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HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMy Lords, last Thursday we welcomed Her Majesty the Queen to the Senedd, and we all rejoiced in the work that the devolved Senedd was doing—but then we have the appointment of…18 Oct 2021HANSARDEnergy Prices: Electricity BillsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the foolhardy thing is that universal benefit has been completely demolished just when the poorest, most vulnerable people will be fighting…13 Oct 2021HANSARDDevolved AdministrationsMy Lords, we need much more clarity and agreement on crossings between the four nations. During the time of the pandemic, you would be wearing masks on the English side but you…16 Sept 2021HANSARDDevolved AdministrationsSorry. The question is this: eventually, the answer could be four separate nations co-operating in a federal system, each with equal status. What is the Government’s opinion of…16 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, we have seen clearly from this debate that we will have to look again at our immigration policy—but not according to the new Bill that is going through the other House…18 Aug 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination with Devolved AdministrationsMy Lords, each step to restore some form of normality should be taken after full discussion between the four UK nations. England might call 19 July “freedom day” and end some…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordination with Devolved AdministrationsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the devolved Administrations to co-ordinate relaxing Covid-19 restrictions across the United Kingdom; and what…08 Jul 2021HANSARDFishing IndustryMy Lords, I grew up in Conwy, which was then a busy fishing community and is still heavily involved—tragically at times. Even this January, a fishing boat, the “Nicola Faith”, was…16 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateCan I ask the Minister what we have learned from the treating of this pandemic to help us face the future? We have learned very clearly how much countries depend upon one another.…15 Jun 2021HANSARDConstitution InquiryMy Lords, the pandemic has shown us how we need one another; different countries all depend on each other. So, any future discussion or referendum should not be about just…14 Jun 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Remote Participation and Hybrid SittingsI have listened with great interest to many of the speeches and nobody has mentioned how it has affected the attendance of Peers. Have the pandemic and the virtual or hybrid…20 May 2021HANSARDUK Policy Implementation for Wales and ScotlandMy Lords, the people of Wales and Scotland voted for their own Parliaments. The people have spoken and confirmed that first decision. The Prime Minister struggled to obtain any…19 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, in spite of every assurance that the NHS is “safe in our hands”, we find that, especially in England, we are seeing an erosion of it in so many ways. I am so grateful…12 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: SyriaMy Lords, 15 March was the 10th anniversary of the start of the civil war in Syria that has resulted in the deaths of 500,000 people. The pandemic could not have struck a more…29 Apr 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Development AidI suggest that one of the places that will suffer most from this cut will be Yemen. We see what has happened there, the 85,000 children who have died from starvation in the last…28 Apr 2021HANSARDInclusive SocietyAnother voice, and this time a loud one, from Wales. What I see from here is the terrible toll that the pandemic has taken on the human family. So many millions have died and so…14 Apr 2021HANSARDYemenTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to resolve the famine in Yemen.25 Mar 2021HANSARDYemenBy 2018, 85,000 children had starved to death in Yemen. Another 18 million people are on the verge of starvation, and yet we are going to cut overseas aid. Is not the least that…25 Mar 2021HANSARDHuman Rights UpdateAre we giving the world the moral leadership that it is crying for, or are we just repeating what Pastor Niemöller said of the Nazi regime: “First of all they came for the Jews. I…23 Mar 2021HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Site VisitsI have been assured many times that the Penally camp and Napier barracks sites are adequate, safe, secure, habitable and fit for purpose as accommodation for refugees. Then the…16 Mar 2021