Commons
Westminster Hall
25 June 2026
Ports and Port Connectivity
I am intervening because the hon. Lady mentioned Port Talbot. Last year, I met the Associated British Ports in Port Talbot. It raised concerns that the current rail link into the docks may not have the gauge needed for the large structures that will be brought in for assembly or to get freight out f…
Commons
Oral Questions
Health and Social Care
9 June 2026
2 contributions
Cross-border Healthcare
1. What steps he is taking to help improve cross-border healthcare between UK nations.
Powys has no general hospital, so my constituents are dependent on access to English hospitals for the treatment and operations they need. However, last July, Powys teaching health board made the decision to extend waiting times for Powys patients awaiting operations, with the result that many have …
Commons
Proceedings
8 June 2026
Water Companies
My constituents are disgusted by the sheer volume of sewage dumping that is happening across the River Tawe, the Usk and the Wye. Just two weeks ago, local children became ill after swimming in the Tawe, and the same happened last year in the Wye near Glasbury. Will the Minister listen to the Libera…
Commons
Westminster Hall
4 June 2026
High Street Businesses: Government Support
I salute the speech that my hon. Friend is giving; I am seeing the same situation play out in my constituency. Brecon has one of the most beautiful high streets in Wales, with its gorgeous Georgian buildings, but local businesses are telling me exactly the same thing. They are taking an absolute ham…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 June 2026
Small Towns: Transport Links
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing the debate. I agree with many of his comments.
Transport options for people across Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe are dreadful. Whether for getting to work, access…
Commons
Westminster Hall
27 April 2026
Animal Testing
The hon. Member is making a sincere and excellent speech, and just made a brilliant point. As we heard earlier, in 2023 some 2.6 million animals were still being tested on, which is a moral atrocity. Does the hon. Member agree that the move away from animal testing should lead to greater investment …
Commons
Oral Questions
22 April 2026
Clean Energy
Since coming to power, time and again this Government have failed to stand up for Welsh interests. Nowhere has that been more obvious than in mid-Wales, where Oliver Millican and his company Bute Energy would like to build a series of energy parks that encircle our military training bases, impede ou…
Commons
Westminster Hall
21 April 2026
Wind Farms: Protected Peatland
It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for securing this vital debate. I share many of his concerns. Mid-Wales faces a wave of wind farm proposals on a scale that would transform the landscapes that make mid-Wales so in…
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 April 2026
4 contributions
Access to Work Scheme
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the Access to Work scheme.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. A disability can happen to any one of us at any time. That was a lesson that I learned the hard way, when I became fully paralysed by Guillain-Barré syndrome aged 22…
I agree wholeheartedly that that is a great waste of the undoubted talent that Megan has and should be able to bring to the table.
Demand for the scheme has risen sharply. That should be welcomed, because it shows that people want to work and want to get back into work, but the system has not kept …
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Commons
Westminster Hall
15 April 2026
Cost of Heating Oil
I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. More than 55% of households in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe are off grid. I am grateful to him for mentioning LPG. As he knows, residents who rely on LPG did not get support from the Conservatives when this last happened back in 2022. Does he agree tha…
Commons
Westminster Hall
14 April 2026
Hidden Credit Liabilities: Role of the FCA
It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) for securing this vital debate.
I have tried to support the Evans family, my constituents, since I first became an MP, carrying on the work of my predecessor Roger Willi…
Commons
Oral Questions
13 April 2026
2 contributions
Park Homes: Sales Commission Charges
8. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of sales commission charges on park home residents.
Park home residents in Brecon and Radnor, and indeed across the entire country, describe the 10% sales commission as a deeply unfair hit on their life savings, often amounting to tens of thousands of pounds. With the Government’s call for evidence now under way, what assessment has the Minister made…
Commons
Westminster Hall
25 March 2026
Voluntary Groups and Community Centres
It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Chelsea and Fulham (Ben Coleman) for securing this vital debate on voluntary groups and community centres.
