Speeches by Chadwick.

“Thank you for coming. The decision to lengthen waiting times for patients in Powys is clearly having a devastating impact on lots of local residents. That has had to happen because the health board has such a huge budget deficit of £50 million. How many patients at the orthopaedic hospital are from Wales?”

“I have heard directly from clinicians at your hospital who are concerned about the long-term welfare of Powys patients affected by delayed treatment decisions. They have concerns about safety, long-term prognoses and the increased cost of treatment, as they continue to deteriorate. Is that concern shared by your leader…”

“The statement of values and principles that governs cross-border healthcare states that no patient should face delayed treatment due to disputes over funding, or due to differing rules about the level of service available in both countries. Stacey, do you feel that the current approach aligns with that principle, and w…”

“Thank you. Can you talk about how the process looks for English patients versus Welsh patients?”

“How do your staff respond to being asked to implement such policies?”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for securing this vital debate. I share many of his concerns. Mid-Wales faces a wave of wind farm proposals on a scale that would transform the landscapes that make mid-Wales so incredibly special. Fr…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the Access to Work scheme. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. A disability can happen to any one of us at any time. That was a lesson that I learned the hard way, when I became fully paralysed by Guillain-Barré syndrome aged 22. I was unable to walk…”

“I agree wholeheartedly that that is a great waste of the undoubted talent that Megan has and should be able to bring to the table. Demand for the scheme has risen sharply. That should be welcomed, because it shows that people want to work and want to get back into work, but the system has not kept up with their demands…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. More than 55% of households in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe are off grid. I am grateful to him for mentioning LPG. As he knows, residents who rely on LPG did not get support from the Conservatives when this last happened back in 2022. Does he agree that we need to go furt…”

“Yes. The hon. Member is right to mention how everyone can benefit from people getting back into work—both employers and disabled people looking for work can benefit—but the system is not enabling that to happen. Self-employed individuals, in particular, are losing their businesses, and employers—in particular smaller e…”

“The hon. Member is right to focus on retention, which is an equally important part of the scheme.”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) for securing this vital debate. I have tried to support the Evans family, my constituents, since I first became an MP, carrying on the work of my predecessor Roger Williams, who was here unt…”

“Park home residents in Brecon and Radnor, and indeed across the entire country, describe the 10% sales commission as a deeply unfair hit on their life savings, often amounting to tens of thousands of pounds. With the Government’s call for evidence now under way, what assessment has the Minister made of whether this cha…”

“8. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of sales commission charges on park home residents.”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Chelsea and Fulham (Ben Coleman) for securing this vital debate on voluntary groups and community centres. Supporting voluntary groups and community centres must include supporting how people actually get to them. In rural areas lik…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Andrew George) for securing this vital debate. He represents a similar constituency to my own, with the additional challenge of some extra islands, and I was struck by some of the similarities in our experiences…”

“The hon. Member says that banks do a very good job. Is he not aware of the numerous outages that Lloyds has had on its banking apps over the past couple of years and indeed the past couple of weeks? Those outages create a reliance on physical infrastructure for people to access cash if they need to. Does the hon. Membe…”

“In 2024, Labour MPs across south Wales stood on a pledge to “save our steel”. They promised £2.5 billion for the steel industry, and they said that they had a plan. They began by saying that they would publish the steel strategy in spring 2025. Then it was autumn 2025, and now finally it arrives in spring 2026. We stil…”

“The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and I agree with many of his points. Tackling the climate emergency is vital, but that does not mean that green energy companies should be allowed to do whatever they want. Does he share my concerns about the conduct of Bute Energy, a green energy company that has spent…”

“Mine is the biggest constituency in England and Wales, and four or five towns in it sorely need a banking hub: Brecon and Presteigne are two such examples, beyond the hub that has already opened in Ystradgynlais. Does the Minister agree that there is a need for more than the 350 hubs that the Government have already co…”