"Order. I intend to call the Front Benchers at 10.40 am, and four Members still wish to speak. You can do the arithmetic yourselves, but if everybody is going to get in, we are talking about less than five minutes each. I call Iain Wright...." Martin Caton - View Speech
"Surely, the most perverse aspect of today’s statement is the proposed closure of Swansea. What justification do the Government give for this? They want to expand the DFT’s economic footprint in west Wales. What is the impact of that? Perhaps the Minister could explain why a so-called employment measure will …..." Martin Caton - View Speech
"In April, together with five other south Wales MPs, I responded to the original coastguard reform consultation exercise, “Protecting our Seas and Shores in the 21st Century”. In that response we expressed our reservations about the whole approach being proposed and the absence of alternative options. We argued that the …..." Martin Caton - View Speech
People who know the coast and the waters covered by the Swansea centre cannot believe that the Government are proposing that there should be no coastguard station anywhere on the Bristol channel. These people know how dangerous a place the channel can be. …..." Martin Caton - View Speech
"My hon. Friend has a close association with the DVLA, and I know that she knows there is no overlap between its work and that of the coastguard.
So, the Government say that Milford Haven should have the coastguard. What nonsense. Any logical method of deciding the best sites for …..." Martin Caton - View Speech
"My feedback from the Minister’s visit has been very positive. People felt that he was really listening to them. He has just said that meaningful consultation is important. I hope that he will really listen to what the people told him in Swansea, to what I and my colleagues have …..." Martin Caton - View Speech