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Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: I have regular such discussions. The bold, decisive and radical action that we have taken together over the past 12 months has ensured that this recession has not turned into a depression.

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: What we would not do is what the Conservative party would do, which is cut public investment. We have invested and we are continuing to invest £20 billion, some of which is coming into Wales, in construction and other infrastructure projects in order to fill the gap left by the private sector's inability to invest, given the worldwide financial crisis. Those are the polices that the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: I realise that the hon. Gentleman has had to be briefed by somebody for this question, but it was pretty poor briefing. The truth is that the three excellent quality candidates—they are some of the highest calibre politicians in Wales—standing for the leadership of Welsh Labour are all committed to programmes such as ReAct, which seeks to support people who lose their jobs, and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: I will certainly do as my hon. Friend asks, and I commend him for his action in support of the workers there. The project is very exciting: the idea is to create a Margam deep mine that will produce the coking coal that Corus needs, creating 500 highly skilled and well-paid jobs in the process. We have set up a taskforce, together with the Welsh Assembly Government and other relevant...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: It will have an enormous impact on the Welsh economy, and I commend my hon. Friend for his hard work in seeking to take that forward. On Remembrance day, we might ask the Opposition parties whether they will give an absolute commitment to support the project—[Hon. Members: "Answer!"] I am answering. This will create the best and most highly skilled armed force training anywhere in the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: I would have thought that the hon. Gentleman would commend Welsh businesses and manufacturers on the fact that we are outperforming the UK average for exports, and the fact that employment in Wales is still 90,000 higher than it was when Labour came to power. Of course, manufacturing across the world has suffered as a result of the global financial crisis. That is why he ought to support the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: I will be happy to do so, Mr. Speaker, not least because we have policies that are working, unlike the policies that so dismally failed Wales in the 1990s and 1980s. As my hon. Friend the Member for Carmarthen, West and South Pembrokeshire (Nick Ainger) said, we have learned the lessons from the recessions of the 1980s and 1990s. That is why we are investing, and it is vital for the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: I joint the hon. Lady in paying tribute to our soldiers, especially on Remembrance day. As for the nuclear power project on Anglesey, Wylfa B, my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Albert Owen) has lobbied me hard on this. We are working together to ensure that we can take it forward. I am very pleased that the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has prioritised it, and I...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Economy (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: No, not at all, because the decision is taken by the UK Government. It has not just my backing but that of my right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and the Prime Minister, and it also has the redoubtable backing of my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn. We intend to take the project forward in the future, and I am sure that when we do, it will have the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Welsh Defence League (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: Both the Home Secretary and I are strongly opposed to the racist, fascist policies of the Welsh Defence League, and I commend the Welsh people who united so effectively to drive that vile group out of our communities.

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Welsh Defence League (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: I agree; it was fantastic that the whole leadership of the people of Newport combined to say that we do not want such a nasty, racist and poisonous influence in our community. It is worth reminding the House that some of the individuals who lead the Welsh Defence League and its equivalent—the English Defence League—have serious criminal convictions for violence and other nefarious...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Welsh Defence League (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: I will happily do so; my hon. Friend, too, was right there on the front line, saying on behalf of the people of Swansea whom she represents that, as my hon. Friend the Member for Newport, West (Paul Flynn) said at the time, the presence of the Welsh Defence League in Swansea is not welcome, and that we will continue to campaign hard not only to drive those groups out of our communities but...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Future Jobs Fund (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: The £1 billion future jobs fund is already creating 4,200 jobs where they are most needed in Wales. Nearly 1,500 jobs will be created in Carmarthenshire and Swansea alone, helping many of my hon. Friend's young constituents to find jobs.

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Future Jobs Fund (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: Yes, I am happy to congratulate Carmarthenshire on an excellent bid, which I was delighted to announce recently. I also join my hon. Friend in saying that we need more top-quality bids. That is why I have written to fellow Members of Parliament in Wales saying, "Please encourage your county councils and training providers to come forward with vital job schemes, because young people who lose...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Future Jobs Fund (11 Nov 2009) has video

Peter Hain: I think you will be pleased to know, Mr. Speaker, that my hon. Friend has helped to spearhead one of the most successful job creation projects in his town of Rhyll. It is based on a city strategy project, which has won an important scheme under the future jobs fund. That is exactly the point that he makes. We need a Government not who will cut spending, but who will continue to invest to make...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Aluminium Production (15 Jul 2009) has video

Peter Hain: At least the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Mrs. Gillan) was not Twittering in the House. I commend my hon. Friend on his tireless efforts on behalf of the workers of Anglesey Aluminium. As he knows, I have had regular discussions about the future of the company with colleagues in Government and the First Minister, as well as with Rio Tinto and the unions.

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Aluminium Production (15 Jul 2009) has video

Peter Hain: Yes, I agree with my hon. Friend. We have put nearly £50 million on the table as a result of cross-Government collaboration, including with the Welsh Assembly Government, and that should be taken up by Rio Tinto and Anglesey Aluminium. Many businesses would give their right arm for that kind of support. Anglesey Aluminium and its parent companies have benefited from decades of loyal work...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Aluminium Production (15 Jul 2009) has video

Peter Hain: We will certainly look at the hon. Gentleman's request and bear it in mind, because the company is an important local employer. However, the truth is that the car scrappage scheme has had a big effect on new orders for cars. The de-stocking has ended and a lot of car plants are now starting to produce again, and it is partly because of the Government's action that that has happened.

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Health Care Provision (15 Jul 2009) has video

Peter Hain: The UK and Welsh Assembly Governments have worked closely together to agree the revised protocol for cross-border health care provision. I have long promoted the integration of conventional and complementary health care. I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his work as chair of the all-party group on integrated and complementary health care.

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Health Care Provision (15 Jul 2009) has video

Peter Hain: I have discussed with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State the success of the pilot to which the hon. Gentleman refers, which I established as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 2006 and 2008 and which had spectacular results. As a result of doctors being able to prescribe complementary health care free on the NHS, some two thirds of participating doctors agreed that their...