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HANSARDRail 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 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 2022HANSARDCommunity Renewal FundWales is receiving £46 million under the UK community renewal fund, 23% of the funding total, and 165 projects are being funded across Wales, including 14 in Denbighshire worth…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCommunity Renewal FundMy hon. Friend raises a very good question, and I hope he will take into account that we are looking at the levelling-up fund, the community renewal fund and the community…17 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling-up Fund and Shared Prosperity FundWales is benefiting greatly from local growth funding, receiving above its population share from all three funds: 7% in the first round of the levelling-up fund, 9% in the first…17 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling-up Fund and Shared Prosperity FundI hope the hon. Gentleman is able to endorse what I am about to say because, of course, that is exactly what these funds do. For the first time, 22 local authorities in Wales and…17 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling-up Fund and Shared Prosperity FundWe are hearing a Brexit broken record, to be honest. The settlement for Wales has gone from £15.9 billion to £18 billion, plus £120 million from the levelling-up fund, plus £47…17 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling-up Fund and Shared Prosperity FundIt will be open in the early part of next year. Any local authority that was not successful in the first round will have a chance to discuss its bid with officials to see how the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling-up Fund and Shared Prosperity FundMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that every single area of Wales has benefited from these schemes, which was not the case under the previous funding arrangements. It has been a…17 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling-up Fund and Shared Prosperity FundThe hon. Lady fixates a bit too much on the shared prosperity fund when there are so many other funding sources out there too. Aside from stressing that there is consultation on a…17 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling-up Fund and Shared Prosperity FundI think you would probably reprimand me if I went through all the numbers again, Mr Speaker, so I will have to leave it to the Official Report to enable the hon. Lady to check her…17 Nov 2021HANSARDA5 Between Wales and EnglandMy hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues about cross-border connectivity, including the A5, which is a…17 Nov 2021HANSARDA5 Between Wales and EnglandI used to drive that road regularly when I was working in north Wales years ago. I met the Transport Secretary this week. Cross-border connectivity and this particular road came…17 Nov 2021HANSARDShared Prosperity FundMr Speaker, the answer will be worth waiting for, I promise you. I am hoping to meet the First Minister with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in…17 Nov 2021HANSARDShared Prosperity FundIn my conversations with 22 local authorities, they take a much more benign approach to the funding streams than the hon. Gentleman. He obsesses about the UK shared prosperity…17 Nov 2021HANSARDShared Prosperity FundI have repeated the answer to this question on countless occasions this morning. We are looking at a whole range of funding provisions in Wales. The Chancellor was able to provide…17 Nov 2021HANSARDTransport InfrastructureAs I outlined in my previous answer, I am hoping to meet the First Minister later this week to discuss a range of issues. I am sure that my hon. Friend would agree that the M4 is…17 Nov 2021HANSARDTransport InfrastructureThere used to be a ferry from Tenby to North Devon back in the old days. I would be very happy to see that introduced. Until the Welsh Government honour their 2016 manifesto…17 Nov 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit UpliftThe House will be aware that today is the 10th anniversary of the mining disaster in Gleision, in which Charles Breslin, David Powell, Philip Hill and Garry Jenkins lost their…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit UpliftI know that colleagues across the House have received representations from constituents, charities and other bodies on this subject, so it is one we take extremely seriously, and…15 Sept 2021