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HANSARDUK Trade LevelsLast week at Expo in Dubai, I was struck by the number of trade reps and investors from across the Gulf who told us just how much easier they have found doing business visits to…20 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I am sorry to respond to the hon. Member: it is not true that we have the worst covid death rate in the world. The standardised measurement of per 100,000 shows that Britain…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I will give way to the hon. Member because I like her a lot.18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)May I draw my right hon. Friend back to the point about the furlough scheme, in the context of the strength of the Union, because I think the point about that scheme is even…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)The hon. Gentleman is making a really interesting point about the Crown Estate and the Scottish Government’s announcement yesterday about the slew of investment going into…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, although it does mean that we will not benefit from a contribution from you to today’s debate. I will start by…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I am talking about our response to the pandemic and the Prime Minister’s determination to get this country through it as one United Kingdom, in the spirit of teamwork, as far as…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I disagree, and I would point the hon. Lady to the most recent set of decisions on responding to omicron, which included some—what phrase did the Prime Minister use?18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)Yes. [ Interruption. ] “Baroque eccentricities” is the phrase that the Prime Minister used to describe some of the Welsh Government’s decisions. I will draw my remarks to a close…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for the intervention. I have heard Vaughan Gething describe himself as a Unionist. I may be wrong, but I am not sure I have heard the First Minister describe…18 Jan 2022HANSARDSmall Boat Channel CrossingsI thank the Home Secretary for that reply, and I associate myself wholeheartedly with her remarks about the late member for Birmingham, Erdington. I know that the Home Secretary…17 Jan 2022HANSARDSmall Boat Channel Crossings1. What progress she has made on reducing the number of illegal small boat crossings in the channel.17 Jan 2022HANSARDOmicron Covid-19 Variant10. What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the impact on Wales of the omicron covid-19 variant.05 Jan 2022HANSARDOmicron Covid-19 VariantWith Labour Welsh Government Ministers now introducing fines to try to stop people going to their workplaces, with the crazy decision to prohibit parkruns at this time and with…05 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The Justice Secretary is absolutely correct in his determination to drive up the employment rates of ex-offenders. Does he agree that today’s unemployment figures, which show…14 Dec 2021HANSARDEconomic InequalityBoosting the minimum wage, reducing the universal credit taper rate and increasing the work allowance will make a tremendous difference to the real-world choices of people living…07 Dec 2021HANSARDLifelong Learning and SkillsGiving people greater choice over how and where they study is one of the keys to improving the skills of our workforce and opening up new opportunities, especially for those from…06 Dec 2021HANSARDLifelong Learning and Skills20. What steps his Department is taking to promote lifelong learning and skills development.06 Dec 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit Standard Allowance: End of UpliftMay I thank the Minister and especially the Secretary of State for really pushing for the cut to the universal credit taper rate that we saw in the Budget? It will make a real…08 Nov 2021