Speeches by Chadwick.

“As the MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, I am in the honourable position of representing a constituency containing three mighty rivers: the River Usk, the River Tawe, and the world famous River Wye all rise in the hills and mountains of Mid Wales and pass through this giant constituency. All the water in the Wye ough…”

“Lord Timpson, the National Audit Office’s latest report estimates that the programme to construct 20,000 additional prison places by the mid-2020s will now complete in 2031, costing at least £4.2 billion more than planned, and will still leave a shortage of 12,400 prison places by the end of 2027. Why is the programme …”

“Ian, how will you ensure that the upcoming 10-year prison capacity strategy takes the unique delivery landscape of the criminal justice system in Wales into account?”

“What does HMPPS see as the future for privately run prisons?”

“Can the Minister clarify whether Link is covered by the growth duty, which requires regulators to consider the economic consequences of their actions? A point has been made a couple of times about the impact of these closures on local businesses.”

“Residents in rural Powys are suffering as a consequence of delays to ambulances turning up, or, in some cases, of those ambulances not turning up at all. In one recent example, the family of a stroke victim in my constituency had to drive their paralysed and vomiting mother in a car to a hospital in Hereford, after bei…”

“What will you do to ensure that the expected prison place shortage is mitigated and the Government are not forced to release prisoners early and put the public in potential danger?”

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. Large banks are leaving our high streets at an alarming rate. Ystradgynlais, the biggest town in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, has been denied a request for a banking hub, despite the billions of pounds of profit that Lloyds bank made in 2023. Does my hon. Friend agree wi…”

“A question for Will and Gordon: how does most contraband get into HMP Parc?”

“Does Parc need additional investment to target this? If so, where exactly is that investment best targeted?”

“I join the House in paying tribute to the emergency services, including Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Dyfed-Powys police, as well as Powys county council in my constituency, which have been working tirelessly to keep people safe over the past few days. Communities across Wales, including in my constitu…”

“So onshore wind is shovel-ready but not as good.”

“Last month, I spent a very enjoyable afternoon scoring the senior young farmers at Radnor young farmers club. These are really admirable young people who spend their afternoons and evenings looking after youngsters, often those as young as 10, and trying to encourage them into farming. Is the hon. Gentleman not concern…”

“I have a question for Jessica and Jay. A number of leading Welsh academics and political commentators—Will Hayward is just one example—have written quite extensively about the potential rewards from tidal energy, and believe that Wales is ideally placed to be the starting hub for this industry. Do you agree? Are we mis…”

“Both.”

“On this point about community consent, and picking up on Ffion’s point, Joe said in the previous panel that communities cannot feel bludgeoned into accepting these projects. That certainly is how communities feel. People in Radnorshire, for example, can raise examples in the Cotswolds, where they currently have pylons …”

“Emily, based on your experience of making a community energy charity work, does Wales currently have the conditions to foster a successful community energy ecosystem?”

“We have heard a lot today about community benefits. You have some very tangible examples of those. I think you mentioned that you employ 16 people. I was wondering if you could just tell us a bit more about the community benefits that you have been able to provide through your scheme.”

“What kind of conversations are the Government having with counterparts in Georgia to ensure that the right to assemble and the freedom to protest are being respected?”

“I have a question for David. Thank you for joining us. Many farmers have told me that they are simply devastated by the proposed changes to APR. What they find most devastating is the impact on future generations. They are simply devastated by the fact that their sons and daughters will find it harder to run a farm aft…”