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HANSARDAutomotive Manufacturing Sector: SupportMy Lords, given that the future of the motor sector will be related to electric cars, can the Minister address the inconsistency in the rates of VAT exercised with regard to the…15 May 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Net Zero StrategyMy Lords, is the Minister aware that, in order to get the maximum benefit at the right time from wind power and other power supplies that come at inappropriate times, there is a…03 May 2023HANSARDNetwork Rail: Funding and ReliabilityThe Question refers to the maintaining of “current levels of reliability”, but is the Minister aware that the current levels of reliability on the Holyhead to London line are…26 Apr 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI am glad of the opportunity to support these amendments and to thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, for introducing them and noble Lords for the supporting…26 Apr 2023HANSARDEuropean Structural and Investment Funds and the European Agricultural Guarantee FundMy Lords, is the Minister aware that, when Wales first received structural funds from the European Union in 2000, that money was accepted by the Treasury in the UK and was not…21 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Barnett FormulaI am winding up now. As I was saying, it does not do anything to put right the level of underfunding that Wales has systematically suffered and that is built into the present…15 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Barnett FormulaMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hendy, on his delightful maiden speech. I warmed very much when he mentioned the…15 Mar 2023HANSARDDevolved Budget for Wales: InflationMy Lords, did not the Holtham commission have as one of its three points the need to do away with the Barnett formula as it exists and to replace it with a needs-based formula?…15 Mar 2023HANSARDCleaner Energy TechnologiesMy Lords, as the Minister fully appreciates, we do not necessarily get the energy at the right time from some of the alternative sources and that brings into play the importance…14 Mar 2023HANSARDScottish Government: Ultra Vires ExpenditureMy Lords, far be it from me to pass judgment on the expenditure patterns of the Scottish Government; the Scottish electorate are quite capable of doing that, as they have done in…09 Mar 2023HANSARDEmployment: Disabled PeopleMy Lords, given that a major challenge to the UK’s economic recovery is a significant labour shortage, not least because activity rates for the over-50 age group remain low, is it…06 Mar 2023HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Alton. The figures he just quoted bring home the reality of this to us, and I pay tribute to the work that he has…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTrain Services: North of EnglandMy Lords, will the Minister take this opportunity to kill stone-dead the reports that are circulating that, despite Avanti West Coast’s appalling performance, the Government are…27 Feb 2023HANSARDGP AppointmentsMy Lords, the Minister referred to the generous provision of finance to Scotland through the Barnett formula. In that case, does he accept the underfunding of Wales through that…23 Feb 2023HANSARDImmunisation: Winter 2023-24My Lords, given that health is a devolved matter, will the Minister give us some assurance that the information and data collected in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well…22 Feb 2023HANSARDTransport: South WalesMy Lords, in supporting the Question of the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, I point out that the union connectivity report also specifically recommends improving connectivity on the…02 Feb 2023HANSARDHospitality IndustryMy Lords, does the Minister appreciate that one of the significant problems facing the hospitality industry has been the shortage of labour, a direct result of the Brexit of which…24 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up FundMy Lords, I put on record my appreciation of the fact that the Government have helped the slate quarrying communities of north-west Wales, but can the Minister clarify whether the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDGovernment of Wales (Devolved Powers) Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…23 Jan 2023HANSARDGovernment of Wales (Devolved Powers) Bill [HL]That the order of commitment be discharged.23 Jan 2023