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HANSARDTourism IndustryMy hon. Friend will know that north Wales is one of the pre-eminent tourist destinations in the country, with over 30 million visits per annum. Increasingly, the area is…16 Jan 2020HANSARDShared Prosperity FundMay I, too, warmly welcome my right hon. Friend and my hon. Friend the Minister to their positions? The shared prosperity fund represents a unique opportunity for all parts of…15 Jan 2020HANSARD IranThe demonstrations on the streets of Tehran in which the British ambassador was inadvertently caught up follow a large amount of similar activity across the country towards the…13 Jan 2020HANSARDMajor Incident in EssexIt has been reported that the lorry entered the UK at the port of Holyhead before travelling on to Purfleet to collect the container. Given that the UK and Ireland are part of the…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit NegotiationsI commend my right hon. Friend for putting forward these positive proposals, which merit an equally positive response from the European Union. He has mentioned the need for…03 Oct 2019HANSARDWithdrawal AgreementThis House has rejected the withdrawal agreement on three occasions, and it is therefore a dead letter. Given that the people of Wales voted to leave the European Union, does my…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSituation in the GulfThe Kingdom of Bahrain generously hosts HMS Jufair, the base from which HMS Montrose and other royal naval vessels operate. Its role in the Gulf is crucial, and in recent years…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Heated TobaccoI am very pleased to hear that. Of course, it is debatable whether chewing gum is more or less antisocial than smoking—particularly in its effect on pavements. The heated…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Heated TobaccoI do indeed. I will also comment on my hon. Friend’s point about other people having to endure smokers’ smoke. One point that the Government make in their response to the Science…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Heated TobaccoI beg to move, That this House has considered Government policy on heated tobacco. May I say how pleased I am to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray? I immediately declare my…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Heated TobaccoClearly, the ideal is for people to give up smoking altogether, but there are ways of reducing it. I will go into that in my speech. The hon. Gentleman makes a point to which I…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Heated TobaccoI have listened carefully to what the Minister has to say. It seems that the Government’s position now is identical to their position six months ago, when they published their…26 Jun 2019HANSARDGulf of Oman Oil Tanker AttacksThe Government’s assessment has concluded that the attacks of 13 June were almost certainly the work of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which operates effectively as a…17 Jun 2019HANSARDFord in BridgendThe shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Neath (Christina Rees), has sought to blame Brexit for Ford’s decision, but Stuart Rowley, the European President of Ford, has…10 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)I have heard what my hon. Friend has to say, but as he will know, subsection (4) provides steers as to how the Sponsor Body shall exercise its functions. If my hon. Friend is not…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)I can assure the hon. Gentleman that there are any number of drystone walls in north Wales.04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)I want to speak briefly about amendment 14 in the name of the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch, with whom I served on the Joint Committee. The amendment is on all…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionOn the basis of the negotiations thus far, what arrangements alternative to the Irish backstop does my right hon. Friend consider to be most capable of securing agreement?22 May 2019HANSARDShared Prosperity FundThe shared prosperity fund represents a huge opportunity for north Wales. Will my right hon. Friend confirm that in designing the fund he will liaise closely with north Wales…15 May 2019HANSARD European CouncilThe Prime Minister has spoken of the need for compromise, so will she undertake, in the additional six months or so that we have been allotted as a consequence of the article 50…11 Apr 2019