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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jul 2022
Support for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved Institutions

"It is a pleasure, as always, to follow the hon. Member for Clwyd South (Simon Baynes), and I join him and the hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Beth Winter) in thanking the staff of the Welsh Affairs Committee. A number of Committee members are present this afternoon, and we benefit …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jul 2022
Support for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved Institutions

"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising that important point. Indeed, a number of hon. Members are concerned about that. There is still a lack of clarity arising from the technical consultation on the energy bills support scheme about whether farms—I am told that most of them …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jul 2022
Support for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved Institutions

"I agree and I disagree. I agree in the sense that I would also very much like to see our economy develop to offer more high wage career opportunities. What I would say, however, is that we need to disconnect the short and medium term from the longer term. I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q2. Rising fuel costs are causing serious problems for workers in car-dependent rural areas such as Ceredigion, and for carers and district nurses the situation has reached a crisis point. One carer from Ceredigion often has to travel 29 miles just to reach her first service user of the day …..."
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Written Question
Veterans: Wales
Monday 28th February 2022

Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether former Merchant Navy personnel will be included in the remit of the new Veterans Commissioner for Wales.

Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby

The Veterans Commissioner for Wales will work with all veterans across Wales to enhance support for veterans, as well as scrutinising relevant policy. This includes Merchant Mariners who have seen duty on legally defined operations.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Feb 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of closing the young audiences content fund on Welsh language broadcasting. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Feb 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Diolch, Mr Speaker. The fund’s 5% target for content in the indigenous languages has been invaluable to producers of Welsh language children’s programmes such as an upcoming drama series about children’s mental health and, of course, the production of new episodes of “Sali Mali”. Mike Young, the producer of “Sam …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 18 Jan 2022
Strengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)

"Diolch yn fawr iawn, Mr Davies. Mae’n bleser i wasanaethau dan eich cadeiryddiaeth chi a hefyd i wneud hynny drwy’r Gymraeg heddiw.

Rwy’n croesawu teitl y ddadl heddiw oherwydd ymddengys ei fod e’n cydnabod bod yna ddiffygion yn yr Undeb yn ei bresennol wedd a bod angen ei gryfhau er …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 18 Jan 2022
Strengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)

"Rwy’n ddiolchgar iawn i’m Ffrind anrhydeddus am ei sylwadau. Yn wir, rwy’n un o’r rheiny sy’n credu’n fawr y byddai’r Undeb, os ydyw e am barhau tuag at y dyfodol, yn buddio’n llwyr o gael Llywodraeth i Loegr a Senedd i Loegr, oherwydd ar hyn o bryd does dim sefydliad …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 18 Jan 2022
Strengthening the Union as it Relates to Wales (First sitting)

"Thank you, Mr Davies. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Bridgend for that intervention. I acknowledge the truth of what he is saying, in that a number of the Wales Acts have been introduced in the last 10 years under Conservative Administrations, although I would point out that …..."
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