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HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is a privilege to conclude the first day of the debate on the Budget, and it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West), who always…11 Mar 2020HANSARDPalestinian School Curriculum: RadicalisationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis), who did a very good job of…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPalestinian School Curriculum: RadicalisationMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Debate and concerns raised in this place about this issue go back more than two years—check the parliamentary record. For five…10 Mar 2020HANSARDWorkplace PensionsThis Government need to demonstrate that they stand on the side of self-employed people. Given that millions of self-employed people are not saving enough for their retirement,…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe top source market of foreign direct investment projects coming into the UK continues to be the United States, by a considerable margin. Does that not underline the importance…05 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI commend the Secretary of State for the constructive way in which he has worked with the other Health Ministers in the devolved Administrations to get this plan ready for today,…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsI agree with my hon. Friend. It has been said before, but it is not an accolade for Wales to achieve this status, and all politicians in Wales should have a restless ambition that…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsThat is an important point, but I do not share that sense of pessimism that we will not be able to achieve multi-year agreements for funding, regardless of changes in Government.…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsI do agree. I am concerned about three things: first, the size of the pot; secondly, who gets to make the decisions about how the pot is used; and, thirdly—crucially—how the pot…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsThe right hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and it was exactly the one I was anticipating. He intervened at exactly the right point in my speech where I was about to…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsI know what the right hon. Gentleman is going to say, so I will give way.27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsIt is a pleasure to follow the shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Neath (Christina Rees). She is such a powerful voice for Welsh sport and for women’s sport across the…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsThe Secretary of State is making an important point about Wales’s potential contribution towards meeting renewable energy targets. Does he agree that one of the big constraints we…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipStriking a deal is far easier and far more likely from a position of strength. Does my right hon. Friend agree that, in contrast to what happened in 2017, going into these…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Cawdor BarracksI am very interested in everything the Minister is saying. Can he give me a commitment this afternoon that in his new ministerial capacity—he is doing a great job in the…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Cawdor BarracksI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of Cawdor Barracks, Brawdy. It is a privilege to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I am pleased to have secured…26 Feb 2020HANSARDWelsh EconomyAs we prepare to celebrate St David’s Day, now is a good moment to celebrate the enormous and excellent progress that has been made in reducing unemployment in Wales. Does my…26 Feb 2020HANSARDWelsh Economy2. What recent assessment he has made of the strength of the Welsh economy.26 Feb 2020HANSARD UK Armed Forces: Wales’s ContributionAbsolutely. I understand that there are resource constraints, but having a wide and deep footprint across the United Kingdom provides the opportunity for connections between…25 Feb 2020HANSARD UK Armed Forces: Wales’s ContributionBefore my hon. Friend makes further progress, I want to return to the point about veterans. Does she agree that the Government’s important proposal to roll out a veterans’ card…25 Feb 2020