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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The £15 billion warm homes plan is brilliant, because it will lift 1 million people out of fuel poverty and, as we are seeing in this heatwave, keep households cooler in the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDRussia: Level of Threat to UK1. What assessment he has made of the level of threat from Russia.06 Jul 2026HANSARDRussia: Level of Threat to UKI associate myself with the comments about George Howarth, whom I knew before I came to this place. He was a brilliant man. As we saw only too clearly this weekend, the threat…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Historical Forced AdoptionI thank the Prime Minister for his statement and join him wholeheartedly in standing with the victims—those here and those who are not with us. As he said, it is another example…02 Jul 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement, and I particularly look forward to learning more about the uncrewed systems taskforce. When it comes to the Welsh defence industry,…30 Jun 2026HANSARDBenefit CapQuestion 4, Mr Speaker.29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth Hubs5. What recent progress he has made on the expansion of youth hubs.29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsI thank my right hon. Friend for that brilliant news, and I hope that they will focus on mathematics skills as well—I could do with some of that. Young people were left behind by…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Trade MeasureI refer to my membership of GMB and Unite. I thank the Minister for his statement. I understand the trade-offs he referred to and the need to take measures to rebalance the…25 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Conversion Practices BillI congratulate all the campaigners who have brought us to this moment, including my hon. Friend the Member for Llanelli (Dame Nia Griffith) and the Minister, who has really…25 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI want to begin by acknowledging what many colleagues across this House will believe: when a Government ask Parliament to extend their powers in the name of national security,…17 Jun 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI take the points, particularly from the Opposition, about the speed at which we are proceeding on the Bill today. However, does my hon. Friend—by the way, he is giving an…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am grateful to the Minister for putting on the record this Labour Government’s record on Welsh steel, because it contrasts with the 14 years of ruin under the Tory Government.…08 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI am grateful to Alan Milburn for this sobering report. The proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 in south-east Wales who were NEET in the year ending June 2025 was 13.2%, and…02 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Strategy10. What progress he has made on implementing the steel strategy.21 May 2026HANSARDSteel StrategyLast week, Sev.en Global Investments announced a £100 million investment into 7 Steel UK in Cardiff, a site that I have recently visited. Do the Government agree that that…21 May 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesIf the right hon. Gentleman will wait to hear why I think that, I will happily give way in a moment. As has been said, the motion cuts across existing procedures that everyone in…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI rise in this debate first and foremost to reiterate, as other colleagues have done, my fullest solidarity with the victims of Epstein. We should always maintain them at the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesBefore I explain why I am making that case and that decision, I will happily give way.28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThat is an irrelevant point. I have already said that regardless of the position of the party, I do not need to be told how I will vote on this motion, because the case has not…28 Apr 2026