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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House will be well aware that our UK Labour Government have given more than £340 million to the Plaid Cymru minority Government in Wales, specifically for those…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Air PollutionThe Minister is very brave to say that there will be no new clean air Act. I understand why he says that, but when the Clean Air Act was introduced, it saved thousands of lives;…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Air PollutionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner) for bringing forward this debate and…02 Jul 2026HANSARDWomen’s Prison Estate: Biological MalesGiven that we are thinking about the women’s prison estate more generally, and given that the Swansea residential women’s centre was due to open in 2024 but now does not look like…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) for leading this important debate on behalf…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestThe Minister says that screening must be safe and fair. We know the benefits of screening—the people in the Public Gallery have articulated it so clearly. The benefits are…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening TestI appreciate what the Minister says about getting evaluation right, but Ukraine can install such an evaluation across the whole country during a war, and Ireland is doing it, too,…22 Jun 2026HANSARDJob CreationI thank the Minister for her responses. I want to raise the issue of young people not in education, employment or training. We know that the Conservatives failed our Welsh young…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Brain CancerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I thank the 54 constituents of Newport West and Islwyn who signed the petition calling for an increased focus on…15 Jun 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI do not disagree with the right hon. Lady, because we absolutely need to make sure that our prices are fair. That means looking across Wales as a whole, but also benefiting from…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is a pleasure—well, it is always interesting to follow the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer), and I thank him for his speech, although I am not sure that I…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. If we cut ties, we cannot communicate. The only way to a lasting peace is through communication, so we must keep communication…13 May 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Mr Twigg. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for introducing this…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI understand the timetable that the Minister is outlining, which is great, but there are still millions of tests being undertaken every year unnecessarily. We know about the…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDefence SectorThe Welsh Affairs Committee has a great interest in the future of the defence manufacturing industry in Wales, because the defence sector is such a major driver of Wales’s…22 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026Thank you, Dr Murrison, for enabling me to speak even though I am not a member of the Committee. It seems like a long time ago, but I should declare that I was a shadow Department…21 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026I would very much welcome that opportunity to talk to the Minister outside this Committee. In terms of the UN alignment, that is fine, but what happens when the UN has countries…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister for his statement. He will know that Yom HaShoah, a Jewish commemoration of the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, begins tonight. We must…13 Apr 2026HANSARD Domestic Abuse (Pets)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for the application of non-molestation orders and occupation orders to behaviour relating to pets; to amend…10 Mar 2026HANSARDFur: Import and SaleI beg to move, That this House has considered the import and sale of fur and related products. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship again, Ms Jardine. I thank the…10 Mar 2026