Speeches by Griffith.

“We are committed to spending 5% of the UK’s GDP on national security by 2035. The spending review invested to keep our people safe, with a £10.9 billion real-terms increase to the Ministry of Defence budget. This will help grow the Welsh economy and our thriving defence sector, which is home to over 160 companies emplo…”

“Absolutely; our ambition is to become a defence industrial superpower by 2025. We are making defence an engine for growth, boosting prosperity, jobs and security for working people across the UK. As part of this, we will establish the UK defence innovation fund, with £400 million to fund and grow UK-based companies. We…”

“Let us be clear: the sad thing is that they had to face this in the first place. We are now putting the situation right. It will, I imagine, take them a while to increase their export opportunities again. It has to be said that there has been an increase in exports of Welsh meat in the last year, so that is a good star…”

“Yes, very much indeed. Not very long ago I was speaking at an event organised by the Department for Business and Trade in Cardiff. We are very clearly in touch with colleagues there on a very frequent basis about the way that they can promote Welsh products around the world, with farming being a particularly important …”

“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 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. …”

“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 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…”

“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 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, …”

“The most important point is that it is about ensuring that the coal tips are safe. You will know that that £118 million has been added to the initial £25 million and that there is also money from the Welsh Government, so we are talking about something like £220 million altogether. When you are ensuring that a coal tip …”

“I cannot give you any more precise indication on timing, other than to say that it is absolutely our intention to deliver on our manifesto commitments by the end of the term in government.”

“I can assure you that officials at the Ministry of Justice and the Welsh Government have excellent working relations, and that allows for collaboration on lots of areas of the justice system. We remain committed to the promises that we made in the manifesto and will work to deliver on them, including progressing the co…”

“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…”

“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 …”

“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.”

“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…”

“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…”