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HANSARDPension Credit1. What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of eligible people claiming pension credit.06 Mar 2023HANSARD Firearms BillWith the leave of the House, I will respond to the debate. I will be very brief, but I want to thank colleagues on both sides of the House for their support for the Bill. I thank…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Firearms BillMy hon. Friend perfectly sums up the Bill’s intent. The Government response to the public consultation was published on 20 July 2022. It committed to taking measures forward on…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Firearms BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am honoured to speak in the Second Reading of this private Member’s Bill on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for West…03 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-Up Fund: Welsh CommunitiesThe Labour Welsh Government have badly let down Clywd South and Wrexham by scrapping the A483 junction upgrade, which would have unlocked substantial investment and jobs in our…01 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-Up Fund: Welsh Communities6. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of the levelling-up fund on Welsh communities.01 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsCould my right hon. Friend include fertiliser manufacturers, such as Neatcrown Corwen Ltd in my constituency, in the Government’s support for high, intensive energy businesses?28 Feb 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the eloquent and moving speeches of my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie) and other Members across the House. This is an important…20 Jan 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and fully subscribe to his points. If it is not indelicate to say so, I felt that the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for…20 Jan 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillIt gives me great pleasure to support the hon. Member’s comments—she also made a very moving and eloquent speech this morning, which will stay with me for a long time. The point…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Employment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy hon. Friend is surprised that this is an issue. Has he or anyone he knows come across the difficult question of whether to tip by credit card or in cash? If the tip goes on the…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Employment (Allocation of Tips) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Sedgefield (Paul Howell), and I, too, pay tribute to my fellow Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament, my hon. Friend the…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Employment (Allocation of Tips) BillJust in new money! It was 20p, not 20d. That is why the hospitality industry is always of huge interest to me, not only in my life in general but, in particular, in my capacity as…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) BillWill my hon. Friend clarify whether the dashboards have come into reality yet, or is it just that the regulations are in place and we expect the dashboards to become a reality…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cheadle (Mary Robinson) for bringing the Bill before the House. As with other Bills that we have considered today, it is astonishing that its…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that clarification. Indeed, the deterrent is vital, not only to ensure that the trustees and managers do not take that course of action, but to give a…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Shark Fins BillA thought has crossed my mind. Welsh Members of Parliament represent 6% of the total membership of the House, but I am proud to say that, as two Welsh Members have presented…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Markets and Market Traders (Review of Support)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to undertake a review of the support available to markets and market traders and of the…17 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyDoes my right hon. Friend agree not only that the statistics for Wales are markedly worse than for England, but that in Wales the expenditure per head on health is 15% higher than…11 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyI am not particularly surprised by the absence of Labour Welsh MPs from the Opposition Benches, because they have a health service with inferior outcomes compared with England.…11 Jan 2023