Speeches by Davies.

“Very briefly, Mr Poole—I am sorry to ask you to be brief.”

“All I want to know is: what is brand Wales and how can we make the most of it?”

“Brilliant. Thank you.”

“The latest scenes coming out of Gaza are truly horrifying. UNICEF says that the reported killing earlier this week of more than 130 children would be the largest single-day child death toll in the past year. As a mam and a mamgu—and just as a human being, actually—I find that truly abhorrent. Is the Minister comfortabl…”

“I offer my condolences to the shadow Leader of the House. Plans to install electricity pylons across my constituency are causing huge concern to many of my constituents. We have a Pencader-based cable-ploughing company, ATP, which specialises in the innovative spider plough technique. It has a low impact on the environ…”

“Would the three of you agree? Professor, do you agree with that? What about other barriers?”

“Nan, from your experience what are the barriers that disincentivise investment into Wales?”

“Thank you. I would like to ask how we would overcome the barriers, but in fairness to Claire we had better move on so that we all get a question in. Perhaps we can follow that up with a written question.”

“Can I put the same question to Mr Poole?”

“Wales will be hit hard by these cuts, with the second-highest proportion of disabled people of working age in the UK. Stripping £5 billion from the system will only increase pressure on other services. Has the Secretary of State secured the approval of her Labour Welsh Government colleagues, as they will be the ones wh…”

“Do you think then, as you mentioned there, the rail network enhancements should be transferred from the Department to the Welsh rail board?”

“Diolch yn fawr. I am the MP for Caerfyrddin, which is south-west Wales. As you have already noted, reliability is a factor. Personally, I tend to catch the train east of Swansea because of the unreliability of west of Swansea, especially late at night. My part of Wales, south-west Wales, was not covered by either of Lo…”

“Farha, can you explain the responsibilities of the Wales Rail Board and its role in delivering infrastructure and enhancements?”

“To either of you: do you share the Welsh Government’s ambition that GBR Cymru should have its own dedicated enhancement fund?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I have 10 market towns in my constituency, but—do not panic—I am not going to talk about them all. They include Caerfyrddin, which is the oldest town in Wales and has the amphitheatre to prove it. Honestly, though, people there are still struggling to recov…”

“2. What steps her Department is taking to support the television industry in Wales.”

“Diolch yn fawr iawn, Madam Dirprwy Lefarydd. I begin by referring Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. What a pleasure it is to be here today attending at my very first St David’s debate in the House, representing the fine people of Caerfyrddin. Although it is traditional to hold this de…”

“Absolutely. It is vital for any new electricity infrastructure to be placed underground, as it is in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Ireland and most other European countries. Would that not make more sense? We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a green economy that works for everyone in Wales, not ju…”

“Diolch, Mr Llefarydd. Only 41.9% of my constituency of Caerfyrddin has gigabit availability, compared with the UK average of 78.5%. In fact, 2.6% of my constituency has very little broadband at all. While more and more people use on-demand and internet-based TV services, many still have to rely on terrestrial TV to wat…”

“As the hon. Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick) mentioned, Welsh Government figures show that income fell for Welsh farmers by 34% between April 2023 and March 2024 and the dairy income by 59%. Does he believe we should safeguard all future food production in Wales? Welsh farmers should be able to r…”