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HANSARDCivil Servants: Return to the OfficeWe all know that civil servants have a vital role in delivering and managing public services and it is essential that they can get on with that, so I welcome what has been…24 Feb 2022HANSARDCivil Servants: Return to the Office6. What steps his Department is taking to support the return of civil servants to the office following the end of guidance to work from home during the covid-19 outbreak.24 Feb 2022HANSARDScience and Innovation: Levelling Up16. What steps he is taking to support the growth of science and innovation through the Government's levelling-up agenda.22 Feb 2022HANSARDScience and Innovation: Levelling UpLast September, Llandudno in Aberconwy was identified as having the fastest economic recovery in the UK and, last week, an analysis of Companies House filings identified it as the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDStrength of the UnionFollowing the reference to confidence by the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Mhairi Black), I welcome the publication of the levelling-up White Paper, and the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Government’s intent that levelling up should be measured by more than simply spending money. Indeed, the data that is collected across the UK to measure its effect…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?24 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesTo the point about opinion being divided, I refer the hon. Gentleman to a survey on 25 November from north of the border in which 13 different policy options were presented. He is…24 Jan 2022HANSARDSmall Modular Reactors and Energy SecurityMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech about how SMRs are of value not just to the UK, but beyond its shores. In Aberconwy I talk to farmers—they are the custodians of some…19 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (Second sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but he deflects. The facts stand as I cited them.18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (Second sitting)I will give way.18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (Second sitting)I will move on, as time is short.18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (Second sitting)Dwi’n croesawu’r cyfle i siarad Cymraeg heddiw, ond dwi’n credu bod Aelodau anrhydeddus yn gwybod fy mod yn ddysgwr, felly mae’n rhaid i mi siarad Saesneg yma heddiw.…18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (Second sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?18 Jan 2022HANSARDStrengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (Second sitting)To our colleagues in Plaid Cymru, I am grateful for the approach they took with their comments. As a proud Welshman, I listen hard to the party of Wales and what it has to say to…18 Jan 2022HANSARDSecond Homes and Holiday Lets: Rural CommunitiesForgive me for not thanking the hon. Member earlier for securing this debate; this is a crucial debate and very important to residents in Aberconwy. I want to ask him about the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDSecond Homes and Holiday Lets: Rural CommunitiesMy own constituency, Aberconwy in north Wales, has this problem—not to the extent that the hon. Member describes, but certainly smaller villages are particularly vulnerable to…06 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Lost Trawlermen’s Memorial DayI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and I agree. The loss still resonates in communities in Hull and Grimsby months and years later, as we have heard, and remembering and…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Lost Trawlermen’s Memorial DayI congratulate the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner) on securing this debate, and on the passion with which he delivered the speech and his enthusiasm for that…13 Dec 2021