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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jun 2019
Ford in Bridgend

"Some 27% of our output in the Gwent valleys comes from manufacturing, and some of our leading employers in Blaenau Gwent are in the automotive sector. Can the Secretary of State guarantee that Ford workers and suppliers will get the same package of financial support that was offered to Honda …..."
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Written Question
Wales Office: Iron and Steel
Wednesday 5th June 2019

Asked by: Nick Smith (Labour - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of steel and steel products procured by his Department in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018 was sourced from (i) the UK and (ii) Wales.

Answered by Kevin Foster

The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales did not procure any steel or steel products in 2017 and 2018.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Feb 2019
St David’s Day

"In the world!..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Feb 2019
St David’s Day

"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) on introducing this debate. May I say how great it has been to acknowledge the contribution of our friend, Paul Flynn? Every week when I go through Newport train station, I remember his dry wit and his friendship. We …..."
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Written Question
EU Grants and Loans: Wales
Monday 15th October 2018

Asked by: Nick Smith (Labour - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney)

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of replicating the funding from EU Structural Funds for programmes in Wales after the UK leaves the EU.

Answered by Alun Cairns

Future decisions on funding will form part of the 2019 Spending Review, but in the meantime the draft Withdrawal Agreement states that the UK would continue to participate in 2014-2020 programmes until they close. Further, due to the Government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes, UK organisations, including those in Wales, will receive funding in the unlikely event that the Withdrawal Agreement is not ratified.

The UK’s exit from the EU provides us with an opportunity to reconsider how funding for growth across the UK is designed and delivered. Our manifesto committed to creating a UK Shared Prosperity Fund, of which the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government published further details in a Written Ministerial Statement on 24 July.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Sep 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the potential effect of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill on the economy in Wales...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Sep 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Fifteen months after the referendum result, progress on Brexit is still too slow. About two thirds of Welsh exports go to the European Union and thousands of Welsh jobs depend on this trade, so what is the Secretary of State doing to ensure that our Welsh economy is not wrecked …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Jul 2017
Queen’s Speech: Implications for Wales

"Does my hon. Friend agree that another big gap in the Tory agenda is the issue of low pay in our valleys? Should they not really have brought in a real living wage of £10 an hour, which would make a big difference for our communities?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"9. A hard Brexit would be bad for jobs in Wales. Blaenau Gwent has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, yet the Department for Work and Pensions proposes shutting Tredegar jobcentre. Will the Secretary of State meet me to talk about supporting the people of Blaenau Gwent …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Jan 2017
Leaving the EU: Infrastructure in Wales

"Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government need to confirm that our transport infrastructure investment needs will be secured for the future? Our valley lines have been a great success, but much improvement is still needed, and electrification in particular must be delivered. For that to happen, funding must …..."
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