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HANSARDUK Internal MarketIt seems astounding to me that the Labour Opposition consider the UKIM Bill to be a threat to the Union and the nationalists consider it to be a threat to separatism. I think they…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketI reconcile the positions by not recognising the claim that is being made. If the public consultation on the UK Internal Market Bill is anything to go by—forget what we…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketI am a former resident of my hon. Friend’s constituency and I know exactly what he is referring to. It is worth reminding ourselves that a quarter of his constituency’s workforce…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketThat is a wholly appropriate question because it enables me to say that sometimes when we talk about the strength of the Union, we limit ourselves to talking simply about economic…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketThe hon. Gentleman illustrates my point. It seems that in certain nationalist quarters this is all about politics and power, whereas in fact it is all about jobs and the economy…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketMy hon. Friend raises an interesting point. There have been numerous engagements in person with the Business Secretary and others, and online engagements, and I can safely assure…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketI disagree with the fundamental premise of the hon. Gentleman’s question. These proposals went to public consultation, and I will quote the response from one business in Wales…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal MarketThe Government’s response to the UK internal market consultation published last week highlighted the broad support for the proposals from businesses and job creators in Wales. The…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed: Covid-19I assure the hon. Lady that there will never be a moment when the Government or the Wales Office sit back and think we have done enough as far as this is concerned. We are always…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed: Covid-19A third of the workforce in Wales has been supported by the UK Government during the pandemic. We have gone further and deeper than pretty well any Government in the world, with…16 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed: Covid-19I know the whole House will join me in expressing our sympathy for those involved in the accident in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency this morning. I know what a blow it is for…16 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Tourism IndustryAs the hon. Gentleman knows, there have been significant interventions already, with £2.4 billion-worth of Barnettised income for the Welsh Government, plus over twice that in…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Tourism IndustryOf course I can offer that commitment, but the commitment is to urge the Welsh Government to make those important decisions for the whole of Wales. Having had the pleasure of…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFloodingI certainly empathise with the victims of recent flooding, especially as many of the same areas were affected more recently. Flood defence is a devolved matter. However, we have…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFloodingMr Speaker, thank you. In the interests of brevity, may I inform the hon. Lady that discussions are ongoing on this subject and she will be hearing more from the relevant bodies…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 OutbreakThe Under-Secretary of State for Wales and I have regular discussions with the First Minister of Wales and his ministerial team on the response to covid-19, totalling 124 meetings…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 OutbreakWe have discussed this at Wales questions before. It is disappointing that the Welsh Government did not discuss this in greater detail with the Treasury earlier on, because we…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 OutbreakI was talking to the First Minister about this only a few days ago, and he described the particular occasion that the hon. Lady refers to as the exception rather than the rule. As…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 OutbreakI am pleased to report that we have had regular conversations with Airbus throughout the pandemic and very recently, as well as with the Welsh Government and stakeholders in the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 OutbreakI have initial discussions with INEOS tomorrow. This is a deal between the Welsh Government and INEOS, so in a sense, that question should be addressed to the relevant Minister in…08 Jul 2020