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HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillSpecifically on the point about the way the debate has been conducted, and what I have valued in it, the Minister said that it has achieved in bringing to the surface the issues,…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillIt is very generous of the hon. Gentleman to give way a second time. I am again struck by his perspective on the process of conversion, and specifically on the length of time. He…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Welsh AffairsI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) for securing the debate, and I echo his remarks on the time available to us. I was born in…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Welsh AffairsI have never seen a poll showing any more than 20% in favour of independence.29 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI have listened with great interest to many of the points made. I am particularly taken by the attention the hon. Gentleman has given to the foundational importance of…26 Feb 2024HANSARD Walking and Cycling: Government SupportI am loth to intervene on my hon. Friend’s speech, because it is quite fascinating —she has talked about the path that each of us takes into cycling and through life. In my own…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresIt is expected—and even reasonable—that those who lose the democratic debate in this place will take their protest on to the streets. However, we have seen a recent disturbing…08 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseFarmers in my constituency are in uproar and my Welsh Conservative colleagues across Wales tell me that they are hearing the same thing. The source of farmers’ distress is the new…08 Feb 2024HANSARD United Kingdom Internal MarketIt is a privilege to speak in the debate and to follow the many hon. and right hon. Members who have spoken with great wisdom, knowledge and personal experience on these matters.…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern IrelandI echo the right hon. Gentleman’s sentiments about paragraph 47 in annex A. I want to comment on the good will and character through these last months that have been essential to…01 Feb 2024HANSARDLevelling-up Funding11. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of levelling-up funding on Welsh communities.31 Jan 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for making provision for a debate on the statutory instruments tomorrow. We have before us those two instruments, which address a wide range of…31 Jan 2024HANSARDHospitality Sector: Fiscal SupportI recognise much of what my hon. Friend says about his constituency in the description of my constituency as the largest resort area of Wales. The difference in Wales, of course,…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI echo the comments of many colleagues across the House in welcoming the progress made on this matter. Through the Secretary of State, I thank the many people involved for the…31 Jan 2024HANSARDLevelling-up FundingThe Môr i’r Mynydd—sea to mountain—active travel route in the Conwy valley received an £18.6 million boost through levelling-up funds The projects will make a positive difference…31 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am very much enjoying the tone and the thrust of the right hon. Gentleman’s speech. Of course, he is dancing between a majoritarian and a power-sharing arrangement in his…24 Jan 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThere has been much use of the phrase “the world as it is” in the debate, which I think is helpful because we must be pragmatic about this. Is it the intention of my right hon.…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Proposed British Jewish History MonthI must begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken) for securing this debate. I learned a great deal from listening to the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI am grateful to the Prime Minister for his announcement and I welcome this response from the Minister. I know that a lot of work has gone into this issue, but the energy and…10 Jan 2024HANSARD Rural TransportIt strikes me, as my hon. Friend describes the situation in Herefordshire, that he could be talking about Wales. I know that some three quarters of the population there lives…08 Jan 2024