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HANSARDFreeportsI hope I can reassure the hon. Gentleman. Numerous conversations have been ongoing between the UK Government and the Welsh Government about the Ukraine refugee position. I stress…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 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 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 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I suspect that many Members have similar examples of people who, sadly, have slipped through the net or are in a difficult position. I…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFreeportsThe answer to that question, if the hon. Gentleman does not want to believe me, comes from port authorities, local authorities, stakeholders and others around Wales—people,…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFreeportsThe hon. Lady raises a timely point, and I hope that the comments made by the Transport Secretary, and others, will reassure her that we are deeply disturbed by the way that…23 Mar 2022HANSARDInflationI think that just defaulting to a 38 Degrees petition as if that is some kind of solution to a very complex and long-standing problem is a cheap and populist way out of this. We…23 Mar 2022HANSARDInflationThere are two points I would like to make. The first one I have already made, which is not to prejudge what the Chancellor is going to say in his statement in a few minutes’ time,…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFreeportsMy hon. Friend makes a good point, which gives me the opportunity to highlight that freeports are already a resounding success in his area. We do not need to go any further than…23 Mar 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 2022HANSARDWelsh AffairsI did not think it would take long for him to rise. Go ahead.03 Mar 2022HANSARDWelsh AffairsThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. That is precisely why we have to take considerable care with the measures that we are taking, because if we do not, then the already quite…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWelsh AffairsI will not give way for a bit, but I anticipate that the hon. Gentleman will want to intervene when I get on to his speech. On the hon. Member for Caerphilly’s points about the…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWelsh AffairsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, the leader of our Conservative group in Cardiff is Andrew RT Davies, and the leader of the Conservative party is Boris Johnson. The hon. Gentleman…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWelsh AffairsI echo the tributes to the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Wayne David) for bringing this debate to the House—I also thank the Backbench Business Committee—and regarding the fact that…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWelsh AffairsAbsolutely, and when we undoubtedly meet in Cardiff for a rugby-based evening, I think in a couple of weeks’ time, we can with any luck carry on that conversation. The hon. Member…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWelsh AffairsI rest my case. My son is a constituent, so I will refer to him. It also might have been an oversight in the spirit of the warm relationship the hon. Lady and I are now forming…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWelsh AffairsI am delighted that the hon. Lady is delighted that we have been able to put £30 million into that project. That shows what levelling up is capable of and it shows that…03 Mar 2022HANSARDWelsh AffairsThe obvious statement to make in relation to the hon. Gentleman’s claim that somehow Wales and Scotland were not involved in the negotiations is that I was one of the lucky ones…03 Mar 2022