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HANSARDCovid-19: Role of the UnionIndeed, I have examples in my own constituency of people who have come to me feeling completely bewildered at the position they find themselves in. Absolutely, I offer that…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Co-operation with Welsh GovernmentMy hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Wales and I are working hand in hand with the Welsh Government in responding to the virus. I have already provided the House with a…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Co-operation with Welsh GovernmentI would like to think that I always listen to valid arguments put forward by the Welsh Government, and this is no exception, but I ask the hon. Lady to recognise that the UK…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Co-operation with Welsh GovernmentThe point the hon. Gentleman makes is interesting, because of course a number of the companies to which he refers are UK-wide companies. It is a UK-wide issue that we are looking…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Co-operation with Welsh GovernmentI feel I ought to point out that the £2.2 billion to which the hon. Lady refers is in fact money that has been provided courtesy of the Barnett formula because Wales is a member…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Co-operation with Welsh GovernmentMy hon Friend clearly has considerable and detailed knowledge of this pandemic and the problems in his area. I hope he will be relieved to hear that I have a call this afternoon…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesMy own police force and others—Dyfed-Powys police force is an example—have done a fantastic job in using just the right balance of carrot and stick to ensure that, where possible,…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionI join you, Mr Speaker, in congratulating my hon. Friend on his birthday. It is clear that the four-nation approach to covid-19 is not only the preferred option, but the only…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionI can definitely offer that assurance, and add to it by saying that I hold regular meetings, by Zoom, not only with my colleagues in Parliament but with Opposition colleagues, to…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionThat is an entirely reasonable observation from the hon. Gentleman. It has been an ongoing case that we have regular discussions about the communication of the issues to which he…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionI do not know whether I caught any more of that than you did, Mr Speaker, but I got the general gist of it. I suspect I would have answered with something along these lines. The…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionMy right hon. Friend puts his finger on a really important point. The key thing about this period is that, almost irrespective of people’s political backgrounds, everybody has…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionI absolutely and fundamentally reject my parliamentary neighbour’s assertion as to what the position is and, indeed, what the ambition is. Right from the start of this situation,…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionThe short answer to my right hon. Friend’s question is yes, and indeed that is already the case in my weekly, or nearly weekly, conversations with the First Minister and members…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionThe overall point about consistency in the conditions that apply to businesses in England and in Wales is an important one. In whatever we do, we have been attempting to be as…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionThe hon. Gentleman’s comments about the BBC are significant, and in fact we have already made approaches through the Wales Office to a number of media outlets to make precisely…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionI can offer my hon. Friend some assurances. Recently, the Welsh Government have made an application for additional military support in achieving exactly the aims he mentioned,…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesSince the beginning of this crisis, Welsh Government Ministers and I have had regular discussions with the Business Secretary about the support that the UK Government can offer to…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesThe hon. Member raises a point that I suspect every Member of the House has been considering over the last few days and weeks, and my right hon. Friend the First Secretary of…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesMay I start by welcoming the hon. Lady to her position on the shadow Front Bench? I look forward to lively exchanges with her, remotely or in person. I dispute the underlying…22 Apr 2020