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HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryThe UK Government have provided a support package for Welsh businesses and communities in recent weeks, including the Government’s £30 billion plan for jobs. Our ambition remains…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Trade NegotiationsI have regular discussions with Welsh Ministers on a range of issues, including EU negotiations. The Joint Ministerial Committee on EU negotiations meets regularly. My Cabinet and…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Trade NegotiationsI do not recognise the hon. Gentleman’s accusation. Given the number of meetings I have personally been in with Ministers from the devolved nations, let alone other colleagues, it…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Trade NegotiationsThe first responsibility in this particular context is to respect the fact that 55% of people in Wales voted to leave the European Union, and it seems astonishing that the Party…14 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Trade NegotiationsHaving seen the Chancellor ensure that the Welsh Government have had £4.4 billion-worth of UK taxpayers’ money for exactly that purpose, I hope the right hon. Lady would share my…14 Oct 2020HANSARDStorm DennisThe Chief Secretary to the Treasury wrote to the hon. Gentleman last week to confirm that he is expecting to provide £2.5 million needed for the tip repairs in Tylorstown, in the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDStorm DennisWhat a contrast with the conversation the hon. Gentleman and I had last when I reported this news to him; he was charm and diplomacy itself then, yet when he gets in the Chamber…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportI have regular discussions with the Chancellor, and we spoke only last week. He has since announced a significant package of further job support and an additional £400 million of…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportThe hon. Lady and I have a similar dependence on tourism in our constituencies, so I understand absolutely the argument she makes about its value, but I remind her that so far UK…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point about universities. Of course, that is a devolved matter and yet hugely dependent on the Union effort. In answer to his very direct question,…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportOften in this questions session we have talked about the fact that there will always be those in all our constituencies who do not quite fit every single one of the intervention…14 Oct 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed: Covid-19The hon. Lady makes an unnecessary political point. This Government, along with the Welsh Government, have done everything they can to ensure that the smallest possible number of…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed: Covid-19There are 205,000 self-employed in Wales, 110,000 of whom are receiving direct cash grants, totalling over £295 million, through the Government’s self-employment income support…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSupporting People back into WorkMy hon. Friend makes a really good point. Having visited her constituency twice, I think, in the recent past, I know just how much she has done to promote these schemes. Another…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSupporting People back into WorkMy hon. Friend is a solid champion of that cause. Some 3,500 premises in Clwyd South and over 200,000 in Wales have access to full fibre connection, but, as he says, this is only…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for the Steel Industry: Covid-19I would like to think that warm words are better than cold words, but actions speak louder than words, at whatever temperature they come. The fact is that the UK Government…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSupporting People back into WorkBy the end of July, more than 400,000 Welsh jobs had been supported by the coronavirus job retention scheme, while £295 million has been provided to support 110,000 self-employed…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for the Steel Industry: Covid-19The UK Government share the steel industry’s ambitions for a sustainable future in Wales. That is why the Business Secretary, the Chancellor and I worked to reach an agreement…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketThe hon. Gentleman needs to remind himself that there was not a single seat in Wales where Labour did not lose votes at the last election. He needs to be a little careful—…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketThe answer to that is no, no and no. The reason is that when it comes to testing the temperature and mood of the people of Wales, I rely on public consultations and my engagement…16 Sept 2020