Speeches by Lake.

“I commend the Government for standing firm with our European allies in supporting the principle that the future of Greenland is a matter for her people and her people alone. I know that the Government will make every diplomatic effort to avoid the imposition of these punitive tariffs, but if they were to be imposed upo…”

“I am loath to interrupt such an excellent speech, but does the hon. Member agree that, as Members of Parliament, we all have a role to play in forging those relationships with our contemporaries in the Assemblée Nationale? I also congratulate him, in that vein, on becoming a vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary gr…”

“Llwyr haeddiannol. (Translation) Fully deserved.”

“Newyddion cyffrous iawn i ddefnyddiwr iPlayer yng Nghymru sydd wedi cofrestru yng Nghymru. Maes o law falle bydd y prif ffrwd yn amlygu lot fwy o raglenni S4C yn awtomatig. (Translation) As an iPlayer user from Wales who is registered in Wales, that is very exciting news. In due course, perhaps…”

“Gwych. Mae hynny’n newyddion da a diolch i chi am rannu hynny. Os ga’ i nawr newid y pwnc tamaid a troi atoch chi Delyth. Pan wnaethoch chi ddod gerbron y Pwyllgor yma sawl mis yn ôl nawr, fe wnaethoch chi sôn mai un o’ch prif amcanion, neu amcanion cyntaf, fyddai adeiladu perthynas dda gyda'r Bwrdd a sicrhau bod pawb …”

“Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi am fod gyda ni’r prynhawn yma. Os ga’ i gychwyn trwy holi bob un ohonoch chi yn eich tro: beth y’ch chi’n gweld fydd yr heriau mwyaf yn wynebu’r sianel yn y flwyddyn i ddod? Os byddech chi hefyd yn fodlon mynegi sut bod yr heriau mae’r sianel yn eu hwynebu yn cymharu gyda rhai o’r darlledwyr e…”

“Yn gyflym iawn, Geraint, os ga’ i holi chi yn gryno, chi wedi sôn am y gost o gael yr hawliau darlledu chwaraeon. Mae e’n rhywbeth mae’r Pwyllgor yma yn y gorffennol wedi ymddiddori ynddo fe. Sut mae’r cydweithio rhwng y darlledwyr cyhoeddus? Os ydw i’n gywir, fi’n credu bod ’na lawer o gydweithio wedi bod yn y gorffen…”

“Mae hynny’n tynnu fi at y cwestiwn olaf ro’n i moyn holi, am y dasg o fonitro ble mae’ch gwylwyr chi wedi’u lleoli. Rwy’n gwybod am nifer o bobl, ffrindiau ysgol, sydd ers sawl blwyddyn wedi symud dros Glawdd Offa ond yn awyddus i’w plant wylio Cyw a rhaglenni plant yn Gymraeg. Gyda’r holl newid o ran pobl yn gwylio tr…”

“Diolch yn fawr iawn i’r tri ohonoch. Geraint, wnaethoch chi sôn am y maes digidol a’r ffordd ry’n ni gyd yn mynd ati nawr i gael mynediad at deledu a rhaglenni ac ati. Yn eich strategaeth 2025-2030, rydych chi’n pwysleisio pwysigrwydd digideiddio a’r platfformau gwahanol. Yn ymarferol, sut ydych chi wedi gweld cychwyn …”

“I commend the hon. Member on her leadership of the Welsh Affairs Committee. She rightly said that the Committee did stellar work on reviewing the potential impact of the proposals on agriculture in Wales. Further to her point about the unique nature and structure of the agriculture industry in Wales, does she agree tha…”

“It is a pleasure to speak on Second Reading of the Bill. I am very pleased to say that I support the Government’s introduction of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill and welcome it as a very important first step in strengthening the protections of the UK’s critical national infrastr…”

“Like the Foreign Secretary, I shed no tears for the fall of the Maduro regime. However, I have fears about the precedent set by President Trump’s actions over the weekend. What is the Foreign Secretary’s assessment for global stability if dictators and despots across the world take a very simple lesson from the US’s ac…”

“Does the Treasury subscribe to the general commitment that the Government have made to ensure that all policymaking considers the impact of decisions on rural areas? If it does subscribe to that rural-proofing commitment, will the Minister elaborate on how he will ensure that it is abided by in future so that rural com…”

“Is there a way of sharing that best practice with other teams? I appreciate that there will be certain circumstances and conditions that mean that they do not always cross over, but is there a way of exchanging and sharing that?”

“I would like to turn our attention to the Probation Service. Lord Timpson, you referred to the north Wales Probation Service as being top of the tree, yet the Committee has been informed that, in the most recent inspection, it was said to require improvement. Was your statement a reflection of the relative performance,…”

“On the housing point, have you come across any significant trends or patterns with regards to the efficacy of that relationship with housing teams and housing providers—whether it is housing associations or local authority housing? I appreciate that there are differences; in some counties the local authority is still r…”

“I am interested to know whether relative improved performance is down to really good individuals, or to certain ways of working or systems that have come about, fostering a closer relationship with housing teams and so on.”

“I very much agree with the right hon. Member. That is a point of real bemusement and confusion for many of my constituents. The Government have not looked for or sought compromise or engaged with the alternative proposals presented by the NFU and the Farmers Union of Wales. Some consensus is to be found, if only the Go…”

“I am pleased to speak in this debate on the Finance (No. 2) Bill. I have now spoken in most of the Finance Bill debates since I was first elected to represent the people of Ceredigion in 2017, and subsequently, since last year, I now also represent the good people of Preseli, in north Pembrokeshire. In advance of all F…”

“I very much agree; that takes me neatly to my next point. The Government have failed in their Budget to acknowledge the many increasing and cumulative pressures on hospitality and pub businesses in particular. The hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Pippa Heylings) referred to significant increases in the rateable va…”