Results 1-20 of 682 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Hywel Williams

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Hywel Williams: It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay). I hope I am not being too premature in paying a tribute to him, but may I say that he is always a pugnacious parliamentary performer, and also highly creative and at times highly entertaining as well? As the hon. Gentleman alluded to the report of Sir Emyr Jones Parry, perhaps I should start by discussing...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Hywel Williams: I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. The LCO process is highly mysterious to some people and extremely boring to others. I have counted the steps in the devolution of power through that process and I believe that there are 27 such steps-there can sometimes be 28 and there may even be 29 if, as is likely, we discuss LCOs in respect of the Welsh language on the Floor of the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Social Care Green Paper (11 Nov 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: The Minister talks about consultation, but I asked his colleague the Secretary of State for Health the other day about what consultation was being undertaken. There was full consultation in England, but in Wales there was only some consultation with unnamed Assembly officials. Is he satisfied with that, when the very future of attendance allowance and disability living allowance for older and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Prison Site (North Wales) (10 Nov 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: One of the great opportunities in establishing a prison in north Wales is to ensure that there are services for prisoners through the medium of Welsh. Can the Minister confirm that, with the greatly expanded numbers in the new prison, there will still be opportunities for specialist services such as psychology for prisoners through the medium of Welsh?

Cyprus (10 Nov 2009)

Hywel Williams: Order. We must move on to the next debate.

Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: I will endeavour to be fairly brief. The Green Paper is concerned with care in England. My hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow, East (John Mason) speaks for Scotland, and I speak for Plaid Cymru and Wales. In the past, I have resisted intervening in debates on care in England, despite the strong temptation. Our main concern—and that of constituents in Wales and Scotland—is the...

Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: I will, although I am loth to do so given the pressure of time.

Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: That is a very good point. I would certainly like the Welsh Assembly Government to take more responsibility for attendance allowance, although, as I have said, that would be a constitutional novelty. I think that we need some answers from the Government before we take this much further, because there is a real fear in Wales and Scotland that DLA and attendance allowance will disappear, and we...

Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: Many people receive carer's allowances for caring for people who receive attendance allowance, because they need regular and substantial care—more than 35 hours a week—so there would be several knock-on effects on people's income if changes were made to attendance allowances.

Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: The principle behind the assessments for attendance allowance and disability living allowance is self-assessment, in that the applicant fills in the form. Presumably, any new system would require the involvement of some professional help, so there might be a difference in principle in any new system.

Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: rose—

Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. He referred to taxation paying for pensions. This is not just a matter of practicality—there is something more fundamental to do with that terrible phrase, "cross-generational solidarity." That point is in danger of being lost, I think.

Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: The Secretary of State just alluded to attendance allowance, which is the other concern of people in Wales. Can he confirm that no consultation specifically on attendance allowance was undertaken, either in Wales or in Scotland, even though the changes suggested in the Green Paper might have a substantial impact in both those countries?

Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: The hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr. Harper) made a significant point about DLA for over-65s, which is paid specifically for mobility needs. Some of those people have capital commitments with regard to those needs, for instance to Motability, which cause them many problems. I appreciate that this is a Green Paper, but we need to make the Secretary of State aware of the complexities that...

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Economic Recovery and Welfare (19 Oct 2009)

Hywel Williams: Will my hon. Friend give way?

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Economic Recovery and Welfare (19 Oct 2009)

Hywel Williams: I hope that my hon. Friend would accept that the gross imbalance in development in England, the huge spending in the south-east, and the deprivation of areas such as the east midlands are not a reason to fail to look at fiscal autonomy for Scotland and a fairer share of the money for Wales.

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Sale of Government Assets (12 Oct 2009) has video

Hywel Williams: On 29 June, the Prime Minister said that the £16 billion would be redirected to public investment. Will the money go to investment or to pay off debts? Even the Prime Minister cannot spend the same money twice.

Local and Regional Newspapers (15 Jul 2009)

Hywel Williams: I congratulate the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Mark Williams) on securing this important debate. Local newspapers are facing a hard time, and the issue is particularly acute in Wales because newspapers are published in two languages. Furthermore, the nature of daily newspaper production means that the overwhelming majority of the population—about 85 per cent.—read London...

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

Hywel Williams: I have recently had discussions with representatives of north Wales GPs about the practice of placing in institutions people who have complex medical needs, often psychiatric needs, without adequate referral or adequate support services being in place. Will the Secretary of State discuss with his colleagues who have responsibility for health in England the possibility of writing to health and...

Care Homes (Domestic Pets): Clause 20 — Bingo duty (8 Jul 2009)

Hywel Williams: In my constituency, the club has received substantial investment recently. The companies have a good track record of investing their money in local communities, which need such facilities.