Speeches by Davies.

“I am just coming to the end of my remarks, if the hon. Member does not mind. I am keeping to my four-minute time limit. The Bill should be scrapped. It is neither fair nor compassionate welfare reform. It is not fit for our constituents.”

“I stand to support new clauses 8 and 11, and amendments 12, 38 and 39, among others, which I will mention as I go through my speech. I promise to keep to the unofficial four-minute time limit. A week after the cruel Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill and its arbitrary eligibility cut-offs was first…”

“Spiralling costs mean that Wales is owed at least £4 billion from HS2, yet, as the hon. Member for Monmouthshire (Catherine Fookes) said, we are set to receive just £445 million over a 10-year period, which will be used for five stations, with nothing west of Cardiff. St Clears in my constituency has been promised a st…”

“My question follows up from Steve’s question. Bear in mind that we were hoping to have £5 billion. I am delighted that Cardiff east is having all of these new stations, but I am looking out for the west, to my patch, similar to Steve. HS2 should have given Wales £5 billion in consequentials, which would have electrifie…”

“Diolch yn fawr. How well does the current funding formula for Wales align with the ambitions of the Welsh Government and the needs of the Welsh population? Do you agree with the First Minister that the current system of funding effectively means that the Welsh Government have to go cap in hand to the Treasury for finan…”

“I have heard some really passionate, personal speeches in the Chamber today, and I thank all hon. Members for their testimonies and contributions. The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill is a direct attack on ill and disabled people, just to cut costs. Arbitrarily restricting eligibility for PIP, an…”

“I will allow the Minister to answer that in his closing statement. I could not possibly comment. My constituent Clare Jacques has several disabilities, including arthritis. She currently receives PIP, which has helped her to build on her master’s degree in equality and diversity in work and allowed additional support, …”

“The UK Government’s amendments to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill were not included in the initial statement on the Bill’s compatibility with the European convention on human rights. Discrimination is a real concern, given that two people with the same condition could receive different suppo…”

“That is encouraging to hear. Thank you.”

“I have one very quick question because I am very aware of time. Professor Larner, can you set out for us the reasons why you ended up going down the route of a very difficult process for the Cardiff University community, which led to you pressing ahead with 220 job losses and some course cuts? I am really concerned abo…”

“I have a very short supplementary to Professor Evans. Y Drindod is quite unique, really, in that you have six campuses. We have courses in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Lampeter, Carmarthen and Swansea, with the headquarters in Carmarthen. You said that you had 139 buildings, but how difficult is it to keep on top of co…”

“I am sorry.”

“This is to Dr Calvert and Professor Langford. Two weeks ago, Professor Wendy Larner from Cardiff University expressed concern in the Senedd about the impact of competition law on universities’ ability to work together to plan course provision and avoid cold spots for particular subjects. As Cardiff’s neighbours, do you…”

“The Chief Secretary’s statement made no mention of rural areas. When it comes to infrastructure, Welsh rural communities have for decades lost out, with a lack of investment in both our physical and digital infrastructure. Unfortunately, the £445 million on rail does not come anywhere near rural Wales. What are the Gov…”

“Q9. Diolch, Mr Llefarydd. Welsh farmers are taking hit after hit, from Tory trade deals to Labour taxes. Now, on top of that, bluetongue restrictions affecting Wales and England will hamper cross-border trade. Over 550 farms on the border and key livestock markets rely on summer trading. Once-in-a-year opportunities li…”

“Diolch yn fawr iawn. Analysis from Policy in Practice has found that four of the 10 UK local authority areas worst hit by the welfare cuts are in Wales—and we only have 22 local authorities—impacting 6.1% of our population at a cost of £470 million. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s “Poverty in Wales” report, which was …”

“My constituent Mr Wayne Arnold has compiled a dossier of faults following an ECO4 upgrade at his home last year. I have the lever arch file here—it is two inches thick and well worth looking at. It has taken 62 weeks for the works to be completed. Another constituent, Judie Haines, cannot find local engineers to servic…”

“The first part was: what are your aspirations or concerns about the new Wales Bill? Do you think it is working and getting you to where you need to be?”

“There are a lot of old coal mines in west Wales as well. I have one category D in my constituency in Betws, and there are more going up the Amman Valley to David’s constituency. Jacqueline, Mark and Nicola, what are your aspirations or concerns with the Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill? Do you think the propos…”

“Could I ask Jacqueline how the Tylorstown landslip in 2020 informed your current approach to managing disused coal tips?”