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HANSARDElectricity Market ReviewI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. I want to put on the record my thanks to the Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the Member…10 Jul 2025HANSARDIndependent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI should note for the record that I am proud to serve on the Modernisation Committee, and in my previous role before coming to this place, I gave evidence to Paul Kernaghan. I am…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI stand in support of new clauses 20 and 21, along with amendments 89 and 90 and 92 to 95, all of which are in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will not, because I want to finish up; I appreciate the hon. Member’s forbearance. That constituent was Claire O’Shea. Claire was originally diagnosed with irritable bowel…13 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I commend the Chancellor on her statement, and I pay tribute to her, and to my right hon. Friend the Welsh Secretary and all my Welsh Labour colleagues for their advocacy in…11 Jun 2025HANSARDUnion of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: WalesThe safety and maintenance of coal tips is a totemic issue in Wales, including in my constituency of Cardiff West. The relationship between the Welsh Government and this Labour…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ9. Diolch, Mr Speaker. In Wales, we will never forget how our steel industry was neglected by the Conservative Government. They made unfunded promises, refused to make critical…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate in Government time on making the issuance of bilingual death certificates the default for deceased persons from Wales? I was recently visited by a constituent…15 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceFurther to the detail the Leader of the House has set out in her response to the urgent question, can she say a little more about the modernisation agenda she is championing? I…14 May 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry: Government ResponseI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and update. I know the sincerity with which he wants to deliver this culture change—this being one of many examples of failures by…14 May 2025HANSARDFlooding: Protecting Vulnerable Communities7. What steps he has taken to help protect communities vulnerable to flooding.08 May 2025HANSARDFlooding: Protecting Vulnerable CommunitiesFollowing the recent storm season, serious flooding damaged the foundations of Radyr cricket club and exposed electrical cables, which forced the club to close and cancel practice…08 May 2025HANSARD New Nuclear Projects: WylfaLast year’s Welsh Labour manifesto said that our two Labour Governments in Wales would explore the opportunities for new nuclear at Wylfa. Could my hon. Friend elaborate a little…07 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am listening carefully to the hon. Member. I agree with what he started with, but I am curious to know how he thinks this will work in practice. What practicalities do the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)I completely agree, and I will take that as my cue to stop talking. My hon. Friend is right that we need action, so I will step down from my soapbox and move to conclude my…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)As has been said by Members on both sides of the Committee, and as was mentioned in the IICSA statement that my hon. Friend the Safeguarding Minister made on the Floor of the…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell; after some excellent contributions on this set of clauses, I hope not to disappoint you. It will not surprise you to…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)When work has not been done to implement any of the recommendations of all the preceding investigations, and when the Government have announced locally led work on grooming gangs,…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)I reiterate that I am grateful for the tone that the hon. Lady adopted when she congratulated Ministers on the progress that has been made. It is just a shame that other members…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I rise in support of clauses 10 and 11 and to speak against amendment 39 and new clause 44, well-intentioned…01 Apr 2025