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HANSARDVeteransThirteen veterans advisory and pensions committees across the UK provide the Minister’s Department with an important platform for hearing and helping veterans. Last year, with his…08 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsThe building on Queens Road in Craig-y-Don in my constituency, where Alan Bates served the community as sub-postmaster, is now a charity shop. It is one small reminder of the…08 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 2024HANSARD Rural TransportI rise briefly to make the point that my hon. Friend describes the roads in south Wales.08 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I fully acknowledge the challenge of debating such a detailed subject in this setting, but given that the ruling exists, why do we need to enact the measure through regulations…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023The hon. Gentleman has done two things: he has exposed my engineering, rather than legal, background, and he has raised a very good question, which I look forward to hearing…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipImmigration, by any admission, is a complex, long-standing and developing challenge. I have listened carefully to the concerns, the obstacles and the different perspectives that…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023My hon. Friend, as usual, makes a thought-provoking point. The hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East talked about the limitations of a Committee discussing…06 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank you, Mr Hollobone, for the chance to speak in this debate, even though I too do not have a vote. Can I extend my thanks and gratitude to hon. and right hon. Members…06 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I must begin by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsThe hon. Gentleman makes some strong points, and subsidiarity is key to this issue. The point is that those road humps are there because of decisions, and those decisions are…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsWould the hon. Gentleman consider crossing the Floor, in that case?05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsI spoke at length about the situation in Wales. The hon. Gentleman talks about statistics and the impact of these measures. Does he agree with what the Labour Government in Wales…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information Billindicated dissent.29 Nov 2023HANSARD Data Protection and Digital Information BillI apologise to right hon. and hon. Members for any confusion that my movements around the Chamber may have created earlier, Mr Deputy Speaker. New clause 45 is about the…29 Nov 2023HANSARDCross-border Healthcare: Welsh Government Policy13. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of Welsh Government policy on health authorities on cross-border healthcare.18 Oct 2023HANSARDCross-border Healthcare: Welsh Government PolicyIt gets worse: the UK Government have twice offered the Welsh Labour Government help in reducing patient waiting lists for important medical procedures, but neither offer has been…18 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I can tell the Secretary of State that residents and businesses in Aberconwy and across north Wales are delighted to hear that there will be £1 billion put towards the…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Energy Supply Market: Small BusinessesI beg to move, That this House has considered the energy supply market and small businesses. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Fovargue. Tourism and hospitality…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Supply Market: Small BusinessesI thank all colleagues for their contributions; I have learned from the debate and some really helpful points have been made. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon),…13 Sept 2023