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HANSARD British Steel IndustryI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does he agree that what is required is long-term planning? Following the mothballing of Orb in December, we are in a…10 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office NetworkI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate. I agree entirely with what she is saying. In my constituency of Torfaen, post office branches have survived by going into…10 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendments to Designations) Order 2020It is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Mr Davies. I also add my belated good wishes for St David’s day, as a fellow Welsh Member of Parliament. The Opposition do not oppose…02 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendments to Designations) Order 2020What does the Minister believe is defective about the European arrest warrant arrangement?02 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendments to Designations) Order 2020On the subject of the Government’s commitment to human rights, can the Minister confirm that it is the Government’s policy to remain signatories to the European convention on…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsIt is a privilege to close this debate. Of course I wish all hon. Members a happy St David’s Day. I also wish the Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Monmouth (David T.…27 Feb 2020HANSARDPrevention and Suppression of TerrorismI am very grateful to the Minister for his remarks and for his briefing me earlier today. I welcome him back to the role that he used to occupy when the right hon. Member for…26 Feb 2020HANSARDRegulatory Divergence from the EUTomorrow, the Government will publish their position on the EU trade negotiations. That is of particular importance to the automotive sector in Wales. Just to give the Minister an…26 Feb 2020HANSARD UK Armed Forces: Wales’s ContributionI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. She described the 300-year history. I am very proud of John Fielding from Torfaen, who is one of those who won a Victoria…25 Feb 2020HANSARDDomestic Violence: ProsecutionsThe statistics show that 2.1 million people experienced domestic violence over this period—1.4 million women and 700,000 men. There is also this shocking disparity between the…13 Feb 2020HANSARDDomestic Violence: ProsecutionsIn the year to March 2019, which is the last year for which we have a full set of statistics, the number of domestic abuse incidents and crimes recorded by the police in England…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI know the hon. Gentleman nods his head, but I am not comfortable with that position. The second point is that I firmly believe we can tackle this issue of terrorism and remain…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI should make one thing clear: obviously, I have not seen the legal advice the Government are relying on, which I am sure they have sought, quite appropriately. I merely point out…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am grateful, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I have already spoken in favour of my amendment. I have said that I do not wish to press it to a Division, but I would like to hear the…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI agree with the Secretary of State that we have had a constructive debate in the Chamber on this Bill. As I indicated at the outset, the Opposition support the idea of Parole…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am grateful to the Justice Secretary for his briefing last week and for his opening remarks and to the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Croydon South…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI took part in a long debate on sentencing in the last Parliament with the then Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime, now the Secretary of State for Defence, and a…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI will come on to whether things have moved on in a moment when I explore what the chief inspector of prisons says about that issue. Last Thursday, however—only days ago—Mr…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am pleased to hear that, and I hope we will never again be in a situation where someone who led a review is not aware of what is going on years later. That simply cannot and…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy hon. Friend speaks with great authority about HMP Birmingham, and he is right to identify that if prisons are run in such a way there will be consequences because the time…12 Feb 2020