Speeches by Chadwick.

“I mean the New Futures Network.”

“How did you become a member of the New Futures Network? Are there any ways in which the Government could improve that process and make it easier for businesses to train and recruit prisoners?”

“I am glad that my hon. Friend is calling out the consequence of Thatcherite policies. Does he agree that no country has suffered more from Thatcherite policies than Wales?”

“I have a question for Meirion. The Welsh Development Agency was very impactful until it was abolished in 2006. How could the Welsh Development Agency’s approach to regenerating former industrial areas inform economic renewal strategies in Wales today?”

“Tredegar is a town. Lots of the smaller settlements feel very left out by the sort of mechanisms that are delivering this support. What can be done for those smaller settlements that are not towns—places like Ystalyfera?”

“My question is for Michelle. There are many communities across south Wales, including in the coalfields, that still feel left behind and left out of many projects. Ystalyfera is certainly one of those. What are the risks or limitations of relying on community wealth-building as a means of regenerating these former indu…”

“Do you think its abolition was a mistake? If not, is what has replaced it better?”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for Caerfyrddin (Ann Davies) for securing this important debate. Our constituencies meet around a former coalmine, so it is fitting that we are working on this issue together. The legacy of the coal industry is still all around us in Wa…”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. At a time when public trust in politics is low and confidence in Government competence is falling, I cannot think of a worse idea than a mandatory and highly expensive digital ID scheme, which inevitably will have to be delivered by private sector consultant…”

“In Wales, companies such as Bute Energy and Green GEN Cymru, which are both owned by Windward Energy Ltd, are prompting local concerns that the rules separating electricity generation and distribution are being undermined by corporate restructuring tricks. Is the Minister confident that Ofgem’s rules will deliver opera…”

“That would be great. Thank you very much. Over the summer recess, a Radnorshire farmer approached me at the Brecon show, and he showed me something that was truly shocking: a bill from the Crown Estate. It appears that the Crown Estate has been billing him for nearly 30 years to use a track that crosses his own land. I…”

“Yes.”

“What proportion of the value generated from Crown Estate assets in Wales comes from the seabed, as opposed to the land?”

“Thank you, Chair. In 2024-25, the Crown Estate generated a net revenue profit of £1.1 billion. How much of that came from Crown Estate assets in Wales?”

“Does the Crown Estate need to be charging Welsh farmers for revenue?”

“Would it be possible to publish annual data on Crown Estate investment into Wales, both on and offshore, the amount organisations pay to access Crown Estate assets in Wales, and the total revenue from Crown Estate assets in Wales?”

“What type of discussions are you having with Bute Energy?”

“Who in your team is leading those discussions?”

“Does the Crown Estate know how much money it generates from land rent?”