Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Jan 2020
Commission on Justice in Wales
"On a point of order, Mr Stringer. I am sorry to be a pain, but some of us were a bit confused about the timing this afternoon. Obviously, we have had votes and so on, which have interfered with the system, and I know that the second half of the …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Jan 2020
Commission on Justice in Wales
"I will keep my comments short because there is not a great deal of time. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Liz Saville Roberts) on securing the debate. I could hotly dispute every comment she made about the history of a thousand years ago, but we will …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Jan 2020
Commission on Justice in Wales
"Actually, the police settlement figures that are out today make it pretty clear that that would not do Wales any favours. We would simply be robbing the police budget to pay for the legal aid budget. I am not sure that solves the problem.
The hon. Gentleman says that my …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Jan 2020
Commission on Justice in Wales
"If the right hon. Lady does not mind, other Members want to speak and she spoke for nearly 30 minutes, so I will not give way. I think she gets time at the end to wind up the debate, so if she wants to have a go at me, she …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 May 2019
Domestic Abuse
"I warmly commend all the work that is done by Rhondda Cynon Taf Women’s Aid, which is primarily based in Pontypridd but serves the whole of RCT. In the next few weeks, it will open a new service in Dunraven Street in Tonypandy that is publicly available, and it covers …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Mar 2019
Stronger Towns Fund
"I like the Minister, but I simply cannot recall a ministerial statement that has angered me more. My constituency, the Rhondda, is one of the poorest in the land. My council, because of the Government’s cuts to the Welsh Assembly grant of several billion pounds over the last few years, …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Jul 2018
Govia Thameslink/Rail Electrification
"Seat bookings issued for carriages that do not actually exist; new 10-carriage trains where only five are available because passengers cannot walk from one end of the train to the other; trains cancelled because the companies do not have enough staff to run both parts of the train; endless cancellations; …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 21st July 2015
Asked by:
Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 2.30 of the Summer Budget 2015, how much funding has been assigned to the Coastal Communities Fund in each fiscal year to 2020-21.
Answered by Mark Francois
- Shadow Minister (Defence)
No detailed decisions have been taken yet on the annual budget allocations for the £90 million extension of the Coastal Community Fund to 2020-21. Future funding arrangements will be considered as part of the 2015 Spending Review.
Written Question
Wednesday 14th January 2015
Asked by:
Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he and other Ministers in his Department have visited a foodbank.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
Whilst my Department does not have policy responsibility for food banks, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State (Eric Pickles), my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis) and myself have visited local food banks.
Written Question
Thursday 6th November 2014
Asked by:
Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to put in place a planning process for fracking which diverges from existing planning rules.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
We have already made a number of changes to the local planning system in England to ensure that it is suitable in respect to unconventional hydrocarbons.
The National Planning Policy Framework, published in March 2012, sets out the policy framework for minerals, including unconventional hydrocarbons. We have also updated the supporting planning guidance to provide clarity on the role of the planning system in respect to unconventional hydrocarbons, and published this in a web-based format in March 2014.
Further, we introduced in early 2014 a streamlined common application form and amended regulations on notification requirements and fees for the winning and working of oil and natural gas (including exploratory drilling).