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HANSARDUniversal Credit UpliftI touched on this obviously in the answer to the initial question, especially the temporary nature of the increase and of course the many plans and projects we have that are going…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit UpliftI do fundamentally reject that accusation. Having visited numerous companies, large and small, across Wales throughout the pandemic, the message I have had back is one of relief…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit UpliftThe right hon. Lady will not be surprised to learn that I am not going to rise to the last of the baits she dangles in front of me, but she needs to make her mind up about whether…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit UpliftI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, particularly because I have been on the receiving end of such compelling arguments from organisations, such as the Mersey Dee Alliance,…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit UpliftThe right hon. Lady clearly did not listen to my answers to the first and second questions on this very subject, and her statement—rather than question—was predicated on the basis…15 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetWales’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by close to 31% since 1990. To bring them down to zero, we will be scaling up low-carbon power generation, kickstarting the hydrogen…15 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetI am very grateful for my hon. Friend’s question, because it illustrates a situation very similar to his in Wales. I hope he is as pleased as we are with the £275 million…15 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetMy right hon. Friend raises a very important point. I hope he has taken note of the £20 million commitment to the south Wales industrial cluster. That is driving carbon capture…15 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetI do not acknowledge the hon. Gentleman’s challenge in quite the way he would expect me to. I think it has been made perfectly clear that our net zero ambitions are not going to…15 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetThe hon. Gentleman and I share many common ambitions for the rail network in Wales. He knows my views on that. He also knows the Union connectivity review will be published…15 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetIt is fair to say that they are in their early stages. I enjoyed my visit to my hon. Friend’s constituency last week, where these points were raised. He is right to point out that…15 Sept 2021HANSARDDevolution SettlementMy discussions with the First Minister and his ministerial team are focused on how our respective Governments can use the powers at our disposal to deliver jobs and economic…15 Sept 2021HANSARDDevolution SettlementIn the last 18 months or more, I have spoken to numerous individuals, charities, churches, universities, the private and public sectors, businesses, investors—you name them, we…15 Sept 2021HANSARDDevolution SettlementI think I caught most of that question, but the hon. Lady will no doubt recall that the UK Government put over £30 million into coal tip renewal and coal tip safety issues. It was…15 Sept 2021HANSARDDevolution SettlementI can go a little further than that, having spoken to the Busines Secretary on this topic only yesterday evening. My hon. Friend the Member for Montgomeryshire (Craig Williams)…15 Sept 2021HANSARDDevolution SettlementI barely caught a single word of that, but on the basis that I have heard the hon. Gentleman’s views on this subject before, I will simply repeat my views and observations. Over…15 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination of UK-wide ResponseI can confirm that I have conversations with the Crown Estate. Its proposals for offshore floating wind off the west Wales coast are extremely welcome. Where I think that I am in…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination of UK-wide ResponseI am absolutely happy to confirm, as I always do from the Dispatch Box, that the Chancellor is very focused on making sure that levelling up means exactly that, that economic…30 Jun 2021HANSARDPolitical Neutrality in Positions of FaithI have recently been corresponding with the Archbishop of Canterbury regarding the Bishop of St Davids’ ill-advised and divisive comments on Twitter. I am sure we all agree that…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination of UK-wide ResponseI notice the laughter stopped at the moment my hon. Friend raised that particular question. I will say again what I have often said from the Dispatch Box: certainty is crucial in…30 Jun 2021