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HANSARDCosts of Living: Households and BusinessesI despair sometimes, with the greatest respect. I urge the right hon. Lady to wait, for what should not be a great deal more time, to hear precisely what we have in store on the…25 May 2022HANSARDCosts of Living: Households and BusinessesEven the Welsh Government have not made that argument to me. I think they fully recognise that the proper and fair distribution of welfare is done most effectively and…25 May 2022HANSARDShared Prosperity FundUnsurprisingly, I contest the hon. Gentleman’s assertion. I would just say this: by 2024-25, the annual funding from the shared prosperity fund will match the average annual…25 May 2022HANSARDShared Prosperity FundI have regular discussions with the First Minister of Wales on a range of issues, including how Wales’s £585 million share of the UK shared prosperity fund will level up…25 May 2022HANSARDCosts of Living: Households and BusinessesAbsolutely. I think most people believe that growing our way out of a cost of living challenge is infinitely preferable to spending our way out of a cost of living challenge. My…25 May 2022HANSARDCosts of Living: Households and BusinessesI will definitely speak to the Chancellor, as I often do about these things. Perhaps I could suggest a deal to the right hon. Lady: I will speak to the Chancellor to get further…25 May 2022HANSARDUniversal CreditOn that particular point, I agree with my hon. Friend—I would probably describe him as my permanent friend. It is perfectly right that we wait and see what the Chancellor says. We…25 May 2022HANSARDCosts of Living: Households and BusinessesI suspect the hon. Lady reads the same news channels I read, so she will be aware that the Treasury will make a further announcement imminently. [ Interruption. ] She may be…25 May 2022HANSARDCosts of Living: Households and BusinessesThe hon. and learned Lady rightly refers to the fact that the Chancellor may yet be making further comments about this particular issue, just as he did throughout the pandemic.…25 May 2022HANSARDThe Government’s Legislative Programme (Wales) 2022-23The legislative programme for the third session was outlined at the state opening of Parliament on Tuesday 10 May. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its…11 May 2022HANSARDRoads ReviewThe Wales Office has regular discussions with the Welsh Government on cross-border connectivity. I am afraid that Labour’s plans are more of a roadblock than a road review. I urge…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFreeportsWe have had constructive discussions with the Welsh Government on the importance of establishing our freeports programme, and we continue to work closely on that as a matter of…23 Mar 2022HANSARDInflationI am glad the hon. Gentleman has raised this question. I am in that particular bracket myself, so I know exactly what he is talking about. There have been some interventions…23 Mar 2022HANSARDRoads ReviewI know both the roads that my hon. Friend refers to—I travel on them regularly—and I am well aware of their importance to his constituency and the region’s economic future. The UK…23 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThere have already been more than 10,000 Welsh registrations of interest in the UK Government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme. Wales is opening its arms to the people of Ukraine,…23 Mar 2022HANSARDInflationAmong a range of measures, the Chancellor recently announced a £200 energy bill discount for households across the whole of the UK, including Wales, as well as £180 million to the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFreeportsThank you, Mr Speaker. The concept of freeports is indisputably positive, and others who have gone down that route with the launch of English freeports are already able to report…23 Mar 2022HANSARDInflationAgain, I can only say that it would be unhelpful and inappropriate for me to predict and prejudge what the Chancellor will be saying in the Chamber in a matter of minutes. All I…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFreeportsIf nothing else, I think the Wales Office Parliamentary Private Secretary has won a bet in getting her constituency up in lights again on the question of freeports. My hon. Friend…23 Mar 2022HANSARDSteel IndustryI thank the hon. Lady, who has been an unbelievably effective campaigner for the steel industry in her area and in Wales more widely. The Business Secretary and I met the steel…23 Mar 2022