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HANSARD Welsh AffairsIn answering that, I want to avoid giving the hon. Gentleman the impression that we are just going to dust off the original tidal lagoon proposal, because that would possibly…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsNot at the moment, thank you. It is nothing personal, obviously. At this time, I just want to mention the potential for landslides, which, obviously, has caused almost as much…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsWe will respond in the way we always do to Welsh Government requests for assistance, in whatever form it might be requested, by taking it extremely seriously and respecting the…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, this issue has come up a number of times in the decade in which we have been in this House. The answer to his question is yes, but it is never as…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsI will of course give way to my neighbour.27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsI will continue, if I may. The most important people we have spoken to during this incident have been the families and businesses affected. This has been horrendous for them and…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsI am surprisingly grateful for that intervention, because it allows me to say that the Under-Secretary will wave a letter from the head of his local authority that asked us…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsI am not going to take every intervention, but, in the spirit of collaboration, I will give way on this occasion.27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsI beg to move, That this House has considered Welsh affairs. Let me welcome everybody to this St David’s Day debate, where we have some veterans and some first-timers. I have to…27 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic Bodies: Buying BritishApologies, Mr Speaker, for the novice performance from the Front Bench. Now is an excellent opportunity for public bodies, Departments such as the Ministry of Defence and the NHS…26 Feb 2020HANSARDWelsh EconomyI am grateful to my right hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for raising this issue. He will be as pleased as I am that the figures in his own constituency, when compared with…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPIP Assessment Centre: AccessibilityI agree; I have taken the hon. Gentleman’s observations seriously. The situation has not been satisfactory in parts, but I hope that there is now some movement in a positive…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPIP Assessment Centre: AccessibilityI have written to the relevant DWP Minister, and I know that he has plans to meet local MPs to discuss assessment centre access in the region. The Government will support Capita…26 Feb 2020HANSARDMilitary BasesI can absolutely offer that guarantee, and I can go a little bit further. The blockage between the MOD and the Welsh Government has started to loosen, and there now seems to be…26 Feb 2020HANSARDMilitary BasesI was fortunate enough to visit St Athan last week, where I met my right hon. Friend the Member for Vale of Glamorgan (Alun Cairns) and military personnel. My officials have been…26 Feb 2020HANSARDVictims of Sexual ViolenceI can absolutely offer that guarantee.26 Feb 2020HANSARDVictims of Sexual ViolenceI can reassure my hon. Friend that that is the shared ambition and intention of the UK Government. May I also commend her for bringing this matter to the House’s attention? There…26 Feb 2020HANSARDVictims of Sexual ViolenceI am proud that this Government have recently announced that victims of rape and sexual assault will be helped by a 50% funding boost for specialist support services. That will…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic Bodies: Buying BritishPart of the problem has been caused by the restrictions imposed on us by our relationship with Europe. The change in those terms will free up the opportunity for the UK and Welsh…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic Bodies: Buying BritishI know that my hon. Friend’s constituency was particularly hard hit by recent weather events, and her recognition of that is to be commended. I also completely agree that…26 Feb 2020