Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Nov 2014 Living Wage
"Thank you for calling me, Madam Deputy Speaker; I will be quick.
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hexham (Guy Opperman), and I agree with a great deal of what he said. I congratulate the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Chris White) on securing this …..." Hywel Williams - View Speech
"I agree with the hon. Gentleman, but we also need to support small businesses, particularly in rural Wales, which are after all the engine of economic prosperity in such areas.
Some calculations—they are not mine, but those of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission—have shown that the current proposals …..." Hywel Williams - View Speech
"Order. I remind the two remaining Back-Bench Members who wish to speak that we will start the wind-ups at 10.30 am. It would be a kindness if the time could be shared evenly. I call Jim Shannon...." Hywel Williams - View Speech
"Order. At least 10 hon. Members have written in to say that they want to contribute to the debate. The Chairman of Ways and Means has therefore authorised me to impose a time limit on speeches, which will be five minutes. I appeal to hon. Members to keep interventions—and the …..." Hywel Williams - View Speech
"I intend that the winding-up speeches should begin at 10.40. If hon. Members who want to speak will confine themselves to just under four minutes apiece, they will all get in...." Hywel Williams - View Speech
"There is real disappointment in small rural communities such as the ones that I serve at the Government’s announcement on the Post Office bank. What reassurance can the Minister give me that services through small local post offices will be maintained, or preferably improved?..." Hywel Williams - View Speech
"I thank the Secretary of State for that answer. What consideration is he giving to introducing regional variation in teachers’ pay outside London?..." Hywel Williams - View Speech