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HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsI congratulate the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) on securing this vital debate. If the last 12 months have taught us anything, it is that if we are…18 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsThe right hon. Gentleman is being very generous in giving way, and I thank him for that. He is right that port infrastructure is vital, but another key part of our infrastructure…18 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsThe right hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and I congratulate him on securing the debate. Building on his point about freeports, one of the key advantages of our…18 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateDoes the Chancellor think that it is morally justifiable to lift the cap on bankers’ bonuses while refusing to confirm that he will link benefits to inflation?17 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessFollowing the question from the hon. Member for Scunthorpe (Holly Mumby-Croft) about steel, may I point out that the energy-intensive industries require co-investment and…22 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineFurther to the right hon. Gentleman’s point about economic resilience, does he think that enough was done during his time as Mayor of London, and indeed during his time in this…22 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineI rise to pay tribute to the unparalleled courage and steely determination of the Ukrainian armed forces, to condemn the barbaric imperialism of Vladimir Putin, and to call on the…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI rise today on behalf of the people of Aberavon to pay tribute to our late Queen and to send my deepest sympathy and condolences to the royal family at this time of loss and…09 Sept 2022HANSARDAfghan Citizens: Asylum PoliciesWe owe loyal-to-Britain Afghans a debt of gratitude and honour, yet with 10,000 of them still stuck in bridging hotels, at huge cost to their mental health and a cost of £1.4…05 Sept 2022HANSARDHOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEEI add my congratulations to my right hon. Friend on her Committee’s excellent and vital work. The report that we are discussing is just one of three reports published this week…21 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I have just one point to add. Does he agree that there is a certain irony in the fact that probably large numbers of the 52% who…20 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThe winner of the current leadership contest will be the fourth Conservative Prime Minister since 2016. The Conservatives really have turned government into a game of musical…18 Jul 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that excellent point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. You will, I am sure, agree that Select Committees play a crucial role in this place in holding the Government to…13 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsPerhaps if the UK Government had a proper industrial strategy that would grow our manufacturing base, rather than having allowed it to go to the wall since 2010, we would be…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsI am interested in the hon. Gentleman’s comparison with Germany. Does he agree that one secret of the German success is a radical devolution model, held together in a federal…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsIt is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake), and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) on securing this…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsI thank the Minister for intervening, but these figures are from the House of Commons Library briefing, they have been checked and triple-checked, and the reality is that Wales’s…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsThe reality is that the Senedd simply did not have enough Members to hold the Government to account. There were not enough Back Benchers on Committees. Scrutiny is a vital part of…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSupport for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved InstitutionsMadam Deputy Speaker, I am sure that you would love to give me another 10 minutes to talk about the achievements of the Welsh NHS, but unfortunately I am not sure that I would get…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsThis is absolutely the right decision, and it will be warmly welcomed by steelworkers and their families in my Aberavon constituency. Unusually for this Government, it actually…29 Jun 2022