Supporting voluntary groups and community centres must include supporting how people actually get to the…
Commons
Proceedings
19 March 2026
Climate Change
The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and I agree with many of his points. Tackling the climate emergency is vital, but that does not mean that green energy companies should be allowed to do whatever they want. Does he share my concerns about the conduct of Bute Energy, a green energy co…
Commons
Debate
19 March 2026
UK Steel Strategy
In 2024, Labour MPs across south Wales stood on a pledge to “save our steel”. They promised £2.5 billion for the steel industry, and they said that they had a plan. They began by saying that they would publish the steel strategy in spring 2025. Then it was autumn 2025, and now finally it arrives in …
Commons
Westminster Hall
19 March 2026
4 contributions
Banking Services: Accessibility
It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Andrew George) for securing this vital debate. He represents a similar constituency to my own, with the additional challenge of some extra islands, and I was struck by some of the similaritie…
My hon. Friend is quite right. Many of my constituents certainly would not say that Lloyds is by their side. That is why it comes down to the Government. They have to show that they are on the side of our constituents, not just of the big banks.
Ultimately, this is a question of political choice. T…
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Debate
9 March 2026
Middle East: Economic Update
Almost two thirds of homes across Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe are dependent on heating oil, the price of which is now surging thanks to Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran. Will the Chancellor reassure my constituents that help will be on the way from the Government?
Commons
Oral Questions
4 March 2026
Economic Growth
Tourism is one of our key economic sectors in mid Wales. Last year, I visited Fforest Fields in Radnorshire, a beautiful campsite and family business that has been built up over generations. However, Bute Energy plans on building a wind farm on the other side of the hill from the site, with turbines…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
2 March 2026
Middle East
As long as the Iranian regime exists, it will continue to pose a direct threat to our security, and to stability across the region, yet Cabinet Office figures show that non-official development assistance integrated security fund spending for the middle east is set to fall by a third in the coming y…
Commons
Oral Questions
Education
2 March 2026
2 contributions
Student Loan System
8. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the student loan system.
Many graduates feel as if they are drowning in debt and that they were sold a promise—that a university education would help them to pay off their debts quickly—which has not come true. Their debts continue to mount. Will the Government consider scrapping the planned freeze of the repayment threshol…
Commons
Debate
26 February 2026
3 contributions
St David’s Day and Welsh Affairs
Wales is ready to move on from 27 years of failure and a century of Welsh Labour dominance. Labour’s failures in Wales represent the greatest failure in democratic governance anywhere in the world. Wales lies at the bottom of every British league table: it has the lowest education scores, the lowest…
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution, and I am coming to that.
Secondly, we need a Government with plans to empower people across Wales. Devolution was intended to bring power closer to people, but the Welsh Government has instead hoarded power in Cardiff. We need a Government in Wales w…
+1 more contribution in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
26 February 2026
2 contributions
Topical Questions
T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Despite a spirited performance at the weekend, Welsh rugby is in crisis. Clubs are demanding a vote of no confidence, and supporters fear a stitch-up that wipes the Ospreys off the map, ending professional rugby in Swansea. Does the Secretary of State agree that the leadership of the Welsh Rugby Uni…
Commons
Debate
24 February 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
My hon. Friend will be aware that we are in the week of St David’s day, which is a terribly important day for all of us in Wales. In terms of accountability, she will be very aware of the long-standing stance that the Liberal Democrats have taken on the Crown Estate, which in Wales regrettably still…
Commons
Oral Questions
10 February 2026
Topical Questions
T2. Green GEN Cymru was granted an Ofgem licence within days of this Government coming to power. Is the Secretary of State confident in the process that took place, and can he confirm how far it had reached under the previous Government?
Commons
Oral Questions
5 February 2026
Water Company Executives: Undisclosed Payments
Welsh Water’s chief executive has one of the highest paid jobs in Wales at almost £900,000 a year, and the company is hiking basic pay to get around the Government’s crackdown on executive bonuses, despite being a not-for-profit. That is even though Welsh Water presides over some of the worst sewage…