Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ruth George and Alun Cairns

Wednesday 3rd April 2019 Commons Chamber

[Alun Cairns]

I am happy to respond positively to the hon. Gentleman, who is a champion for Anglesey. Since our meeting about Wylfa Newydd, I met the chairman of Hitachi to press the importance of the case and to stress the support that comes from the local authority, the Assembly Member and the Member of Parliament, which demonstrates the co-ordinated approach.

[Ruth George (High Peak) (Lab)]

11. What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on low-income families in Wales.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ruth George and Alun Cairns

Wednesday 23rd January 2019 Commons Chamber

[Alun Cairns]

That question is a bit rich coming from the hon. Lady, given that her party’s Government left us with the famous legislative consent order motions, which meant that the Welsh Government could not even pass primary legislation in certain areas without Parliament’s explicit control. I point to the Wales Acts 2014 and 2017 and to the referendum, which extended the powers of the Welsh Assembly, as well as countless Joint Ministerial Committee meetings and this afternoon’s meeting between the Prime Minister and the First Minister to discuss how best to manage Brexit.

[Ruth George (High Peak) (Lab)]

3. What assessment he has made of the effect on low-income families of the roll-out of universal credit in Wales.