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HANSARDBaglan Energy Park: Power SupplyThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. He and I have been following this saga closely, and the exact position is that the UK Government provided funding indemnity to the…05 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the UnionI know that it might not look like it, but I am a veteran of 175 parkruns myself, and I absolutely endorse my right hon. Friend’s position. It seems mystifying and bizarre, when…05 Jan 2022HANSARDSupport for BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman’s comments are not reflected by the businesses that I speak to in Wales. They are looking forward in an optimistic and positive way as we climb our way out of…05 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport Connectivity and InfrastructureThe hon. Member raises a good point. We do not have a precise date as yet, but there is some imminence to it. I ask him to bear in mind the fact that, thanks to interventions and…05 Jan 2022HANSARDOmicron Covid-19 VariantMy right hon. Friend and constituency neighbour makes a good point. I might have found myself disagreeing with him if it could be demonstrated that the results of covid controls…05 Jan 2022HANSARDOmicron Covid-19 VariantThe UK Government have worked closely with the Welsh Government throughout the pandemic. We continue to do so in tackling the omicron variant, and Ministers in both Governments…05 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport Connectivity and InfrastructureThe Union connectivity review recommended a multimodal review of the north Wales transport corridor, including the A55 and the north Wales main line. We are considering this and…05 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport ConnectionsMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. He will have heard me refer to the M4 on many occasions as a vital asset that joins the European mainland to the Republic of Ireland. It is…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRail InfrastructureI disagree with the hon. Member’s comments about infrastructure. As he knows, we introduced the Union connectivity review; its proposals have just been published and we are…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRail InfrastructureMay I wish you, Mr Speaker, and of course House staff and Members a very happy 2022? May I also take the opportunity to acknowledge some fantastic news for Welsh sheep farmers? As…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRail InfrastructureI am always happy to meet the hon. Gentleman. He is nothing if not persistent and consistent in his campaigning. I should remind him—I suspect I do not need to—of the significant…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy Generation: North WalesWe recently opened the contracts for difference renewable energy support scheme, with £285 million per year available for projects in Wales, Scotland and England. Nuclear will…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy Generation: North WalesI can definitely give my right hon. Friend that commitment, and I would be more than happy if he wanted to bring additional stakeholders from the area into that meeting because…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRail InfrastructureI am very happy, as ever, to make the case for Welsh steel; indeed, we have done so on numerous occasions, and if the hon. Lady is in any doubt about our commitment to it she need…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRail InfrastructureMay I also welcome the hon. Lady to her place? I much enjoyed our time on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee where we worked in harmony on many different subjects for…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Booster VaccinationsAbsolutely. My hon. Friend is right, and I cannot begin to tell the House how many times I have met members of the public in the past few months who have been filled with…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Booster VaccinationsBooster vaccinations are absolutely critical in strengthening our defences. That is why I and the Secretary of State for Defence have made an additional 98 armed forces personnel…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Booster VaccinationsThat is a slightly cheap shot, especially in a week when, under Welsh Government guidelines, it seems that it is all right for people to go to a pub but not to their office. They…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy Generation: North WalesThe Under-Secretary of State for Wales, my hon. Friend the Member for Monmouth (David T. C. Davies), was very disappointed not to be here to answer this question in person; he is…05 Jan 2022HANSARDTransport ConnectionsEffective and resilient cross-border transport links are vital for levelling up every part of Wales and the rest of the UK, which is why we commissioned Sir Peter Hendy to lead…05 Jan 2022