Speeches by Witherden.

“Mr Gardiner, last week we explored how the future world of work will look radically different from how it looks now. How can Wales ensure that its promotion strategies are future-proofed against major shifts in the Welsh economy, for example, as a result of AI advances? We discussed this previously, but I am eager to l…”

“Professor Crescenzi, the creative industries have had notable success in attracting inward investment to Wales. How can Wales learn from innovative partnerships in the creative sector?”

“Professor Crescenzi, do you think the Government have any role to play in the creative sector, in attracting investment and promoting it?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) and fellow Welshman for securing this important debate. Wales’s agricultural sector is at the heart of our social fabric, employing more than 50,000 people. It is central to our economy, our f…”

“Mr Gardiner, the future world of work is going to be very different. How can Wales ensure that its promotion strategies are future-proofed against major shifts in the Welsh economy—for example, as a result of advances in AI?”

“It is a pleasure to speak in this important debate and express my support for the Bill. For far too long, school children have borne the brunt of academisation. Fortunately, the Labour Government in Wales rejected this model, but, having been a teacher on the border for most of my working life and a national executive …”

“Given that nearly half of families in poverty have a disabled member and that without PIP an additional 700,000 disabled households could be pushed into poverty, I am concerned that the rumoured cuts will not help people into work but instead drive them further into destitution. What assurances can the Minister give me…”

“I am proud to declare my membership of Unite the union and the NASUWT, and I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Before I was elected, I was a teacher for 20 years. Today, as we welcome this transformative legislation, I think of my former students. Their lives will be significant…”

“I wholeheartedly agree with everything my hon. Friend has said. I am also pleased to see Government new clause 34 encouraging greater employer compliance and increasing compensation for workers subjected to fire and rehire by raising the maximum period of the protective award from 90 to 180 days. Amendment 329, tabled …”

“In the UK, a woman is murdered by a current or former partner every week. According to research from Women’s Aid, 46% of women have faced some form of abuse in an intimate relationship during their lifetime. Given these harrowing statistics, we must confront domestic abuse for what it truly is: a national emergency. Do…”

“That is interesting. Thank you.”

“Just before I bring Mr Millington in, did I hear you correctly that there are other stations with those three categorisations: there is a platform cordoned off from the village, so you can only get to it from the southbound platform, and there is no lift and no ramp?”

“That busy as well?”

“I would like to hear from the whole panel, but I will start with Ms Sheikh. Can you explain what infrastructure renewal is typically funded through the OSMR allocation and what should be funded via the enhancements pipeline?”

“I will go to Lord Hendy next, if I may. To bring it into focus, my seat has Ruabon station in it, which is the second busiest of Wrexham’s five stations. We believe it is unique in the UK in being the only station where the northbound platform is cordoned off from the village, so you can only get to it from the southbo…”

“A third option is obviously the access from the village to the other platform. I will bring in Mr Millington there, if I may.”

“This is a question for Lord Hendy. Do the infrastructure projects agreed and prioritised by Heidi Alexander, Jo Stevens and Ken Skates still need to be approved by the Treasury as part of the spending review?”

“The most recent data shows that nearly 11,500 people are stuck in temporary accommodation in Wales, unable to move on from homelessness due to a shortage of social housing and unaffordable private rents. Given the escalating need for affordable housing across the UK, what conversations has the Department had with the W…”

“23. What steps she is taking to build more social housing.”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West and Islwyn (Ruth Jones) on securing this important debate. Having spent my entire life in various parts of Glyndŵr, it is an honour to represent my constituency of Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr, an area steeped in the rich history of Wales. Bersham, for instance, …”