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Lord Wigley

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Lord Wigley

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  • Category 4 Steel Imports: Tariff-free Quotas - Private Notice Question 22 Jul 2026

    My Lords, the Minister will be aware, from our earlier discussion on the steel legislation that went through this House, of my concern relating to the availability of steel for defence purposes. Can he give an assurance that in considering these changes the Government have given full attention to the reliability and dependability of supplies for defence purposes, particularly in...

  • Performing Artists and Musicians: Access to the EU - Question 22 Jul 2026

    My Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my registered interest on this matter. Does the Minister accept that this issue has been festering for all the 10 years since the disastrous Brexit vote and that successive Governments have so far failed to bring forward new initiatives to crack it? What new initiative will be forthcoming from this Government that might at last make a difference?

  • BBC Royal Charter: Gaelic Broadcasting - Question 16 Jul 2026

    My Lords, in supporting the noble Baroness’s plea on behalf of the Gaelic language, and as a one-time board member of S4C, there was never a time when S4C had the certainty of adequate future funding. Is the Minister aware that S4C has called for more medium-term funding through a multi-year funding settlement that allows for inflation and for protection from outside cuts? Will the Minister...

  • Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - Report: Amendment 8 8 Jul 2026

    My Lords, I draw attention to a part of Amendment 16. I am delighted to see that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, has included the words “industries that rely on the supply of steel, including the defence sector”. That is one of the themes that is running, perhaps in the undergrowth, behind much of the thinking on the Bill. We must have a steel industry that is capable of responding, and...

  • Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - Report: Amendment 1 8 Jul 2026

    My Lords, I am delighted to support the amendment put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and I agree with his earlier analysis. As it happens, I agree with a lot of what the noble Lord, Lord Redwood, said on this as well. Whereas there may be certain safeguards in Scunthorpe, there is considerable worry in somewhere like Port Talbot arising from some of the experiences we have had, which I...

  • Railways Bill - Second Reading 7 Jul 2026

    My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Wilson, on his valedictory speech and wish him a very happy and long retirement. This Bill has had a long gestation period but, if anything, that has made such legislation—or at least parts of it—all the more necessary. As far as Plaid Cymru is concerned, the Bill is very much a parson’s egg. There are parts we welcome, such as those...

  • Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - Committee (2nd Day): Amendment 24 1 Jul 2026

    Before the Minister sits down, will he please address the question of why steelworkers in Scunthorpe, Port Talbot or anywhere else should have faith in the Government’s provisions for pensions when they failed to safeguard the pensions of Allied Steel workers in Cardiff and continue to do so?

  • Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - Committee (2nd Day): Amendment 24 1 Jul 2026

    My Lords, I want to speak briefly to Amendment 28, which deals with pension liabilities of the undertaking that has gone into state ownership. Some noble Lords will remember in our pensions Bill debates that we had the example of Allied Steel and Wire, where employees, who had been given all sorts of promises that they would be safeguarded, feel that they have been very badly let down. If the...

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