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HANSARDChemicals StrategyThe Minister told me in January this year that the chemicals strategy will be produced next year, before correcting it to this year. Whether it is this year, next year or sometime…14 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and Palestine: Two-state SolutionI thank the Minister for his comments. Everyone in the House wants to see a negotiated diplomatic agreement to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on two states, but…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Conservatives should come clean about whether their plan to abolish £46 billion of national insurance contributions will mean putting up taxes…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I knew my patience would be rewarded in the end. I am pleased to be able to say a few words on behalf of the people of Newport West. I am just sorry…12 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and Palestine: Two-state Solution2. What steps his Department is taking to support a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Waste Enforcement (Fixed Penalty Receipts) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Dame Maria. It is a wonderful start to the day to be talking waste with the Minister. I reassure the Minister and the…05 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Waste Enforcement (Fixed Penalty Receipts) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023I understand that the Minister is talking about preparation, but industry needs certainty and clarity now; it cannot talk about things now and then put them into place with just a…05 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Waste Enforcement (Fixed Penalty Receipts) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023The Minister is being very generous with his time. I do realise that I asked a lot of questions; would it be easier for me to write to him on certain things such as when the DRS…05 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Waste Enforcement (Fixed Penalty Receipts) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023The Minister is generous to give way again. He has talked up interoperability, which is crucial —we do not want glass bottles going one way across the border and plastic bottles…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Welsh AffairsThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am very pleased to be able to speak in this shortened but perfectly formed debate. I pay tribute to the Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee, the…29 Feb 2024HANSARDInternational Women’s Day: Language in PoliticsI thank my hon. Friend for that positive and opportune intervention. I did not want to embarrass you, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I thank you for your calm nature last week when you…29 Feb 2024HANSARDInternational Women’s Day: Language in PoliticsI absolutely agree. Being a luddite, I may not be as familiar as lots of other people in the Chamber with AI and other online issues, but deepfakes are deeply troubling. I thank…29 Feb 2024HANSARDInternational Women’s Day: Language in PoliticsIt is a pleasure to follow my good friend. my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones), and her powerful and passionate speech. I am delighted to speak in this…29 Feb 2024HANSARDSpace Industry (Indemnities) BillI am a little bit anxious that the Minister will forget Airbus, which is in Newport West. I am sure that he was going to mention it. As the shadow Minister said, it is really…23 Feb 2024HANSARD Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and I am glad he has clarified that the top tiers will be included. Although we hear about the super leagues and all the rest of it,…23 Feb 2024HANSARD Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am delighted to rise to bring this Bill to the House today. It is an important but focused Bill that will amend the 2020…23 Feb 2024HANSARD Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) BillWith the leave of the House, I rise to close the debate. I thank everybody who has taken part today for the atmosphere of co-operation and consensual politics—it is very different…23 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House may be aware of Newport Wafer Fab in my constituency, which is part of the south Wales semi-conductor cluster. It is currently waiting for a new owner, but…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureI listened carefully to the Minister’s response to my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms), when she said that the Government take inter-faith work very…22 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Sir Gary. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to say a few words in this debate, and to acknowledge the…21 Feb 2024