Speeches by Griffith.

“The really important deal for us for farming in Wales has been the resetting of the relationship with the EU. That is extremely important for our partners. As you know, the Department for Business and Trade very much promotes Welsh meat exports, and not just in the EU. The specifics of the EU deal are how much easier i…”

“As I have just mentioned, the grid is one of the most important parts of the system. Everybody knows that, if you cannot get the energy to where it is needed, it is not going to deliver. Of course, the Welsh Government have the planning role and local government also has a certain amount of influence on that. Clearly, …”

“Rolling out the clean energy mission is really important to us. It is very varied in its forms. It is not just onshore wind but the very innovative offshore and floating offshore wind that we now have, as well as other technologies, such as marine technologies, that we are helping to develop. There is a whole range. Th…”

“As you know, that is very much a principle for our industrial strategy. I am sure that, when we see the defence industrial strategy, that will be reflected. It is certainly something that has been said in the comments of the Secretary of State and the Minister for Defence Procurement already, so I am sure we will see t…”

“It is very important. We recognise that some of the five biggest defence companies have sites in Wales. You will be familiar with them; they include BAE, Thales, General Dynamics and Airbus. The important thing is that we are looking very closely, as I say, with the MOD at where we might have these particular growth op…”

“As you will know, in the spring statement, the Chancellor also announced a £2.2 billion increase in defence for 2025-26. There are a number of things coming from that. There are going to be some new defence growth deals. There will be more information about this when the defence industrial strategy is fully available. …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for those kind comments, and I pay tribute to all the Members who have taken part today. On this side of the House, we have heard from my hon. Friends the Members for Portsmouth North (Amanda Martin), for Leeds North West (Katie White), for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes), for Chatham and Aylesford…”

“I hope the House will forgive me if I do not have time to mention everybody, because we have had such a wide-ranging debate with so many people taking part. I thank Members from across the House for their heartfelt and thoughtful contributions, particularly my hon. Friend the Member for South Derbyshire (Samantha Nible…”

“There was a real range of questions there. We are bringing forward legislation that affects England and Wales, but I can assure the hon. Member that we are in talks with officials in the Scottish Parliament on that very issue. I also assure her that we will be bringing this legislation forward very soon, and that there…”

“As I have explained, we are absolutely committed to going forward with a ban on conversion practices, but we want to make sure that when we legislate, that legislation does not inhibit proper, genuine, supportive counselling and guidance as people explore their gender identity or sexual orientation.”

“As we know, the previous Government repeatedly broke their promises to deliver on the issue of conversion practices and allowed the debate to become ever more toxic and divided. We are committed to bringing forward legislation to ban these abusive practices—that is a key manifesto commitment. We will be publishing our …”

“Let me be clear: conversion practices have no place in today’s society, and this Government are committed to bringing forward trans-inclusive legislation to ban these outdated and abusive acts. This is a complex issue that we want to get absolutely right. We are working hard to publish later in this Session draft legis…”

“I can indeed assure my hon. Friend that our draft legislation on conversion practices will be trans-inclusive. It is crucial that trans people are safe, included, and protected from harm and discrimination. More widely, this Government are actively working on other manifesto commitments to strengthen services and prote…”

“I will indeed give that assurance. Rightly, laws are in place to protect trans people from discrimination and harassment—that remains the case. To be clear, I am absolutely committed to delivering on our key manifesto commitments aimed at protecting LGBT+ individuals: a full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices…”

“In the spring statement, the Chancellor announced a £2.2 billion increase to the defence budget for 2025-26. That will help grow the Welsh economy and our thriving defence sector in Wales, which is home to more than 7,000 jobs, supported by the Ministry of Defence and major companies such as QinetiQ, BAE Systems, Airbu…”

“I should just remind the House that we did maintain the triple lock, which gave pensioners a boost of over £400 this spring. As the right hon. Gentleman well knows, pensioners will again benefit from the winter fuel allowance.”

“I commend the hon. Member for her campaigning on this issue, but as I am sure she understands, the cost of undergrounding is significant. We have said clearly that our position is that overhead lines should generally be the starting presumption, except for in nationally designated landscapes.”

“Wales has a huge role to play in our clean energy mission and has excellent resources and a skilled workforce. We are supporting innovative renewable technologies, such as the tidal stream on Anglesey and floating offshore wind in the Celtic sea, which has the potential to deliver up to 5,000 new jobs.”

“The Government remain open to well-developed proposals for harnessing tidal range energy. The National Energy System Operator has launched a research innovation project to model the impacts and value of tidal range. I am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that we expect the report from that work tomorrow, and will consider…”

“The UK Labour Government are putting Wales at the forefront of their mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, creating jobs, lowering energy bills and raising living standards for families across Wales. Only last month, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced £12.5 million of funding to support g…”