists and when people who expect devolution to deliver jobs and livelihoods discover that all it delivers is a pet…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19For the first time in a while, I am rather grateful for the right hon. Lady’s question, because it enables me to point out that of course I thoroughly support devolution, but that…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19The hon. Lady has clearly not had the conversations with Welsh businesses that I have had. I will not go into too much detail on this issue, because we would be going all day, but…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19Again, it is a strange question to be levelling at the UK Government, given the level of support that has been provided. I remind the hon. Lady that the infection rates per…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19The sums of money that have been already made available to the Welsh Government under the Barnett scheme are substantial. As the hon. Member knows, at least £5 billion has formed…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Support: Covid-19I have regular discussions with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor on our economic response to covid-19. We have directly provided over £500 million to the self-employed in Wales…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeWe have to be serious about this, and it seems to me odd that each time we extend the scheme, we are asked to extend it even further. I think that if we extended it to 2050, the…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeI am quite surprised by the hon. Lady’s question, as the Government have extended the coronavirus job retention scheme to the end of March. It continues to protect millions of…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportI start by expressing some confusion: on the one hand, Opposition Members are articulating a Welsh Government view that the existing interventions are not strict enough, but on…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportI know from my personal contact with the Chancellor over the past few weeks that he is looking at all these options. That is why the winter resilience measures were brought in a…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment SupportI thank the hon. Lady for her comments. Conversations I have had with the Department for Work and Pensions, and indeed the Chancellor, have touched on this very issue. This is why…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment SupportI have frequent discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. At least 510,000 people in Wales have been directly supported by the measures we have so far put in…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryAbsolutely. I agree with my right hon. Friend and neighbour’s assessment of the situation. We were all encouraged by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary’s comments just now in that…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. The Barnettised numbers, which total £4.4 billion so far, do give the Welsh Government a degree of flexibility in addressing issues if the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDSpeaker’s Statementindicated assent.14 Oct 2020