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HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesAs the Chancellor himself has said, we are fully aware that with schemes of this nature, set up under enormous pressure and at great pace, there may be occasions when they do not…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesOn the question of collaboration, may I say how pleased I am to see the first signs of a sort of Union approach from the right hon. Lady, which bodes well for the future? On the…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Medical SuppliesThe UK and Welsh Governments are working together closely to make sure that Wales gets the PPE, appliances and testing kits it needs. So far more than 3.4 million PPE items have…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Medical SuppliesOf course I will work with the hon. Gentleman, who has been constructive throughout this crisis. The Department of Health and Social Care and others have had a mountain to climb…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Medical SuppliesThat was three questions rolled into one. Being driven and guided by the science is absolutely the ongoing priority of the UK and Welsh Governments. As my right hon. Friend will…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: The UnionGood morning, and welcome to Wales, Mr Speaker. Before I answer that question and the one grouped with it, let me thank you for all the work you and the staff of the House have…22 Apr 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsAbsolutely. My hon. Friend should raise that question with the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, because it would seem to me to be the subject of an inquiry that that…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsI very much look forward to meeting Lowri in No. 10. We will, of course, have a drink together and think of you all in here as we do. Let me return briefly to our economic…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsNo, no, hold tight. I liked the idea of a £20,000 dragon statue in Ebbw Vale, but the test of these things must be how they have contributed positively to jobs and growth. My…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsThe answer is a partial yes. As my right hon. Friend knows, businesses in the Carmarthenshire element of my constituency in particular are constrained by grid capacity. In my…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsIt is in fact quite the opposite. I suspect that what I have done is cause a certain amount of embarrassment. We all know and understand that the funding does not always work in…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsMy right hon. Friend is right, and yes I would of course love to do that. There is a feeling in some quarters that perhaps we have turned our back on tidal lagoon energy; no, we…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsI will give way once more, to the hon. Gentleman.27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsThe hon. Gentleman is quite right. Those questions will be answered. Whether they are answered now or at a future stage is a matter for him to judge. I am conscious that I have…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsNo, I will not give way, because I must get on. I was talking about the benefits of HS2. Whether it is by direct connection to a new form of rail infrastructure, the like of which…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsNo, I will not give way. My mood has changed. I am no longer co-operative and collaborative. On defence, we have, in our ministerial team, two people who have worn a military…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsIn the constituency of the Under-Secretary of State for Wales.27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, I will always congratulate any Government of any colour if they do the right thing by jobs and growth. On renewables, which I have touched on, Wales’s…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsIt will also be about an opportunity for the hon. Gentleman to intervene—in a minute, but not yet. I have been waiting 10 years for the opportunity to be able to turn the hon.…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. My referencing liability was not to pre-warn him that we will somehow try to excuse ourselves from liability; it is just so that we…27 Feb 2020