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HANSARD UK Armed Forces: Wales’s ContributionI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon and Radnorshire (Fay Jones) on setting out her case excellently and on securing this important and timely debate. I intend to…25 Feb 2020HANSARD UK Armed Forces: Wales’s ContributionI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. I do not want to overstate the point, but it needs to be made in the context of the social mobility that the armed forces provide for…25 Feb 2020HANSARDSyria: Security SituationOne of the groups the murderous Assad regime now relies on is Hezbollah, supported by its Iranian paymasters. Does my right hon. Friend share the concern of a number of us who…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.11 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my right hon. Friend reaffirm that when we talk about levelling up, we are indeed talking about levelling up the whole United Kingdom—all regions and all nations? May I…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsData published in the recent climate change agreements biennial report showed the dairy industry delivering a 21% improvement on its energy efficiency over the last 10 years—the…06 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.06 Feb 2020HANSARD Beer and Pub TaxationI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. The hon. Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson) and my hon. Friend are exactly right about the importance of…05 Feb 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Delayed Roll-OutThe Minister is exactly right in the careful, pragmatic approach that he is taking to roll-out; it is what responsible Ministers do. However, may I encourage my hon. Friend to…04 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI note the Minister’s earlier remarks about the Iran nuclear deal, but does he accept that since it was signed in 2015, Iran has launched major cyber-attacks against the UK,…04 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsArmed forces veterans deserve to be treated equally wherever they are in the UK. Will the Minister promise that when we roll out the veterans rail card later this year in England,…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Middle East Peace PlanAnybody who has visited the region recently and spoken to Palestinians and Israelis will have been struck by a growing sense of despondency about the peace process, with nothing…30 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Last week was Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Will my hon. Friend join me in commending the work of my constituent Maria Dullaghan and the charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer…28 Jan 2020HANSARDIn-Work PovertyTrapping families in welfare year after year, which was a key feature of the last Labour Government’s welfare policy, never got anybody out of poverty. Does the Minister agree…27 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. As my right hon. Friend knows, EU structural funds have been used extensively to support training programme in constituencies such as mine in west Wales. What progress is the…27 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy hon. Friend makes an extremely important point about young people’s understanding of the totality of the suffering and darkness that they witness when they go on these visits.…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI support my hon. Friend’s suggestion. He has done fantastic work on this, and it is valid for him to call out those universities that still refuse to sign up to the IHRA…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy hon. Friend makes his important point well—it is now on record. I only learned about Ron Jones, the goalkeeper of Auschwitz, last week, when I attended the holocaust memorial…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Ham (Ms Brown), who spoke very well. It has been a privilege to be in the Chamber to hear so many powerful and moving speeches,…23 Jan 2020HANSARDFree PortsIt is important that this policy does not lead to market distortions and displacement of activity around ports. Does my hon. Friend agree that the key to making this a success is…23 Jan 2020