Speeches by Medi.

“Thank you for being here today. My question is more about the UK Government and the Government’s response. I think what is important to say at the beginning, as the Member for Ynys Môn, is that Stena has always been a good neighbour for the town of Holyhead and the small businesses have been a good neighbour to Stena. …”

“No, the question is what has been provided.”

“What would you think there should be? That is my next question.”

“Moving on, what does that support look like? Maybe it is not a question for today, but we would be keen after you have done that work to see what that support would look like for lessons learnt to make sure that other areas, wherever it is, are supported in that way moving forward. I think that is the best way. Moving …”

“Tenant farmers on Ynys Môn are expected to be impacted by the change to APR because landowners there will have no option but to sell their farms to cover the additional cost. The landowners have a good relationship with their tenants but they have no choice but to sell, leaving generational farmers to lose their homes,…”

“A trained and skilled workforce is central to a successful defence policy, and I saw that at first hand during my visit to RAF Valley, where I met Babcock apprentices who attend Grŵp Llandrillo Menai. The Babcock programme supports young people to develop skills, so can I ask the Secretary of State to ensure that any i…”

“Diolch, Dirprwy Lefarydd. It is a privilege to be here, hearing words of kindness and joining with others against hate on the day when we remember one of our worst times in history. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, and the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia. As we lo…”

“Prynhawn da, Carol. This question is for you. Do Welsh health boards monitor the timeliness of treatments for their patients once referred to an English provider?”

“I just wanted confirmation: you have seen nothing following the announcements of the Secretary of State for Wales about cross-border working and how that can improve the experience for the patients and yourself as a service. Also, you touched on the Barnett formula and the need for fairer funding to mitigate the issues…”

“Diolch, Llefarydd. The Government say that the CMA’s chair had failed to convince them that he was sufficiently focused on growth, but at the same time, reports suggest that the Government plan to freeze all rail spending except for on three projects in England. A lack of transport funding is stifling growth in the Wel…”

“I have a quick supplementary. The university is part of the freeport board, because the M-SParc site is part of the freeport site. Just for clarity, the freeport in Ynys Môn is skills-driven as well. Moving on to Holyhead, the closure of the port of Holyhead has had a dramatic impact, not just on the town of Holyhead, …”

“I will just come back quickly, with your permission, Chair. The breakwater funding is welcome, but that was announced a few years back and is more to do with safeguarding the port from flooding. It will not have an impact on the port itself, and the funding that I am asking for is to support those businesses. I want it…”

“The Crown Estate owns 65% of Wales’s foreshore and riverbeds, and more than 50,000 acres of land. Recent rising demand for renewable energy projects has resulted in the value of the land sky-rocketing. In 2007, the asset value of the Crown Estate in Wales was £21.1 million, and in 2023 this reached £853 million. Corres…”

“I will come on to that, too, because as an energy champion for my constituents for many years I am fully aware that we do not want any delay but there is a way of working that through slowly while also benefiting from Scotland’s experience. Plaid Cymru has been leading the calls for devolution of the Crown Estate for m…”

“I will come on to answer that question and perhaps show a pragmatic way of working forward. As I said, in 2025 Wales is now experiencing a similar process of extraction of our green wealth and we cannot let this happen. As in Scotland, it is for the people of Wales to have control and derive the benefit from all profit…”

“During 14 years of austerity, the NHS has been starved of the resources it badly needs. Four months ago, the Secretary of State for Wales made a big announcement about cross-border NHS partnership to tackle waiting lists; however, the First Minister of Wales later poured cold water over the idea, and today’s plan for E…”

“I believe that the Government should be holding a debate on the UK-wide impact of the closure of the port of Holyhead. Although ports in Wales are a matter for the Welsh Government, international trade is a matter reserved to the UK Government, and Holyhead’s strategic location is key to the UK economy. Westminster can…”

“I wish you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and all a Nadolig llawen—merry Christmas. The Leader of the House will be aware of the challenges facing Welsh farmers. Around 30% of Welsh agricultural land is rented. Changes made to the agricultural property relief in the autumn Budget will force the sale of family tenancy farms on …”

“I have a village called Llangoed that is cut off when flooding happens. It is the routes that need the flood defence, but because no houses are affected it does not fit the criteria for any funding. Although there are residences, a nursing home and everything in this village, and we could not get the emergency services…”

“Can I come in on the flood defence, Mr Parr? There are schemes in place where there is matched funding by local government for them to be approved. Are you seeing them becoming more challenging as the budgets in local government are tightening? Also, the criterion for that flood defence funding is the impact on houses,…”