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HANSARD Animal TestingWill the Minister give way?25 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech, and an important one. Did not the researchers find that 70% of the companies deploying fire-and-rehire tactics were profit-making…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI do agree, and I am sure that that topic will be dealt with by my fellow shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake), very appropriately when…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI want to start by marking the wicked and senseless murder of Sir David Amess. I was not able to speak in the tributes on Monday, but I do want to place on record my sorrow and…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolGiven that both the US and the EU have expressed serious concerns and reservations about the current practical arrangement regarding the Northern Ireland protocol, is the Minister…23 Sept 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol8. What recent assessment the Government have made of the effectiveness of the operation of the Northern Ireland protocol.23 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseIn a written parliamentary question to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 3 September, I asked whether she would meet me to discuss the impact of the cruel cuts to…16 Sept 2021HANSARDAUKUSI have listened very carefully to the Prime Minister’s statement. He mentioned the new well-paid jobs, which we all welcome, and all countries of the UK, but he did not mention…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Merthyr Tydfil: City StatusMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech about a very important subject. As a member of a town that became a city in 2002 during the Queen’s golden jubilee, I am really pleased…15 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of Uplift13. What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the impact of ending the £20 uplift to the standard allowance of universal credit on people in Newport West…13 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of UpliftIn Newport West, these cruel cuts to universal credit will hit about 9,000 families, including almost 6,000 children. That is unforgiveable and I will keep fighting these Tory…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Plastic WasteIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for calling this debate and providing the House…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI had a good trip up to Newcastle-under-Lyme recently to meet residents and the pressure group Stop the Stink and to see and smell for myself the horrific emissions from Walleys…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing this urgent question. He highlighted the recent indirect acquisition by a…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI am grateful to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me in this important debate. Like others, I would like to wish Eid Mubarak to the Muslim communities in Newport West and…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNewport Wafer Fab SaleI am grateful to the hon. Member for The Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown) for this morning’s urgent question and for speaking to me about it last night. Newport Wafer Fab is…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Climate Change: WalesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I am very pleased to speak in the debate. It is about an issue of great importance to many Newport West residents, and…14 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateI would like to say that it is a pleasure to speak in this debate, but that would not be true. I am appalled that we are having to vote on this proposal at all. This cut to our…13 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have heard from a number of HGV drivers in Newport West who are deeply concerned about the shortage of drivers and the impact this shortage is having on the movement of food and…08 Jul 2021HANSARDRenewable Energy Infrastructure FundingThe newly re-elected Welsh Labour Government have wasted no time in getting to work and have committed to building greener homes, hospitals and schools, which will develop new…30 Jun 2021