Speeches by Chadwick.

“I do of course support my hon. Friend’s campaign, and I hope he will also endorse our campaign for St David’s Day to be considered a public holiday.”

“I thank the hon. Members responsible for securing the debate. Our patron saint, St David, championed the virtues of leadership and perseverance, urging us to “do the little things”. His words, though centuries old, resonate powerfully as we face the ongoing challenges in our constituencies today. His words underscore t…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the Groceries Code Adjudicator. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. There is a deep unfairness at the heart of our food system. That unfairness stems from the power imbalance between producers and retailers. At one end, the retailers we buy our food…”

“I thank the Minister for his response and his particularly generous offer to listen to further contributions about how we can strengthen the GCA. I thank all hon. Members for their contributions. The hon. Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) talked about the issues facing dairy farmers, which are also relevant in my c…”

“I thank the hon. Member for her intervention. She is absolutely right to draw attention to the plight of Welsh farmers. Their livelihoods are under threat. That is why it is so important that we ensure greater fairness in the supply chain for them, to ensure that they get a fair price for what they produce, and that th…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. She is absolutely right to highlight the power imbalance between the producers and the retailers. It is quite right that she also focuses on the important research that has been done on this topic by organisations like Riverford. The evidence they have provided has been cruc…”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. I agree wholeheartedly. He will be aware that the levy that supermarkets pay to fund the Groceries Code Adjudicator has not been increased since 2018, despite the massive increases in food prices and supermarket profits since then.”

“Absolutely. We need greater transparency down the entire supply chain and fair conditions for everyone involved in the food system. The GCA was established in response to multiple scandals where large supermarkets used their market power to take advantage of local producers. It has helped to improve fairness in the foo…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the achievements of the Liberal Democrats in power, particularly the fact that we have a long record of standing up for rural communities. The physical hills that Welsh farmers have to climb are getting steeper. Energy and fertiliser costs are rising, subsidy schemes are changing…”

“I rise to speak in support of new clause 4 and to express my party’s frustration with the Government’s refusal thus far to devolve the Crown Estate to Wales. It is the firm view of the Liberal Democrats, both here in Westminster and in the Senedd, that this decision is wrong for Wales and its economy. Under the current…”

“If devolution presents such enormous barriers, why are the Government choosing to put the headquarters of Great British Energy in Scotland?”

“Thank you. I would like to broaden the next question out and pick up on something that you said earlier. You said that this Government—this UK Government—is all about economic growth, and, clearly, what is happening in Port Talbot is having a terrible impact on the economy of south Wales. The Prime Minister clearly bel…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that the key to extracting value from datasets is data retrievability?”

“How would you describe your engagement with the UK Government on the Port Talbot Tata Steel transition board? And how is your Government working with local councils and communities to ensure that the funding from the transition board is as impactful as possible?”

“Do you think that gap will close during this Parliament?”

“I am proud to represent several former coalmining communities. Abercraf, Cwmtwrch, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Ystradgynlais, Pontardawe and Rhos are just a few of the proud former mining communities that I represent. I therefore thank the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee) for securing this debate. Across Wales, …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for securing this timely debate. We heard last week that the banks will be closing their doors to more customers. Lloyds Banks has decided to close an extra 1…”

“Would you be able to say if the port is on track to meet the target of creating 3,500 to 13,000 jobs by 2030?”

“This is a question for Gary and Ian again. Have you observed any benefits to Ynys Môn since Holyhead was granted freeport status?”

“How much of the cargo that moves through Holyhead continues to Northern Ireland?”