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HANSARDEngagementsMy constituents in Wrexham welcome the announcement by the chief medical officers of Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England about reducing the UK covid alert level from 4…24 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsIf he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 24 June.24 Jun 2020HANSARDPrison CapacityWhat progress his Department has made during the covid-19 outbreak on meeting its commitment to increase prison capacity.09 Jun 2020HANSARDPrison CapacityWill my hon. and learned Friend please provide an update on the women’s residential centre pilot scheme, which is due to be located in Wales?09 Jun 2020HANSARDFerry CrossingsThe Belfast-Liverpool ferry is vital to businesses in Wrexham. Does my hon. Friend agree that free-flowing trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain is of great benefit to…13 May 2020HANSARDFerry CrossingsWhat steps the Government is taking to support the continuation of ferry crossings between Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the covid-19 outbreak.13 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19First, I would like to relay messages of thanks to the Treasury from a plethora of businesses in my constituency of Wrexham. Without the Government’s generous package of support,…12 May 2020HANSARDPro Bono WorkWhat recent steps she has taken to support pro bono work by lawyers.28 Apr 2020HANSARDPro Bono WorkMany smaller legal firms want to offer free legal support to those who cannot afford it. Agencies, such as the citizens advice bureau in Wrexham, facilitate pro bono…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateThe Welsh Labour Government stand to gain £1.6 billion as a consequence of coronavirus. Will my right hon. Friend comment on how the UK Government can encourage the Welsh Labour…17 Mar 2020HANSARDArmy PersonnelWill the Minister join me in congratulating Yasmin Williams from Bangor on being the first female in the Welsh Guards Infantry? Will he suggest ways that the Army can meet its…16 Mar 2020HANSARDWomen In Public Office1. What steps she is taking to encourage women to enter (a) politics, (b) the judiciary and (c) other public office.11 Mar 2020HANSARDWomen In Public OfficeEighty-one per cent. of Wrexham county councillors are male. I am the first female Conservative MP for Wales and one could ask why it has taken so long, although that is for a…11 Mar 2020HANSARD UK Armed Forces: Wales’s ContributionAs someone who undertook her Northern Ireland training in the Brecon Beacons back in the 1980s, I fully support what we all want here. Does the hon. Member—and does the Minister…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. I should like to reiterate the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon and Radnorshire (Fay Jones). Does the Minister agree that, while every effort is rightly…13 Feb 2020HANSARDGrassroots SportAs we all know, rugby is in the blood of the Welsh, but in Wrexham football is prevalent. Would the Minister like to accompany me to Wrexham rugby club to see the work it and…13 Feb 2020HANSARDGrassroots Sport4. What steps his Department is taking to support grassroots sport.13 Feb 2020HANSARDFebruary AdjournmentDiolch yn fawr, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am the first ever Conservative MP for Wrexham and I am Wrexham’s first female MP. I stand humbled and privileged to serve every…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Beer and Pub TaxationA few years ago, I owned and ran a microbrewery, so I know some of the difficulties facing breweries, including the fledgling Magic Dragon brewery in Wrexham. I urge the Minister…05 Feb 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillI refer the hon. Gentleman to the NHS in Wales, which is run by the Welsh Labour Government. In north Wales, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has been in special measures…27 Jan 2020