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HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for his personal interest in Aberconwy. Whether he has been eating ice cream on the pier in Llandudno, sampling Welsh Penderyn whisky or standing in the…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 13 July.13 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for The Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown) on securing this important…07 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for opening the lid on this complex and important question of devolution. Does he agree that there is a difference between the instruments of…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsThe right hon. Lady’s intervention gives me an opportunity to make a really important point. I think that we have a fundamentally different view of the world. Effectively, she is…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsI certainly agree that we can do better. To be clear, I speak in this debate as a proud Welshman—Cymro balch, if I am allowed to say that in the Chamber—born, raised and schooled…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Jonathan Edwards), and I will refer in my speech to some of the comments he made. The hon. Member for…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsThe hon. Gentleman is giving a typically thoughtful speech, as we have become accustomed to in the Welsh Affairs Committee, and I thank him for that. I am grateful, too, that he…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsHow could I possibly refuse the hon. Member?05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsI thank my right hon. Friend for making that point. I could not agree more. Contrast that deficit view, which seeks to fill, with an asset-based view, which seeks to grow,…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsI would settle for not adding a tourism tax on top of VAT. Contrast the Welsh Labour Government’s view that we should not implement UK Government programmes in Wales with the more…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr McCabe. I have been contacted by many constituents eager for me to engage on this matter, but I make my contribution also as someone who…04 Jul 2022HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSWill the hon. Lady give way?30 Jun 2022HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam Cates) and for Thurrock (Jackie…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe right hon. Gentleman is making a thoughtful speech and these matters deserve thoughtful consideration, but could he take advantage of his time at the Dispatch Box to tell us…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillDoes my right hon. Friend really think that that is a fair comparison to make?27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillBefore I start, I would like to comment on the quality of the debate that we have had. I have been really encouraged that Members in all parts of the House have contributed and we…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillThe right hon. Member makes a strong point that I will come on to address in just a moment. I would make the case that the Bill meets the second test of my right hon. Friend the…27 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity Fund7. What recent discussions he has had with representatives of local and devolved government in Scotland and Wales on the UK shared prosperity fund.27 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundMy right hon. Friend will share my surprise to hear that the Welsh Labour Minister for the Economy wrote to all council leaders in Wales on 14 June saying “Welsh government will…27 Jun 2022